Dji lidar 2 + Focus Pro on a paid Commerical

I used the DJI Lidar focus pro on a paid commercial recently. Watch as I unpack the good aspects, the frustrating parts, and explore some of the quirks.

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0:00 - intro
1:18 - setting up the DJI lidar
3:33 - setting tracking speed and motor torque
4:11 - using the Nisi Athenas
5:20 - Wide lens RANT
6:34 - overall good experience with the DJI lidar 2
7:30 - The DJI lidar system needs two people
9:09 - Issue #1
10:43 - a motor quirk
13:04 - Issue #2
13:50 - Issue #3
14:47 - wrap up

parts for the rig

Camera & lens cleaning kit

My favorite Xmount Lense:

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Misc gear

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[CineDailies]

What other questions do you have about the DJI lidar system?

[DANAMIONLINE]

These are the "reviews" I value. It feels like you're just sharing your experience using the device instead of solely discussing the specs and price.

[heroaomedia]

When Gerald did his rant about reviewers, this is exactly what he was saying reviews should be. One of the more popular videos “reviewing” this was product was nothing but hype and people can’t stand those types of videos anymore. Thanks for doing an actual review 🙂

[FelixCervantes]

If DJI comes out with a monitor that works with the DJI Focus Pro in a similar way the wireless monitor operates, that would be awesome.

[scottievee]

Appreciate this honest feedback. I might wait for improvements.

[sebastianhilgetag]

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. And I really hope that DJI sees this.

[waveland]

This sort of real-world overview is very helpful. Thank you for posting the info. Have to say I’m concerned the system more or less factory reset itself so easily. I don’t think I would have any patience for such a flaky piece of kit. Hopefully DJI can fix that in firmware. 🤞🏻

[ancilm]

I really appreciate your honest, real world application to your reviews. Keep up the awesome work!

[KofiYeboah]

The 14mm on the focus pro was BY far my favourite combination, the minimum focus is still surprisingly close. and you're right, when you're a little bit off when shooting at wider apetures, it'll ruin your sleep. Have you tried AMF mode on the focus pro ? im only at minute 9, but to fine tune some of the little misses on the autofocus, i can hold the trigger wheel in AMF mode to help out.

DJI did really well with this despite its quirks, I remember the Lidar AF last year when it came out, and it was far more complicated than this type of setting.

[loudandclearmedia]

Not being critical of you here, because I appreciate the walkthrough, but quite a few of those shots do seem a bit soft. It's difficult to discern if the wide lens (which are usually less sharp), YouTube, or the LIDAR is the culprit, but they do look....off somehow. Thanks for the candid video. I'm so on the fence about this thing. 🍻

[JeremyBotz]

Thanks for sharing these details. Ordered the Remus set and this DJI system May 5th. Just got the Blazars', no idea when the Focus system is coming in.

[LiquidLensPhotography]

Thank you for this review. It answered a lot of questions for me about this LiDar system.

Curious to know what you think of the CrossBar? I’ve been thinking about getting it.

[shaunmaddox]

This is a great review, thank you! I’m still waiting on the DJI Focus Pro Grip. I ordered it three months ago and it’s still on back order. Maybe they’re trying to iron out the quirks lol. Seriously, there’s always an issue with some form of tech. That’s what comes with the territory. The less quirks the better or if there’s a workaround, we work as a community to troubleshoot it.

[buddyfx]

Also bro thanks for you the time you take to make these videos! They're incredibly hard because of how time consuming they can be amongst gathering accurate info.

[ShaneVanLitz]

I also had my hand unit forget most of the lenses I had programmed in... The hand unit got really hot and started overheating / shutting down soon after and smelled like burning electronics. This was on a prep day directly after two back to back 6-8h shoot days where the lidar performed perfectly. I think there may still be some teething issues with this one!

[howardtownsend]

I have had the issue with lens profiles disappearing. They did eventually come back. Instead of AMF, how about just using AF/MF and just hitting the M button to toggle AF off when someone is about to walk across the frame to keep focus where it is? Inspite of all those quirks, I still love my unit. Getting shots I would not have otherwise. FYI you can fly with 150W batteries on most airlines. I think you are limited to 2

[MunksTT]

It’s too bad there’s no AF lock button you can trigger if needed. Something to momentarily turn off the autofocus until you release it. Maybe something that’ll come down the line. Or maybe that’s not very practical… not sure.

[mattiapalombi]

To understand how dof works on wide lenses (or any focal length) you should look into the hyperfocal distance.

[yfilms]

Thank you for sharing! I got my unit a few weeks ago. I still haven't taken it out of the box... I hear the calibration process is a pain. It seems like I have to take my Adderall before tackling this.

[CUTONTHEACTION]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your in-depth experience; the devil is truly in the details and where the difference between useful and not-useful is made. Subscribed!