Looking for a drone deal as we head into the holiday season? A number of drone industry manufacturers have launched Black Friday promotions, with a range of offers already live across consumer and professional photography gear, drones, and more.
We’ve collated the best Black Friday deals from DJI, FLIR and more…
Black Friday Deals from DJI
DJI’s headline promotion is a discount on the Mavic 2. Following a price increase as a result of the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China, the price of the portable drone launched last year peaked at $1,729.
Now, as part of DJI’s Black Friday promotion, the standard Mavic 2 package is available for $1,379 – a reduction of $350.
The Mavic 2 Pro bundle, which includes a DJI Smart Controller, is down from $2,199 to $1,779.
There are also deals across DJI’s racing and recently-launched FPV gear. DJI Goggles Racing Edition have been reduced to $449 from $549. And DJI’s FPV Experience Combo is down to $699 from $819. DJI’s FPV Fly More Combo is down $929 to $799.
The Osmo Pocket is down to $309 from $399. The Osmo Action is down to $279 from $379. The Ronin-S Standard Kit is available for $629 from $749, while the Ronin-S Essentials Kit can be picked up for $479, down from $559.
The deals are valid until Dec 5, 2019. You can go through all of DJI’s Black Friday offers in the company’s guide here.
Read more: The DJI Mavic Mini vs. DJI Mavic 2: Which Drone is Right for You?
Discounts across FLIR’s range of UAS thermal cameras
If you’re building an enterprise drone program, working with thermal images or exploring the potential for airborne sensors, FLIR will no doubt be a familiar name. The thermal camera specialist is another manufacturer offering drone-related deals with Black Friday savings.
Currently, three of FLIR’s drone cameras are on offer with a 20% discount.
These include the FLIR Vue Pro, a thermal camera down from $2,349 to $1,879; the FLIR Vue Pro R, a thermal camera offering calibrated temperature data embedded in every pixel down from $3,349 to $2,679.00; and the FLIR Duo Pro R, a thermal imaging solution is here that combines a high resolution, radiometric thermal imager with a 4K color camera and a full suite of on-board sensors – down from $4,499 to $3,599.00.
A discount on drone repairs from Fortress UAV
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Fortress UAV‘s certified repair engineers are experts at diagnosing and repairing DJI, Yuneec and Parrot drones.
For a limited time, you can use the promo code GIVING2019 for 35% OFF your drone repair diagnostic fee.
Free accessories when purchasing Gremsy’s Cinema Rigs
Vietnamese camera stabilization experts Gremsy have announced a range of new product gimbal products for professional filmmakers – “Cinema rigs”. The new 3-axis gyro-stabilized camera systems include state of the art vibration isolators and other stabilized rigs for cinema applications.
From November 25th to December 10th, Gremsy is running an offer of free accessories with every purchase of a HT Vibration Isolator, RT Dampener, Quad Vibration Isolator or Hex Vibration Isolator.
You can find more details here.
We’ll be updating this article throughout the week as more manufacturers in the drone industry launch Black Friday promotions.
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