Hey! Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on lower end mics for cameras. I have been hooking up a Neumann (kms105) and recording mono just to avoid overdriven tracks on the tape. I have been looking a little at some mics. Anyone have experience with that Rode "VideoMic" shotgun ($150), Sennheiser MKE300 ($200). I have also thought about something a bit less directional, stereo, and more universal like an AT825. Any inputs.
the advantage of the Rode videomic and the Sennheiser you mention is that they do NOT need phantom power have a stereo mini plug and thus can be used with low end camcorders which do not supply phantom power.
If you cam does offer phantom power and has XLR inputs the AT825 you mention is a very good choice for a streo mic!
a very good standard shotgun mic for use on camcorders is the AT897, can be powered both by 1,5 V battery or phantom power.
or the Rode NT-3, also either phantom or inbuilt 9 V battery
please check:
http://www.pana3ccduser.com/showthread.php?t=4667for many mic for camcorder reviews, or also search:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/on stereo mini/XLR mics on cams:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=125646&page=1where Ty Ford, and he knows what he is talking abt. once again says that for indoor use it is not shotguns but hypercardioids