DJI Mavic Air 2 Quadcopter Drone Fly More Combo Bundle

shak649

Mar 10, 2022 08:56 PM

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shak649Mar 10, 2022 08:56 PM

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for anyone interested in Air 2S.. buy from Costco you will get a 128GB SD card and an extra battery for 999.

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Tripp1269

Mar 10, 2022 09:01 PM

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Quote from rdunlap

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The extra money for the Air 2S is worth it at this price.

$400 more?

dealsquirrel

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Mar 10, 2022 10:26 PM

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dealsquirrel

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Quote from twostepopper

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I bought this about 15 months ago for around the same price new from Amazon when they had the 25% cash back.

I use this professionally all the time for photography work for real estate clients mostly on the residential side.

It's been great for my purposes. My main complaint is the batteries are never at 100% after a charge. Now before you jump down my throat I know they degrade over time, but it's been really poor.

Photo quality is great imo. I take this out and do some fun aerial photo shoots as well. The quality is nice, but obviously not the best of the best. Video looks really smooth on the gimbal and the QuikShot features make it easy to get cinematic shots that look really pro.

For anyone looking to buy this model with this weight.. you need to register it with the FAA it's $5 and you're "supposed" to get a recreational license. The license is free to take online.. you literally just keep it with you in your drone bag.

If you plan on posting on YouTube or like me doing some work for realtors you'll need a FAA PART 107 LICENSE. Which is not a piece of cake to obtain all through very doable.

Most people won't do either.. That's the problem. You can seriously damage property or hurt someone flying this without knowing what you're doing.

Check your local laws. If you live in a big city you'll probably have a hard time trying to enjoy this as there are flight restrictions and you'll need to get a flight waiver to launch your drone. Also if you live by an airport.. you'll have a hard time trying to fly.

Starting in the next few months to next year you'll have to register a REMOTE ID as well. Basically so you can be tracked even more.. I'm not a fan of this.

It's fun.. But definitely not a toy. Ok maybe a little bit of a big kid toy.. it is VERY fun. Haha.

If anyone needs any information or help flying commercially or getting started send me a DM. Have a good day!

Best primer on Drone licensing yet. I'm on my 3rd DJI, a Mini SE, and after reading this, I think I will stay away from the larger models.

Repped.

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dealsquirrel

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Mar 11, 2022 12:13 AM

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dealsquirrel

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How is the 2 and the 2S on noise? One thing that works really well on the Mini SE is it's very quiet, what's your 30' in the air you really can't hear it. I find this to be very effective so you don't get hassled for using a drone.

I can't find any decibel specs on these models online.

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kensteele

Mar 11, 2022 01:15 AM

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Quote from dealsquirrel

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Best primer on Drone licensing yet. I'm on my 3rd DJI, a Mini SE, and after reading this, I think I will stay away from the larger models.

except key parts of it is incorrect. if you are in america and you believe the weight of the drone has anything to do with anything (except one item: recreational flyer drone registration) then no wonder you believe his post is the "best." you refer to "drone licensing" so already i can see the details don't matter to you and that's probably why you believe in the "primer." im not saying i know everything, but here's what i do know:

Quote from twostepopper

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For anyone looking to buy this model with this weight.. you need to register it with the FAA it's $5 and you're "supposed" to get a recreational license. The license is free to take online.. you literally just keep it with you in your drone bag.

anyone who wants to legally fly this drone in america must affix a registration number to the drone. if this is your first drone, you need to register online for $5 and obtain that number. if this is not your first drone and you have registered in the past as a recreational pilot (flying for fun), all you need to do is take that same registration number (on one of your previous drones) and affix it to this drone. unlike all the cars in your garage, all the drones can have the same "license plate number." if you are a commercial pilot, you already know the [different] rules.

take the test. it's called TRUST. it's free and it's easy. keep a copy of it with you.

Quote from twostepopper

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If you plan on posting on YouTube or like me doing some work for realtors you'll need a FAA PART 107 LICENSE. Which is not a piece of cake to obtain all though very doable.

that's not true. if you fly your drone for fun and you're not promoting a business (i.e. commercial work) then you are free to do whatever you want with your own video and that includes posting it on youtube to share with your friends or family or looking at it under your bed in the dark. it's a myth that people keep saying otherwise or even "quoting" the faa as saying otherwise. it just isn't true until someone posts the faa law that says otherwise. there is absolutely nothing mentioned about where the videos end up. the rules relate to your intention when your drone lifted off from the ground: FUN...or not.

