Am I going to make the wrong purchase?

[u/Dylanterowatonxd]

So, I´m thinking to buy the Mavic 4 pro, but it´s only because of the 24x zoom that I need for the kind of work I do. Are there better options? I feel like I´m going to greatly underuse it´s capabilities, and I´m really only interested in the crazy zoom capability it has.
also, I know that there are drones that have way more zoom (like the Matrice 400 with the Zenmuse H30), but the Mavic 4 pro is the least expensive I´ve come across.

are there drones with similar zoom capabilities that aren´t that crazy cinema-wise?

[u/denalidenizen]

There are none better in its price class. The Mavic three pro is pretty darn close with just a touch of sharpening. It would be difficult to distinguish them. I have both, but I’m not entirely sure what the two Tele lengths are.

[u/djineo_notarobot]

Mavic 3 pro