Customer Reviews:
 Great Cardiod, lame shotgun July 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This mic is not directional enough to be considered a shotgun mic. The cardiod setting seems to be great. I think it's a little more directional than a regular cardiod. The shotgun setting just boosts the signal though, rather than cutting out sound from the sides.
You will probably want a shock mount for this (or any) mic in camera mounted or pole mounted applcations. Otherwise, you'll hear your hands on the camera.
 Good quality for the price June 25, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This mic is amasing quality for the price. Just as everyone else has said, it captures crisp quality on the whole range. The one thing that I want to caution people on is the problem that I have had. When using an extension cable, I get a high-pitched whine. I haven't been able to troubleshoot enough to say what the problem is, and the sound is able to be corrected using many filters in post production, but it is a pain to fix and makes playback annyoing.
Other then that one fault, this is truely a great mic. If I end up getting another mic, I will probably still end up using this one when it is approperiate to have a mic on the shoe atop my camera.
A Beginners Mic March 24, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very well built mic in terms of quality. But it should not be mistaken for a long distance shotgun mic. It will NOT magically capture audio from a long distance and avoid everything in the back or the sides.
It will work great for capturing audio in interviews where your subject is close to the camera. It will definately work better than your usual onboard mic but it still will pick up noise from the camera. Ideal use would be to use it closer to the subject, hidden or on a mic stand.
You will want to buy another shotgun mic after this, but it's worth the price for trying this out and learning why.
 FANTASTIC! February 16, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Used it to shoot two features, and the third this summer. Great product. Our film distributor wondered how we got such good sound, and he said he was surprised because most indpendent films have sound quality that sucks. Want a great mic that doesn't suck? Get this!
A little big October 1, 2005
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I did some quick tests with the Microphone and the sound is good. I wanted to use it with a small DV camcorder though, and the Microphone is just huge sitting on it. My DV is maybe 4 inches long front to back, and this microphone is twice as long. The case I got to travel on vacation with the camcorder will not allow the microphone to fit in it. This is more of a "Pole" microphone you see sound guys holding in film production. For using around the home base it will work well, but to pack it on a vacation, no way. I just wish they included the dimensions in the description of the product. Also it is mono, so the finished video will need some dubbing to make stereo.
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