Category Archives: DJI

DJI to announce a new drone (smaller than the Mavic)

By PR admin | Published: April 6, 2017

Not really directly related to photography, but a reader sent me these pictures of a new DJI drone which will have illumination and will be significantly smaller than the Mavic Pro model. Stay tuned for details.

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DJH: DJI drone with a Hasselblad camera?

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2017

A reader sent me this picture anonymously in connections with the rumors about DJI acquiring Hasselblad. Maybe DJH will be a new company for medium format drones? I do not know if the picture is real or fake, but keep in mind that Hasselblad started by developing their first HK7 aerial camera back in 1940:

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Breaking: Hasselblad acquired by DJI (rumors)

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2017

   Back in 2014 and 2015 I reported that Hasselblad was in financial trouble and a potential acquisition was a possibility. Then in November, 2015 Hasselblad and DJI formed “strategic partnership”. Luminous Landscape just reported that Hasselblad was acquired by DJI – this is not official yet and I am actually surprised that LuLa is reporting rumors […]

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Deals of the week from B&H

By PR admin | Published: February 22, 2016

The latest deals from B&H:    More B&H specials can be found here.

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DJI Phantom X drone concept

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2015

DJI published a new video of their Phantom X drone concept with multi-angle shooting, AI, obstacle avoidance and free-flight object tracking.

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Hasselblad and DJI “form strategic partnership”

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2015

   If you are following PhotoRumors, you probably remember my post from October 4th where I reported that Hasselblad will probably not see 2016 as a stand-alone company because they are out of cash. The company was desperately seeking for investors and it seems that they found them – DJI now owns 20% of Hasselblad:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2015

→ The new MindShift Gear Backlight 16L outdoor photo backpack is now available for sale. → Check out this new compact robotic photography platform for panoramas and timelapse. → The Tamron tripod mount ring (model A011TL) for the SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens is scheduled to start shipping on October 15 (press release). The […]

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The new DJI Zenmuse X5/X5R drone has a 4k Micro Four Thirds camera

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2015

The newly announced DJI Zenmuse X5 and X5R drone models are equipped with an interchangeable Micro Four Thirds cameras (16MP sensor, 13 stops dynamic range and 4k video recording capabilities). DJI Zenmuse X5 and X5R promo videos and technical specifications:

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DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter announced

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2015

DJI announced a new Phantom 3 quadcopter. Two different versions are available: with 4k video camera ($1,259) and with 1080p video camera ($999). Here are the detailed technical specifications:

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