so i've had the original avata since pretty much launch and i genuinely love it, its the drone i fly the most by a wide margin. use it for fpv stuff mostly indoors and some cinematic whip around trees type flying, not racing or anything super aggressive. a friend of mine just got the avata 2 and let me fly it for about 20 minutes last weekend and... yeah now im in trouble.

the image quality jump is real, i wont pretend otherwise. and the goggles 3 with the adjustable diopter is honestly a bigger deal than i expected because ive been flying with contacts this whole time just to use the goggles 2. but here's the thing - my avata 1 setup works. it works well. i know it, i have extra batteries, i have the motion controller dialed in exactly how i like it.

anyone made this jump? is it one of those things where youre happy for a month and then its just your new normal and you dont really appreciate it? trying to be smart about this and not just GAS myself into another $1000 purchase

gear acquisition syndrome is real and i say this as someone who absolutely fell for it with the avata 2 lol. look the upgrade is genuinely good, i dont want to lie to you, but you hit on something important - you already know your avata 1 setup cold and theres real value in that. muscle memory, dialed settings, spare batteries you already own. the avata 2 has a learning curve back to baseline even if its a familiar form factor.

that said the low light improvement alone made it worth it for me personally because i do a lot of indoor stuff in poorly lit spaces and the original avata was pretty rough in anything less than decent light. depends what you're shooting i guess. if youre happy with your footage right now and the contacts thing isnt killing you then maybe wait another 6 months, prices will drop and youll know if you still want it

i skipped the avata 1 entirely and went straight to 2 so i cant compare directly but i can say the avata 2 with goggles 3 is genuinely one of the most fun things ive ever flown. the diopter adjustment is massive if you wear glasses, i cant overstate it. also the prop guard situation is way better designed on the 2, i manged to squeeze through some spots that would have been sketchy on paper with the older design. not gonna tell you to spend money but if you do end up going for it i dont think youll be disappointed