Quote from twostepopper

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Most people won't do either.. That's the problem. You can seriously damage property or hurt someone flying this without knowing what you're doing.

no that's not a "problem." nobody has done any serious property damage or hurt anyone from flying a drone. worldwide for the past decade, there has probably been 2 or 3 deaths, about 50 injuries and $2,000 worth of damage out of millions of drone flights. /s don't believe the hype, drone misuse and inept drone pilots are not harming the planet. unlike motorists who think they know how to drive, been given government licenses, heavily regulated and policed on the road, and then end up killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, billions of dollars of propery damage and ruining lives all over the world from alaska to australia from china to chile. but cars in the hands of drivers aren't the problem, those drones are, huh? stop posting anything about drone doing serious damage property and hurting people....they won't and they don't because they can't.

Quote from twostepopper

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Check your local laws. If you live in a big city you'll probably have a hard time trying to enjoy this as there are flight restrictions and you'll need to get a flight waiver to launch your drone. Also if you live by an airport.. you'll have a hard time trying to fly.

i live in a big city and i enjoy flying daily all over the city regardless of so-called "flight restrictions." i live 4 miles from an airport and i have no problem getting authorization to fly to a certain height during the daytime. i obey the laws and am enjoying flying just fine, i think it's a myth to claim a drone is useless inside city limits. sure you can't fly anywhere you want anytime you want but the restrictions and limitations don't take all the fun out of it. however, it will if you believe the talk. absolutely there are certain locations that are a nightmare, kinda like "don't buy a car because driving in downtown nyc is a total disaster"....same thing. very few local laws and bans, i don't think you have to worry about checking that much. when i drive my car over a few states to another city, i don't bother to check the local driving laws. i understand there are some minor instances and exceptions but nothing anyone should have to research before they buy a drone.

Quote from twostepopper

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Starting in the next few months to next year you'll have to register a REMOTE ID as well. Basically so you can be tracked even more.. I'm not a fan of this.

here we go ahead, scaring drone buyer with "remote id" and that you'll be "tracked." imagine if you buy a dslr to take photos at the kids football game and you were told the government is going to track everywhere you take pictures and review all your footage?...well, at least you said you were not a fan. neither am i. Smilie

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twostepopper

Mar 11, 2022 01:24 AM

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Quote from kensteele

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except key parts of it is incorrect. if you are in america and you believe the weight of the drone has anything to do with anything (except one item: recreational flyer drone registration) then no wonder you believe his post is the "best." you refer to "drone licensing" so already i can see the details don't matter to you and that's probably why you believe in the "primer." im not saying i know everything, but here's what i do know:

anyone who wants to legally fly this drone in america must affix a registration number to the drone. if this is your first drone, you need to register online for $5 and obtain that number. if this is not your first drone and you have registered in the past as a recreational pilot (flying for fun), all you need to do is take that same registration number (on one of your previous drones) and affix it to this drone. unlike all the cars in your garage, all the drones can have the same "license plate number." if you are a commercial pilot, you already know the [different] rules.

take the test. it's called TRUST. it's free and it's easy. keep a copy of it with you.

that's not true. if you fly your drone for fun and you're not promoting a business (i.e. commercial work) then you are free to do whatever you want with your own video and that includes posting it on youtube to share with your friends or family or looking at it under your bed in the dark. it's a myth that people keep saying otherwise or even "quoting" the faa as saying otherwise. it just isn't true until someone posts the faa law that says otherwise. there is absolutely nothing mentioned about where the videos end up. the rules relate to your intention when your drone lifted off from the ground: FUN...or not.

