Drones with Cameras

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My big concern about spending$1,800 on a drone and camera to learn how to fly it is the darn thing crashes and breaks from lack of experience on how to handle the controls.
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Hence my suggestion. The new DJI drones are hard to crash. They have so many safety protocols built into them, you can safely fly them indoors. The older cousins are much easier to crash.

I am sure big productions have spares on hand in case that happens. And, they will buy the $30,000 drones B&H Photo sells and buy the separate cameras.
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Don't quote me, but the top of the line ones are more than double that. If you're interested, take a look into Intel's drones. While they're not built for filming, it's interesting to see the improvements in drone technology.

I am looking for new and exciting shots that can add to the story of the films in the future.
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I just don't have money like that to burn just learning how to fly it.
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Another alternative that I suspect all three of us would agree on is, if
the budget is in the $2,000 range, a director should hire an experienced
owner/operator for a day to get all the needed shots rather than buy
and learn with that money.
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^ This. Since camera and drone technology is still in flux and changing rapidly, since you're only after small number of shots per film, you're much better off hiring a specialist than going to the expense and time distraction of learning what will become only an occasionally used tool in your filmmaking toolkit. Since your resources are limited, you'll be better served spending the time and money learning the other skill sets that will serve you better.
 
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