DJI - Mavic 3 Cine

I intend to keep my Mini 2(non-SE) which I've had for 3yrs now even though I now have a Mavic 3 which is superior in every way by a long shot. The reason- My niche is urban/architectural photography, both with a handheld as well as drones. With most of the ideal places to fly in the city, discretion is key. I can put the Mini in the air and land it without drawing much attention, and it's the perfect size and weight for foot travel. The 12mp camera is sufficient for urban landscapes/skylines given proper composure and editing . The only real downfall would be the lack of collision avoidance , but I dont rely on that anyway. Another reason- Online prints aside, I've printed and framed 6 aerial skyline drone shots that are currently hanging in my home office, as well as another handful I sold to my wife's company's corporate office. All happen to be from the Mini 2, so...

If finances allow, keep the Mavic 2 and shoot for a Mini 4 Pro. If you have the slightest interest in aerial photography/videography, You'll hugely regret trading the Mavic for a M2. I say this as a Mini 2/Mavic3 owner. Mini 4 Pro tech in a Mini package would be sublime. But to be fair, if you're flying just to fly a drone, sure. The price is right.

pretty much the bread and butter for realestate companies the Mavic 3 series

Hard pass. What you want is a modern consumer DJI drone, not somebody's DIY project from 10 years ago.

As somebody who has years of experience doing 'actual proper work' with drones, I can tell you that you're missing a fundamental aspect of aerial cinematography. The quality of the camera on a drone is only one aspect of getting good results. The ability to effectively *control* that camera is of equal, or perhaps even greater, importance. What makes consumer DJI drones so good is that they totally integrate the camera with both the drone & the controls. You can start/stop recording, pick the focus point, change the aperture, shutter speed, FPS, white balance, dial in exposure comp, change the metering, *absolutely everything*, all while the drone is flying. They also have a lot of CV based automated/assisted flight modes these days, that will assist your work by tracking subjects etc. while you focus on piloting. Or by flying predetermined patterns while you focus on camera work. Before this sort of thing was introduced, a lot of drone shots were simply impossible if you weren't working as a two person team - one person piloting, while a second person controlled the camera. If you attach a GoPro to a F550 you have a 'fire & forget' setup. You press record before you take off, then that's it. You can't change *anything* while the drone is flying. You can't see histograms/zebras. All you'll be able to do is try to manually move the gimbal... while simultaneously trying to fly the drone... which I can tell you from experience is essentially impossible. If you want to put a full frame camera on a drone, you're easily looking at a €10,000 outlay. Even just a suitable follow focus & HD downlink might set you back €5000 & that would only give you a fraction of the creative control that something like a Mavic 3 Pro Cine would... for under €4000.

Hard to answer. Fpv I have seen good ones custom made. If you like brand consistency I would say DJI with avata 2 FOR FPV perhaps… but not excellent in camera if you want videography. If you want quality in video I would say mavic 3 or wait a bit I heard mavic 4 is coming. The choice maybe depends on what you want the most while bit of sacrifices on the secondary usage. Curious to hear what others advice tho

I have the mini 3 pro as my main go to right now (so maybe the 4 might be better, but the 4 is still great). I also have the bigger Mavic 3, but the mini is just easy to on carry all the time and get more us out of it.

I've basically stopped using my Mavic and use my Mini 3 Pro for most things now. Wind resistance isn't quite as good, but image quality is more than good enough and being under 250 g makes flying a lot easier (in Canada, might be different where you are). Some people assume 'bigger is better'. I've seen that in photography, where my Nikon D800 with huge lens gets more respect than a smaller camera. (So sometimes I'll being the bigger camera for show, use it for a few pictures while mostly using a smaller camera, and let people assume that the best pictures were taken with the bigger camera when in reality all the pictures came from the smaller easier-to-carry camera.)

Fly it a lot, remember the limitations of the obstacle avoidance, learn the flight characteristics, and above all, have fun.  I had the Air2S, then went to the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3E and now the Mavic 3T. Skipped the Mavic 2pro to get newer, as I use these for my small business side job. 

DJI Mavic Mini Pro 4 with RC controller (or refurbed 3 if a better budget fit). These are so small and basically take the place of a lens in your bag. The RC remote means faster time from bag to air rather than connecting up your phone. Also it is underweight for certain legal recreational mandates. You may want to hurry. Serious talk of DJI pulling out of US.

Go for the mini 4 pro. The sharpness can be reduced in the settings page and you can also use ND filters to decrease shutter speed to help make it look more natural. The convenience of having a drone weight <250g esp. when travelling overseas is unmatched. If the weight and needing a higher certification is not an issue, then go with the air 3/3s or Mavic 3 for better cameras.

If you want something good and not care about price get the mavic but if you do care about price then get the dji mini 3 or 4 pro remember to ALWAYS do the training flight simulater when you buy a new drone you will need to