no that's not a "problem." nobody has done any serious property damage or hurt anyone from flying a drone. worldwide for the past decade, there has probably been 2 or 3 deaths, about 50 injuries and $2,000 worth of damage out of millions of drone flights. /s don't believe the hype, drone misuse and inept drone pilots are not harming the planet. unlike motorists who think they know how to drive, been given government licenses, heavily regulated and policed on the road, and then end up killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, billions of dollars of propery damage and ruining lives all over the world from alaska to australia from china to chile. but cars in the hands of drivers aren't the problem, those drones are, huh? stop posting anything about drone doing serious damage property and hurting people....they won't and they don't because they can't.

i live in a big city and i enjoy flying daily all over the city regardless of so-called "flight restrictions." i live 4 miles from an airport and i have no problem getting authorization to fly to a certain height during the daytime. i obey the laws and am enjoying flying just fine, i think it's a myth to claim a drone is useless inside city limits. sure you can't fly anywhere you want anytime you want but the restrictions and limitations don't take all the fun out of it. however, it will if you believe the talk. absolutely there are certain locations that are a nightmare, kinda like "don't buy a car because driving in downtown nyc is a total disaster"....same thing. very few local laws and bans, i don't think you have to worry about checking that much. when i drive my car over a few states to another city, i don't bother to check the local driving laws. i understand there are some minor instances and exceptions but nothing anyone should have to research before they buy a drone.

here we go ahead, scaring drone buyer with "remote id" and that you'll be "tracked." imagine if you buy a dslr to take photos at the kids football game and you were told the government is going to track everywhere you take pictures and review all your footage?...well, at least you said you were not a fan. neither am i. Smilie

Are you good?

Everything I said was accurate and seems to be helpful based on likes/replies.

To clarify on YouTube.. anyone who is making money with ads, sponsors or promotions that generate any income require a part 107.

On the remote ID you don't seem to understand it. It would be fully public knowledge. Anyone would be able to see what drones are flying at a given gps location at a given time. It would make it not only more trackable from a gov standpoint, but that of someone with malicious intentions as well.. Such as theft/robbery or even trying to make things more difficult for a business competitor.

Have a good day.

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Jaycarl

Mar 11, 2022 01:57 AM

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Quote from twostepopper

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I bought this about 15 months ago for around the same price new from Amazon when they had the 25% cash back.

I use this professionally all the time for photography work for real estate clients mostly on the residential side.

It's been great for my purposes. My main complaint is the batteries are never at 100% after a charge. Now before you jump down my throat I know they degrade over time, but it's been really poor.

Photo quality is great imo. I take this out and do some fun aerial photo shoots as well. The quality is nice, but obviously not the best of the best. Video looks really smooth on the gimbal and the QuikShot features make it easy to get cinematic shots that look really pro.

For anyone looking to buy this model with this weight.. you need to register it with the FAA it's $5 and you're "supposed" to get a recreational license. The license is free to take online.. you literally just keep it with you in your drone bag.

If you plan on posting on YouTube or like me doing some work for realtors you'll need a FAA PART 107 LICENSE. Which is not a piece of cake to obtain all though very doable.

Most people won't do either.. That's the problem. You can seriously damage property or hurt someone flying this without knowing what you're doing.

Check your local laws. If you live in a big city you'll probably have a hard time trying to enjoy this as there are flight restrictions and you'll need to get a flight waiver to launch your drone. Also if you live by an airport.. you'll have a hard time trying to fly.

Starting in the next few months to next year you'll have to register a REMOTE ID as well. Basically so you can be tracked even more.. I'm not a fan of this.

It's fun.. But definitely not a toy. Ok maybe a little bit of a big kid toy.. it is VERY fun. Haha.

If anyone needs any information or help flying commercially or getting started send me a DM. Have a good day!

Using an Air2 you bought 15 months ago for real estate photography business kind of proves your really not invested in your business. Makes sense if your not making much money. We have in our fleet two Mavic 3, two Mavic 2, five Air2s, three Mini 2 and one Autel Evo all working on a daily basis. We also have an Inspire 2 that we have not used in 4 months, mostly because of the M3 capabilities and setup time is a fraction compared to the I2. We do commercial, residential, and plenty jobs for not so modest individuals with money looking for an aerial vid/pic that will boost their social media.

