THE DRONE

JOSUBU HAS 2 x DJI INSPIRE 2 DRONES - ACCOMPANIED BY AN FAA-LICENSED PILOT.  IT HAS THE ABILITY TO RECORD IN PRORES AND CINEMA DNG.  THE CAMERA INCLUDES A ZENMUSE X7. 

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The Inspire 2 is not even a little bit shy about its size – it isn’t just big, but it doesn’t fold down to an especially portable shape either. The quad’s four motors are attached by two T-shaped arms, the outer end of which is held the fuselage before take-off, then positioned above it once in flight so the camera can rotate with its view unobstructed by legs. This is mesmerizing, but the downside is that the whole ‘T’ is solid and the only thing the drone can do to minimize its size for transport is to move into a middling position, level with the fuselage, while you must remove and stow the camera.

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In other words, a shoot with the Inspire 2 is going to be one in which the drone makes its presence felt, but the glimmering reward at the end of the Faustian bargain is the creative control. Control which, however much the latest Mavic might promise, it cannot offer. Quality is another matter. 

 

The Zenmuse X7 has interchangeable lenses.