Mounting a shotgun mic on the camera.

[Daniel.Valle]

Hi guys, another newbie question.

Is the adapter that holds an external mic included with the camera.

By having one, does any mic fit, such as this one?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/421933-REG/Sennheiser_ME66BK_ME66_K6_Shotgun_Microphone.html

[Dick Campbell]

The mic adaptor comes with the camera, and it will hold a Senn ME66. That's what I use.

[Ducatimark]

Any mic doesn't fit. I have a Rode NTG-1 that fits perfectly. My NT-3 is too fat.
The Sennheiser should fit.

Before you blow $750 on a kit (which looks like a very nice kit, BTW), I would get the new sound DVD listed at the sticky under DVX store. About $70 at finer web sites everywhere.

As for the mount on the camera, you'll almost never use it. Boom pole with a cable feed for everything but a wedding (or a mic stand for still shots). If you don't want to buy the DVD, search under the sound forum for tips and reviews of products.

And don't forget a boom operator/sound man. Hard to hold the pole while you're watching the camera and talent.

Mark G
www.newmediadevcorp.com

[Mark Smith]

If you need an on board mount buy a K tek mount rather than use your standard mount. You'll get fewer "fingerprints" on your sound track from a K-tek than you will from the stock mount.

[ProfessorU]

Yes, the stock mount isn't that great. If you get a simple rubberband-style shock mount it will help alot.

[Vern]

I have a ME66 and if I'm using the standard mount the mic occasionally dips into frame. It's a longer mic. That kit comes with a shock mount that you should be able to use directly on-camera. That's what I do on my doc work.

[Chris Santucci]

I use the Panasonic supplied mic mount with a Sennheiser 416 and it works fine as long as I attach the cable to something behind the mic.

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