Part 107, easy peazy if you are not ADHD, ADD hindered. You can get a 70% and pass, 60 total questions on test, 18 of those you can get wrong. People who study for a month or pay for some study course are wasting their hard earned money and time. Plenty of good YT vids explaining the hard stuff, study that for a few days and take the test (schedule the test and study in the meantime). I do have ADHD so I studied for about 2 hours total on the hard stuff that made no sense before taking the test. Scored a 78%, it was the weather and airport operations that threw me off. If I wanted to get 100% I could have studied for 2 or 3 weeks but money was on my mind and I couldn't shake it. For those with or without ADHD, if you are worried about loosing $175 if you fail then just study more (after taking your Ritalin of course).

Honestly though, you make all this sound hard and IMO your just not invested enough to give advice. My back yard is Downtown Los Angeles, we turn down work here. Waivers are easy to obtain and you really don't need them for 95% of jobs. Word of mouth is 80% of our work, I make sure the client adds me to their phones contact list!

On this deal, skip it! You can find the Air 2s FM on Amazon Warehouse for under $900. From my experience its a much better drone. But let me tell you this, we did a test on 6 different customers who we felt were hard to please. We stated that we would be using the Inspire 2 or the Mavic 3 to take their photos of different commercial properties. Instead we used the Mini2 just to see if they would notice, nobody did. We gave these clients a good discount just to make us feel better.

Lighting and composition is the real magic in this business, we proved that with the Mini2.

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Jaycarl

Mar 11, 2022 02:03 AM

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Quote from kensteele

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except key parts of it is incorrect. if you are in america and you believe the weight of the drone has anything to do with anything (except one item: recreational flyer drone registration) then no wonder you believe his post is the "best." you refer to "drone licensing" so already i can see the details don't matter to you and that's probably why you believe in the "primer." im not saying i know everything, but here's what i do know:

anyone who wants to legally fly this drone in america must affix a registration number to the drone. if this is your first drone, you need to register online for $5 and obtain that number. if this is not your first drone and you have registered in the past as a recreational pilot (flying for fun), all you need to do is take that same registration number (on one of your previous drones) and affix it to this drone. unlike all the cars in your garage, all the drones can have the same "license plate number." if you are a commercial pilot, you already know the [different] rules.

take the test. it's called TRUST. it's free and it's easy. keep a copy of it with you.

that's not true. if you fly your drone for fun and you're not promoting a business (i.e. commercial work) then you are free to do whatever you want with your own video and that includes posting it on youtube to share with your friends or family or looking at it under your bed in the dark. it's a myth that people keep saying otherwise or even "quoting" the faa as saying otherwise. it just isn't true until someone posts the faa law that says otherwise. there is absolutely nothing mentioned about where the videos end up. the rules relate to your intention when your drone lifted off from the ground: FUN...or not.

no that's not a "problem." nobody has done any serious property damage or hurt anyone from flying a drone. worldwide for the past decade, there has probably been 2 or 3 deaths, about 50 injuries and $2,000 worth of damage out of millions of drone flights. /s don't believe the hype, drone misuse and inept drone pilots are not harming the planet. unlike motorists who think they know how to drive, been given government licenses, heavily regulated and policed on the road, and then end up killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, billions of dollars of propery damage and ruining lives all over the world from alaska to australia from china to chile. but cars in the hands of drivers aren't the problem, those drones are, huh? stop posting anything about drone doing serious damage property and hurting people....they won't and they don't because they can't.

i live in a big city and i enjoy flying daily all over the city regardless of so-called "flight restrictions." i live 4 miles from an airport and i have no problem getting authorization to fly to a certain height during the daytime. i obey the laws and am enjoying flying just fine, i think it's a myth to claim a drone is useless inside city limits. sure you can't fly anywhere you want anytime you want but the restrictions and limitations don't take all the fun out of it. however, it will if you believe the talk. absolutely there are certain locations that are a nightmare, kinda like "don't buy a car because driving in downtown nyc is a total disaster"....same thing. very few local laws and bans, i don't think you have to worry about checking that much. when i drive my car over a few states to another city, i don't bother to check the local driving laws. i understand there are some minor instances and exceptions but nothing anyone should have to research before they buy a drone.

here we go ahead, scaring drone buyer with "remote id" and that you'll be "tracked." imagine if you buy a dslr to take photos at the kids football game and you were told the government is going to track everywhere you take pictures and review all your footage?...well, at least you said you were not a fan. neither am i.

