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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:22 am Post subject: looking for a shotgun

i'm in the market to upgrade our video boom mic from the cheapo kit-rode to ... something else, and am looking for suggestions in the sub-$600 range. reliable, tight pattern, decent bass roll off ...

NTG1/2?
AT8035?

something else?

and ... if i DO find a mkh 416 used in my price range (or maybe a bit more) will the 48v phantom on my tascam dr40 power it to a sufficient level?
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heyguido · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:30 am Post subject:

got multimeter? Ninja

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Bill Roberts · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:41 am Post subject:

The 48v on your Tascam should do just fine.
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

I love the AT897s. They're $250 new, $200 used. I used to record corporate messages of the CEO of Coca Cola, and that was the house mic they used in the white limbo studio.
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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:45 am Post subject:

goal #1 is to spend less than $600 - semi-unrealistic goal #2 is to find the super-deal on the senny --- another choice i saw was the AT897. again, not primarily for VO - but to attach to the end of a stick & hover above a subject.

*lance - i was writing when you posted that
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Zach Meissner · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:47 am Post subject:

I second Lance on the AT897. I use it for all my video production and have been very happy with it.

Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Yes, we'd rig the AT897 on a static boom pole up and away...and yes, the roll off from 80Hz on it is good.

Another fantastic talking head mic for tighter interview shots is the Sennheiser K6 with the not so easy to find ME64 (not the ME66) capsule. For about $400 that sounds wonderful and I shot a few documentaries with that.
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Steve Knight · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:54 am Post subject:

A couple of days ago,..there was someone wanting to sell their NTG-3 for $400....an excellent buy if it's still available

Zach Meissner · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:58 am Post subject:

todd ellis · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:09 am Post subject:

check this out - it's like a free tascam dr40

am i missing something or is this a decent deal?
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Zach Meissner · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:15 am Post subject:

Scolaidhe · Guest

The NTG-3 is available, on a "try it before you buy it" basis.

Bish · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:17 pm Post subject:

Todd, for what it's worth those Unique_Squared deals on ebay are legit. I've purchased from them (direct) before and they're OK. I almost pulled the pin on one of their previous 416 deals which had the H4n as part for the package.
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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:05 pm Post subject:

fyi - michael & i have made a deal --- viva la vo-bb!
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