Jack Norflus Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Im starting a new doc and the client is adding a small DSLR type camera (at this point I beleive it will be a Sony A7R) for a break away unit. That camera will not always have a sound person going around with it. So they want a smallish microphone that can be mounted on the camera to capture ambience sound. Any recomenadations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Check the new Deity mics. V mic-D3 and D3 pro. Nice bang for the buck. the difference between the pro/normal is a step-less gain knob, internal battery vs AAA, and low cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGraham045 Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 I’ve used the cheap rode DSLR mics. If it’s just for scratch and your going strait to camera it’s pretty strait forward and will get u what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Didn't ambient make one called TinyMike which, in the demo videos, sounded ridiculously good for its size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movies by Matt Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 I like the Shure VP83F because it has a built in recorder, I haven't compared audio quality to other DSLR type mics, but it works (also, I recently stuck it on an Alexa Mini and was able to boost the gain enough to give the mini a scratch feed): http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/vp/vp83f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Olle Sjostrom said: Didn't ambient make one called TinyMike which, in the demo videos, sounded ridiculously good for its size? I have one. Won it as a door prize at a long-ago RAMPS/JWS NAB party (more about those soon, I hear ;-)). I like it. The mic: https://ambient.de/en/product/atm216/ The accessories: http://ambient.de/en/product_custom_cat/tinymike-accessories/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Olle Sjostrom said: Didn't ambient make one called TinyMike which, in the demo videos, sounded ridiculously good for its size? Yeah, I have 1 too. Works nicely with the 2 channel Tiny Mix (20 x 30 x 50mm) which fits in the camera hotshoe. TBF the Deity looks like a more compact solution if you only need 1 channel even though the mic itself is bigger, as you can adjust volume on the mic instead of have an extra box or dive into a camera menu. If it doesn't sound horrible it would more be convenient. It you needed extra inputs (eg hop) maybe the dual channel Sony RX with the hotshoe input accessory as the RX has a routable input for a 3rd (camera mounted) mic and would let you run a hop and/or lapel/s when needed without re-patching cables - caveat being the A7 will need to be in cage to hold the Deity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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