You deserve the REP! Well said.

Beertower

Mar 11, 2022 04:25 AM

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Quote from garyhgaryh

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Serious? China.

maybe only you are not made in China…most of stuffs are in made in china…

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ReynoldR

Mar 11, 2022 05:38 AM

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ReynoldRMar 11, 2022 05:38 AM

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this is so cool

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jl2672a

Mar 11, 2022 07:08 AM

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Quote from frugalbrutus

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for $200+ less than a Air 2s fly more, this is a pretty good deal. The tradeoffs are the camera, battery life, and range. The tradeoff is worth it to some people, for sure.

I think the A2S Fly More is more than +$200. Costco has the basic A2S for $1000.

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jl2672a

Mar 11, 2022 07:12 AM

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Quote from dplane

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Ehmm.. Hundreds of DJI drones were actually provided to the Ukrainians by several countries to help them track Russian movements instead. Does that mean Russia isn't using them as well? Nope of course not but unless DJI is actively helping the Russians trace the folks flying their drones I wouldnt use your rationale to not buy these.

Except that DJI is geofencing their drones from taking off in the Ukraine. That's the rumor - if that is true, that is a dastardly thing to do as the Ukrainians are macgyvering consumer drones for surveillance while the Russians are using defense department quality drones.

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Jebusfreek666

Mar 11, 2022 07:46 AM

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The price on this looks good. But no one is asking the most important question.... Is this good for peeking in my neighbors windows? Smilie

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dealsquirrel

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Mar 11, 2022 07:59 AM

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dealsquirrel

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Quote from Jaycarl

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Using an Air2 you bought 15 months ago for real estate photography business kind of proves your really not invested in your business. Makes sense if your not making much money. We have in our fleet two Mavic 3, two Mavic 2, five Air2s, three Mini 2 and one Autel Evo all working on a daily basis. We also have an Inspire 2 that we have not used in 4 months, mostly because of the M3 capabilities and setup time is a fraction compared to the I2. We do commercial, residential, and plenty jobs for not so modest individuals with money looking for an aerial vid/pic that will boost their social media.

Part 107, easy peazy if you are not ADHD, ADD hindered. You can get a 70% and pass, 60 total questions on test, 18 of those you can get wrong. People who study for a month or pay for some study course are wasting their hard earned money and time. Plenty of good YT vids explaining the hard stuff, study that for a few days and take the test (schedule the test and study in the meantime). I do have ADHD so I studied for about 2 hours total on the hard stuff that made no sense before taking the test. Scored a 78%, it was the weather and airport operations that threw me off. If I wanted to get 100% I could have studied for 2 or 3 weeks but money was on my mind and I couldn't shake it. For those with or without ADHD, if you are worried about loosing $175 if you fail then just study more (after taking your Ritalin of course).

Honestly though, you make all this sound hard and IMO your just not invested enough to give advice. My back yard is Downtown Los Angeles, we turn down work here. Waivers are easy to obtain and you really don't need them for 95% of jobs. Word of mouth is 80% of our work, I make sure the client adds me to their phones contact list!

On this deal, skip it! You can find the Air 2s FM on Amazon Warehouse for under $900. From my experience its a much better drone. But let me tell you this, we did a test on 6 different customers who we felt were hard to please. We stated that we would be using the Inspire 2 or the Mavic 3 to take their photos of different commercial properties. Instead we used the Mini2 just to see if they would notice, nobody did. We gave these clients a good discount just to make us feel better.

Lighting and composition is the real magic in this business, we proved that with the Mini2.

Wow, you have an Inspire 2 and use the Mini more? I get it with the usability factor. I've used 4 DJI models since the Phantom. But not at work, since our studio is next to the Burbank Airport.

Been using the Mini SE lately for 2.7K B Roll, but looking to lower the grain. I'm attracted to the 1" sensor as we shoot all our land productions in Full Frame 4K. How is the noise level on the 2s?

uniquename

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Quote from Jebusfreek666

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The price on this looks good. But no one is asking the most important question.... Is this good for peeking in my neighbors windows? Smilie

If you live next to Hellen Keller, sure.

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