Buying an used drone, which should I choose?

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Sanderson22

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Hi!

I'm about to buy a drone from another user, but quite new though.
I will use it around my home for fun, taking photos and flying over the forest etc.
There is a couple of possibilities for me:

DJI Mavic Pro (Fly More with 2 extra batteries): 689 USD
DJI Mavic Pro (with taller landing gear, no extra battery) 660 USD
DJI Mavic Pro (Fly more with 2 extra batteries) 689 USD + ship cost
Yuneec Typhoon H Plus RealSense (un-locked up to 500 meters height) 541 USD
Yuneec Typhoon H Pro Realsense (+Wizard, 2 batteries) 590 USD

So what's the differences between Typhoon H Plus and Pro? As I can see, the Plus edition is a bit heavier, takes photo in 20 megapixles and have different batteries and voltage from the Pro edition. Seems quite hard to get new batteries for the Plus edition here in Sweden.

Please help me with your clever advices.
 
MJW

MJW

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Researching a drone to purchase can be a chore, lot's of reviews to did through, gotta set your own parameters on what you want in a drone,
Extended flight time, portability, price for parts, fold out drones are a bit weaker than fixed wing

The camera shouldn't be the turning point, a good Gopro or other camera my yield better images, gimbled mounts, angel control or not,,,,,,

Just what are your goals for the drone, camera ship or sport flyer with a camera?

I personally went with a larger drone for line of sight flying.

Between the ones you've chosen, I think the ease of battery change, and flight time, then portability.

Keep digging thru the reviews on youtube, may find your answer.
Also I found by streaming the vids to my tv from the lap top made some of the smaller details stand out, where on an i phone they would be missed
 
MJW

MJW

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Found this review on the Typhoon might help, saw another on the Mavic pro,


From what I can tell from the vids is the camera control on the Typhoon is a better system, 360°
Maybe a bit less vibration to the image in having it secured close to the air frame vs suspended underneath, definitely less likely to get damaged in a not so soft landing, or tangled in brush if in for a close up,,,,,,,

The Mavic is more compact by far, there's a strong following of the Macic for this reason,

Not sure why you'd need 360° control of fore & aft viewing,

Both have about the same range and flight time,

Like I said, it's difficult for one person to recommend one drone over the other as that what I find useful in a drone another might not.

I don't know that a hex vs a quad would be a more stable platform for imaging,

After buying one of the two different types you've chosen you'll always consider the other,,,,,,,,,,,
Spare batteries shouldn't be considered as a decision one way or the other with either type, they are available for either one.

So I hope this is more helpful than my first reply, but do your research and don';t get in a hurry to buy one.
 
MJW

MJW

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I have noticed this, there are a lot more used Macvic's than Typhoons for sale here in the states, that might indicate impulse buying due to advertising hype, vs versatility or better options with the Typhoon.
 
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