Costco Wholesale has DJI Mini 2 Aerial Camera Bundle on sale for $439.99 + $100 Costco Shop Card (automatically qualifies as a promotion when added to cart) when using your Costco Anywhere VISA Card by Citi valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
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Costco Wholesale has DJI Mini 2 Aerial Camera Bundle on sale for $439.99 + $100 Costco Shop Card (automatically qualifies as a promotion when added to cart) when using your Costco Anywhere VISA Card by Citi valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
Thanks community member Ab_Loh for sharing this deal
Depends on your use case. All the minis before the mini 3 pro are basically high-end toys. Essentially flying cell phone cameras. You'll get fine images but nothing special.
Of course, if you never intend to get your commercial drone license (which you'll need for ANY flying that would or could be done for compensation, even if you're not being compensated - yes, this includes filming for your YouTube channel) then there's no reason to splurge on a drone with a better camera. You'll have plenty of fun with one of these, but I'd just get a mini se for $300.
Btw the 47 min flight time is not the standard flight time with the Mini 3 pro, that's with the more expensive extended batteries that push the weight of the drone into registration-required weight.
And, of course, you can't actually buy the mini 3 pro and have it right now.. they aren't shipping until closer to July which is half the summer in some parts of the country!
Conversely, save $450 and learn to fly the right way instead of relying on obstacle avoidance.
You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
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Thanks! picked one up and it was delivered in 2 days! Played with it yesterday for over an hour in windy conditions(awesome unbelievable stable footage). The flight time is pretty accurate I did get high wind warning but my shots and videos came out amazing gimbal did its job. I do understand this is not a professional quality drone but I am more than happy with quality. I was waiting for the mini 3 because of rumors of obstacle avoidance but I also was not expecting the price point of the mini 3. Although I am blessed to be able to purchase pretty much any of the DJI drones if I wanted to I find it hard to justify paying any more than $500 for a drone I will occasionally fly. I also like I have the piece of mind buying from Costco and by purchasing with my Costco Citi card I get the extended warranty for free. I have never flown a drone before and it was so easy to fly this mini 2. People at the park where I was flying asked if I had been flying drones for a while and when I told them never and it was literally my first time they were shocked. That being said it is extremely easy to fly and I personally feel confident without the obstacle avoidance and I am happy saving the extra $300-$400.
Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with them. Got mine and tried it out today. First "professional" drone. The rest I had were not even worthy of being called toys.
It's fantastic and I'm amazed how stable it is. Makes flying a breeze. The gimbal smooths out the video amazingly well. I too could probably have gone with the A2S but love the portability of the Mini2 and also the lower stress of flying a $450 drone vs $900 one.
I still got the 2 year DJI Refresh insurance policy for $79 just in case. The peace of mind allows me to take greater risks of flying farther and higher.
Can you guys let me know when you get yours? I ordered with my father in laws account and he is not the most tech savvy at checking emails. If it goes to the spam inbox, I'm out $100.
Same here. I received the order on 5/25. The promo said to allow up to 4 weeks after product has been delivered. If I don't get anything in a few days, I'll contact customer support to see if they can look into this.
Same here. I received the order on 5/25. The promo said to allow up to 4 weeks after product has been delivered. If I don't get anything in a few days, I'll contact customer support to see if they can look into this.
I ordered it on the May 25th got on the 31th I called customer service today and they said the Shop Card department/program is backed up to give one more week?
I just got an email for the shop card but when I clicked through the links, it's just an empty page. I was provided a button to print the certificate but it's just an empty, blank page!
I'll give it a day and see if isn't just an error on the giftcard provider's end. It might be an outage with their provider, wgiftcard.com. Otherwise Costco will be hearing from me...
Subject Line: You just received a Costco Digital Shop Card
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with costco membership.
Also, some one probably pondering this same thing: Should I get mini 3 instead?
min 3 Pro (with RC-N1 controller, the one without screen) + SD card - bag = $789
that's $449.01 difference, enough to buy one more mini 2
Lose: better sensor, better avoidance, can use larger battery (47 vs 34), etc
I am going to buy this one and use the remote for future upgrade to mini 3.
Of course, if you never intend to get your commercial drone license (which you'll need for ANY flying that would or could be done for compensation, even if you're not being compensated - yes, this includes filming for your YouTube channel) then there's no reason to splurge on a drone with a better camera. You'll have plenty of fun with one of these, but I'd just get a mini se for $300.
Btw the 47 min flight time is not the standard flight time with the Mini 3 pro, that's with the more expensive extended batteries that push the weight of the drone into registration-required weight.
And, of course, you can't actually buy the mini 3 pro and have it right now.. they aren't shipping until closer to July which is half the summer in some parts of the country!
You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
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It's fantastic and I'm amazed how stable it is. Makes flying a breeze. The gimbal smooths out the video amazingly well. I too could probably have gone with the A2S but love the portability of the Mini2 and also the lower stress of flying a $450 drone vs $900 one.
I still got the 2 year DJI Refresh insurance policy for $79 just in case. The peace of mind allows me to take greater risks of flying farther and higher.
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I'll give it a day and see if isn't just an error on the giftcard provider's end. It might be an outage with their provider, wgiftcard.com. Otherwise Costco will be hearing from me...
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