Yeah, you won't find a good (if any) water proof one for $500. Having owned both, I think it is better to just get a solid drone that works and works well. DJI even has insurance so you can use it without worry. Having flown them for many years now, only crashes I ever had we're user error. Flying too close to a tree, trying to land on a boat and a breeze pushed it into the boat hardware causing it to crash..etc.