Will this boom fit on a hot shoe mount on the mic?

because I have no money, and it's the cheapest mic on b and h and I read decent reviews about it. All I want is no camera noise, so boom and shotgun are practically the best way to go.
 
So ... I guess i'm not understanding something....you want to take the mic off the camera and put it on the boom pole right?
 
yea, it's mountable on that pole right? Another question is how bad is that mic? My main thing is being able to have well composed dialogue with good audio, so over the shoulders that don't sound like the camera is actually behind the other actor.
 
I'm missing something, here. To what mic are you referring? The provided link is for an aluminum boom pole.

You could probably fabricate a simple adapter to mount an accessory shoe on a 1/4" thread, but an ISO standard "hot" shoe would require a lot more work. Either way, the question remains: why would you want to?
 
Sorry, I just noticed your other thread.

The SGM-1X doesn't have a hot shoe mount. As long as you have a shock mount or mic clamp, the SGM-1X will work with that boom pole.

Judging by the mic's specs, though, I think you'd be throwing your money away. The signal-to-noise ratio alone is enough to set of alarm bells in my mind: 65dB compared to the Rode NTG-1's 76dB. Note also that the mic's only rated from 80 Hz to 18 kHz, which translates to "thin" and "dull" sounding.
 
Mounting a pole like that to your hotshoe is going to put an incredible strain on it, likely breaking it off mid-shoot - a six foot lever arm will generate a h**l of a lot of strain. That long a pole will make the camera very ungainly and difficult to aim if you mount it on it, not to mention unacceptably heavy. The pole will generate noise itself, flexing as it will supported only on one end. Insuring proper aim of the mic will be very difficult. All in all, not a very practical approach IMHO.
 
The AT4073 is a fantastic budget shotgun. But if your budget is lower, another alternative is the AT875.
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Steve I was never going to mount a boom on my dvxs hotshoe. I will have a boom op. I just wanted to know if I needed something extra to attach that mic to that boom. I am really thinking about going with the rode ntg1 more and more. I've had both in my b & H wish list. I just torn betweeen spending 370 or 270.
 
renegadewill said:
Steve I was never going to mount a boom on my dvxs hotshoe. I will have a boom op. I just wanted to know if I needed something extra to attach that mic to that boom. I am really thinking about going with the rode ntg1 more and more. I've had both in my b & H wish list. I just torn betweeen spending 370 or 270.
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Your thread seeder asked if the boom would fit on a hotshoe mount, not if a mic could be mounted on it <g>. As a boom to be handled by a boom op, it's mighty short - ENG booms usually range from 8 to 12 feet while features will often use booms from 12 to 16 feet in length.

If you're getting NTG-1, notice that B&H has some kits of mic, boom, and mount that should work well together and save you a few pennies from buying separately.
 
I'm goin with smuir's suggestion, thanks a million. My boom operator is the lankiest 6 foot 2 sound dude you will ever see. he'll be able to hide behind a door frame
 
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