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<blockquote data-quote="Decado" data-source="post: 84534" data-attributes="member: 14923"><p>Greetings All</p><p></p><p>OK, first the disclaimer. I'm <em>not </em>making the usual claims of "Knowing someone who works for DJI" or "that I work for a DJI distributor" or have an insider and that my information is 100% accurate ... even if any of those were true I wouldn't own up to it would I? So that being the case draw your own conclusions.</p><p></p><p>My information is that authorised dealers have been notified that production of the Spark has ceased. Anyone who has bought a Spark with a sticker on the box showing it being manufactured after November 2018 please post, that's the latest I've seen. The reason white is still available is that you may remember when the Spark was first introduced for some months white was the only model produced and this has translated to this day to more white units being in remaining inventory which is what is being sold off now. I've been told "when they're gone they're gone".</p><p></p><p>As far as support goes ...well support for the Phantom 3 has only just ended and there's <em>still</em> some parts availability, I've been asked to familiarise myself with the airframe recently with the aim of doing some repairs on contract for an authorised dealer (I was a technician for 40 years before I had a drone business) so I think we'll be ok for a couple of years for Spark support.</p><p></p><p>I've also been told that no replacement has yet been announced. That's the end of anything I've been told or might have seen in an email or something. The next bit is speculation totally of my own.</p><p></p><p>I don't think there is going to be a replacement. Why? You'd only put a "Spark 2" or "Spark Pro" or whatever on sale if it was an improvement.</p><p></p><p>Let's look at what all the Spark enthusiasts are asking for in the wished for replacement. 4K Camera, 3 axis gimbal, folding arms, longer battery life ..... well, that's called the Mavic Air and if you added all of that to a Spark I would imagine the size and price point would take it close to the Mavic Air in both departments. You'll notice I didn't even mention Occusynch ... if they could do it at that price point I think the Air would have had it. Going by average DJI life spans the Air has another 6 to 8 months of production life. It just wouldn't make sense for DJI to have two production lines going with an extremely similar aircraft.</p><p></p><p>I don't mean to upset anyone because I know the Spark has a huge fan base, my business has 3 in inventory and I'll be hanging on to them in the event there isn't a replacement of similar physical size. Also as I said before, the above paragraph is totally my own thoughts, I could be completely wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p>Ari</p><p></p><p>P.S. I've heard that regional managers are in Shenzei now for a DJI briefing (unconfirmed by me). This would normally point to an upcomming product release but that could be anything</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decado, post: 84534, member: 14923"] Greetings All OK, first the disclaimer. I'm [I]not [/I]making the usual claims of "Knowing someone who works for DJI" or "that I work for a DJI distributor" or have an insider and that my information is 100% accurate ... even if any of those were true I wouldn't own up to it would I? So that being the case draw your own conclusions. My information is that authorised dealers have been notified that production of the Spark has ceased. Anyone who has bought a Spark with a sticker on the box showing it being manufactured after November 2018 please post, that's the latest I've seen. The reason white is still available is that you may remember when the Spark was first introduced for some months white was the only model produced and this has translated to this day to more white units being in remaining inventory which is what is being sold off now. I've been told "when they're gone they're gone". As far as support goes ...well support for the Phantom 3 has only just ended and there's [I]still[/I] some parts availability, I've been asked to familiarise myself with the airframe recently with the aim of doing some repairs on contract for an authorised dealer (I was a technician for 40 years before I had a drone business) so I think we'll be ok for a couple of years for Spark support. I've also been told that no replacement has yet been announced. That's the end of anything I've been told or might have seen in an email or something. The next bit is speculation totally of my own. I don't think there is going to be a replacement. Why? You'd only put a "Spark 2" or "Spark Pro" or whatever on sale if it was an improvement. Let's look at what all the Spark enthusiasts are asking for in the wished for replacement. 4K Camera, 3 axis gimbal, folding arms, longer battery life ..... well, that's called the Mavic Air and if you added all of that to a Spark I would imagine the size and price point would take it close to the Mavic Air in both departments. You'll notice I didn't even mention Occusynch ... if they could do it at that price point I think the Air would have had it. Going by average DJI life spans the Air has another 6 to 8 months of production life. It just wouldn't make sense for DJI to have two production lines going with an extremely similar aircraft. I don't mean to upset anyone because I know the Spark has a huge fan base, my business has 3 in inventory and I'll be hanging on to them in the event there isn't a replacement of similar physical size. Also as I said before, the above paragraph is totally my own thoughts, I could be completely wrong. It wouldn't be the first time. Regards Ari P.S. I've heard that regional managers are in Shenzei now for a DJI briefing (unconfirmed by me). This would normally point to an upcomming product release but that could be anything [/QUOTE]
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