I bought a Karma because I got it for 650 with an extra battery/extra props, but mostly I bought it for the GP and the grip. It worked out that the drone was nearly free when considering the other elements.
I have several other drones and all of them have positives, negatives, quirks, etc. I flew it for the first time (a couple different flights) just to see how it compared.
The first flight was after I had flown my Evo for a couple of batteries at a construction site I'm doing building progress surveys for. First thing I noticed is the field of view is vastly different. This isn't a bad thing, just an observation. Because of this to get the same picture framing I got with the Evo I had to fly VERY close to structures. Second thing I noticed is the Karma is slower and a lot less responsive with a lot more drift than I am used to. Once again these are things that just need to be taken into account when flying. I never flew more than 50 feet high and kept within a couple hundred feet. Took some pictures, took some video that was it. No problems.
The second flight was a second matter. I was at home and just wanted to get a quick flight in as the sun was going down. I took off, was hovering at about 15 feet off the ground, no more than 20 feet from the controller and it lost connection. Auto landed about five feet from the take off position. Immediately reconnected and said it was ready for take off. I thought "looks like I might be the next in the my Karma flew away club." Power cycled took off and flew for about five minutes. Flew a little bit, got a little more brave, going a couple hundred feet out, a hundred feet high. I didn't notice until I got back inside, but apparently my settings for the camera reset after a power cycle, going back to 1080p from 4k/30. Is that normal?
The other thing I noticed to take into account is I'm so used to flying drones that have downward facing sensors that I bounced the drone when landing. Not hard, but every other drone I have slowly comes done the last five feet.
Assuming I continue to fly this drone (I may not, the Evo is my go to) the biggest things I need to adjust to is not trusting the video for distance issues, the drift while hovering, the drift while letting off the sticks, and landing more carefully. I usually take off from a pad and then land on something solid (concrete, blacktop, etc.), but I have to SLOWLY bring it done and not count on the drone knowing what height it is at.
I have several other drones and all of them have positives, negatives, quirks, etc. I flew it for the first time (a couple different flights) just to see how it compared.
The first flight was after I had flown my Evo for a couple of batteries at a construction site I'm doing building progress surveys for. First thing I noticed is the field of view is vastly different. This isn't a bad thing, just an observation. Because of this to get the same picture framing I got with the Evo I had to fly VERY close to structures. Second thing I noticed is the Karma is slower and a lot less responsive with a lot more drift than I am used to. Once again these are things that just need to be taken into account when flying. I never flew more than 50 feet high and kept within a couple hundred feet. Took some pictures, took some video that was it. No problems.
The second flight was a second matter. I was at home and just wanted to get a quick flight in as the sun was going down. I took off, was hovering at about 15 feet off the ground, no more than 20 feet from the controller and it lost connection. Auto landed about five feet from the take off position. Immediately reconnected and said it was ready for take off. I thought "looks like I might be the next in the my Karma flew away club." Power cycled took off and flew for about five minutes. Flew a little bit, got a little more brave, going a couple hundred feet out, a hundred feet high. I didn't notice until I got back inside, but apparently my settings for the camera reset after a power cycle, going back to 1080p from 4k/30. Is that normal?
The other thing I noticed to take into account is I'm so used to flying drones that have downward facing sensors that I bounced the drone when landing. Not hard, but every other drone I have slowly comes done the last five feet.
Assuming I continue to fly this drone (I may not, the Evo is my go to) the biggest things I need to adjust to is not trusting the video for distance issues, the drift while hovering, the drift while letting off the sticks, and landing more carefully. I usually take off from a pad and then land on something solid (concrete, blacktop, etc.), but I have to SLOWLY bring it done and not count on the drone knowing what height it is at.