Roughly the same price... Whatcha think?
No contest in the field for "taping" - MC930
The Josephsons excel in close miking situations, IMO. Good for miking instruments, etc. Not so good from distance.
another vote for the beyers. My favorite mic to date. I currently do not own a pair, but will again (for the 3rd time).
I have owned both, and prefer the Beyers for concert recording. When I had both, I did some tests:
As Drum OH's:
http://www.recordingproject.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=34393
You can find both MC930>V3 and C42MP>V3 recordings that I have made here:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=mblindsey%20AND%20collection%3Aetree
As mentioned before, don't discount the value of the C42's in the studio. They are awesome mics, and have a lot of uses.
--Michael