B&H has the 3DR Solo drone for $129 as a Black Friday limited deal through 11/25 at midnight. Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.
Deal: 3DR Solo Drone w/ Gimbal for $999
B&H has the 3DR Solo drone with 3-axis gimbal for GoPro cameras for $999 (reg. $1399). Check it out here at B&H Photo.
3DR Solo with GoPro Gimbal for $1199 & Free $200 Gift Card
B&H has the 3DR Solo quadcopter for $1199 (reg. $1399) right now and includes a free $200 gift card. Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.
Deal: 3DR Solo w/ GoPro Gimbal for $1199 and Free $200 Gift Card
B&H has the 3DR Solo drone with gimbal for the GoPro HERO3+ and HERO4 for $1199.95 (reg. $1399.95) and includes a free $200 gift card. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
3DR Solo Drone Now Shipping
3DR’s new Solo quadcopter is in stock and now shipping. The Solo was announced back at NAB in April. It has tight integration with GoPro cameras and is the only drone to come with a Flyaway Guarantee. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
3DR IRIS+ Quadcopter Gets a $150 Price Drop
Now that 3DR’s Solo quadcopter is almost ready to ship, its predecessor, the IRIS+, is getting a price drop from $749 to $599.
Prior to the announcement of the 3DR Solo back at NAB this year, the 3DR IRIS+ was the enthusiast drone that went head-to-head with the DJI Phantom line of drones.
The IRIS+ has the ability to use a “Follow Me” feature when combined with a GPS-enabled Android device and the compatible Tarot-2D gimbal is a more reasonable $210 at retail.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOkTM7J_WA&w=700&showinfo=0&rel=0]As the drone market continues to pick up, expect to see more and more advanced drones available and lower and lower prices. You can find the 3DR IRIS+ here at B&H Photo.
3D Robotics Offers ‘Flyaway Guarantee’ on the New Solo Drone
One of the biggest complaints that I have heard about the DJI Phantom series of quadcopters has been random flyaways that some users experienced. I have covered these issues ad-nauseam here on Photography Bay and there is a nightmarish forum thread here with dozens of first-hand reports. It is a real problem and something that can quite simply kill a passion of flying drones for many users after they helplessly watch a $1,000+ kit flyaway.
When I talked to 3D Robotics about the flyaway concern at NAB 2015, I learned that the company essentially offers a flyaway guarantee for the new Solo. [Read more…]
3D Robotics Unveils its Solo “Smart Drone”
3D Robotics has unveiled its previously teased quadcopter, Solo, here at NAB 2015. The company is referring to it as a smart drone and the demo videos it has released thus far lead some credence to that claim. [Read more…]
3D Robotics Teases a New Easy-to-Use ‘SOLO’ Drone Coming April 13
DJI just announced its big news with its fresh Phantom 3 Professional and Phantom 3 Advanced offerings, both of which feature a gimbal-mounted camera with 4K and 1080HD resolutions, respectively.
Quadcopter maker 3D Robotics has a teaser of its own for the opening day of NAB 2015. The teaser, which you can see below, features a black quadcopter with a camera mounted on a gimbal, which is rumored to be called the SOLO. [Read more…]