Hi, I hope I'm posting in the right forum.
I’m looking for a professional microphone to mount on a Red camera rig for documentary. It will be used on a variety of situations (both indoor and outdoor).
I’m not into talking heads interviews, but rather observational documentary style. So ambient sound is very important, but there will also be some dialogue (for these I’ll probably use LAV, unless I've no control over the situation happening in front of me). I’ll record sound into a TASCAM DR-40 (which I can easily attach to the rig).
I know traditionally people tend to use a Shotgun mic on camera, but I’m thinking if a mic with a different pick up polar pattern and rejection would suit better my set up, in order to avoid picking up the noise from the camera fan (which is positioned on top of the camera) and handheld operating.
Would a Cardioid be a better choice considering the absence of the rear lobe, therefore the ability to reject as much noise as possible from the camera fan and handheld operating? If so, would a Cardioid sound too bad when used outdoor? I don’t mind the ambient sound.
I’m looking into one of the following mics options, depending on the polar pattern I'll choose:
Shotgun: DPA 4015C or Sennheiser MKH 8060
Super Cardioid: Schoeps CMC1 MK41 or DPA 4018C
Cardioid: Schoeps CMC1 MK4 or DPA 4011C or DPA 2011C
I know on camera mounted mic is not great, and of course it won’t necessarily be my only way to record sound, but I’m trying to figure out how to get the best result in the worst case scenario and unpredicted condition.
I appreciate any advice on this. Thank you!