steveharnell

so no "love" for the Sanken CS-1 as on camera mic?

Hello Everybody, I am shooting an "up close and personal" doc right now with an HPX170. Mic on top goes to CH1, Wireless Lav goes to CH2. Most the content takes place in doors, people's apartments or music studios. I have an MKH60, which is kinda large to put on top of the camera with the dead cat and all, but I have been doing that. My other complaint is that it's too directional. I would like to pickup more of what's going on in the room, rather than what I am pointing at. Also, sometimes I can hear myself breath from behind the camera especially when my eye is in the eye piece. I have the low cut enabled when in use, too. I also have access to a scheops CMC6/MK41. I used it this week and it sounds real natural. It's less "bass-y" than the MKH60, and smaller, BUT the baby ball gag and dead cat make it somewhat larger than I think it should be. I have a cut 2 filter enable at level 2 when in use, too. I did a quick search for "On Camera Mics" here at jwsound and on google and the Sanken CS-1 kept coming up. Other than the Sanken CS-1 being smaller (which is good), will I benefit in terms of the overall quality of sound? Correct me if I am wrong, but the CS-1 is missing the rear lobe, so proximity effects go away and maybe hearing myself breathe from behind? So, should I stick with what I got or go with the Sanken CS-1? Thanks for your input. Steve

"Steve - any idea to which frequency your Zaxcom is currently set?" From memory, The display on the transmitter says 648 MHz. I have sent my units to Zaxcom for firmware upgrades and evaluation. "what receivers do you use that have been working fine?" Lectro 411a(s) I have two on Block 28.

Yes. I use the zaxcom filtered antenna. That's what i meant to type " ...(and IR antenna)."

I have a Zaxcom Stereo "Hop" setup for my camera. TRX900AA with a RX900S on Block 25 (and IR antenna). I was working with a fella who owns x2 Lectro UCR195D (older analog, fixed frequency, diversity transmitters) Block 22. And mixing on a Shure FP33. Transmitters were UM195B. We were in the middle of Mississippi. He told me the range and/or sensitivity of his Lectros U195D were halved because of this combination. We spaced them as far apart as possible in his bag. Any distance greater than 70 feet would immediately result in taking hits. Once the zaxcom was removed, No issues... This is the first time since I have owned the Zaxcom (2007), that I've had any issue. Is this because the Lectros are analog? Is there anyway around the desensing issue? One thing comes to mind, I have not updated the firmware in the Zaxcoms in a while. On the transmitter my firmware is V4-99A On the Receiver its VER 876. Thanks, Steve

Hi guys, I have an HPX170 and am looking for a way to conveniently mount my Lectrosonic 411 or 401 series receiver on the camera. Does anyone know of a hotshoe adapter or other device that would allow me to do this? Thanks! Steve

Hello Everybody, I am in the market for an IFB system for multiple clients to monitor the program audio. Aside from the cost difference between Comtek and Lectro (in their latest generation, not the old stuff), are there any other "real world" benefits between one and the other? Thanks, Steve

Hey Guys, Thank you for all the replies and insight (not to mention PMs). Just to let you know what route I took, I have decided to get 2 pairs of UCR411A/UM400 units, B6s, in block 21 [used], thanks for the advice and savings of money... Steve

Hello Everyone, It seems to be a bad time to upgrade my wireless lavs (Sennheiser EW100ENGG2s to hopefully Lectrosonics 411 Wireless System) here in Los Angeles. It's my understanding that blocks 27 and 28 are going away. If that's the case, What blocks should I choose? 22? Also, I am looking at Zaxcom as well, with the sd recording options. What is the general consenses here of Lectrosonics vs Zaxcom? I searched a bit, but didn't find much. Thanks, Steve

>We want our AOL Instant Messaging—and Yahoo and MSN IM clients, too. What about MMS support for sending >picture mail? >JW--- these things would be nice but I personally don't miss them (maybe added later through software?) Here is AOL for the iPhone. http://www.publictivity.com/iPhoneChat/ Log in with your AOL IM account. No data is logged, but all of your information does pass through my server. I am not harvesting any information. This app is server intensive, so I'm limiting sessions to 10 minutes for now. Use your mouse to flick (drag and release) your buddy list up and down like you're supposed to on the iPhone. Click a buddy to start a conversation. You can open multiple conversations... flick left/right to change conversations. Known Issues: # No groups. # No buddy icons (Anyone have full TOC2 documentation?). # Opening more than 4 conversations gets unruly. # Works in Firefox and Safari, but not IE.

Hello Everyone, Long time lurker, first time poster. Great forum! I am in the market to upgrade my Oktava MK012 to a Schoeps CMC641/MK41. I also have a SD442. My question is do I need to purchase the additional cut-1 filter for the Schoeps, or is the low cut filter on the SD442 good enough? Any other benefits? Most of my work consists of the boom on a c-stand, and it goes without saying; the poll doesn't move. Thanks, Steve Harnell 32thirteen.com