7D wireless Mic?

Why cheap? Audio is just as, if not more so than video.
you get what you pay for and the Sennhesier G2 wireless units are some of the best mid range units out there. There are more expensive units such a Lectrosinic, but Sennhesier is an industry staple.

You can go cheap like Azden, Samson etc., but you will pay for it in functionality and reliability.

Since the audio is poor on the Canon cameras anyway, why not get a few digital audio recorders and record your audio off camera and simply sync in post. Off camera audio is how Hollywood films and you will get better audio fidelity and less problems, such as drop outs that you can get form wireless units.

just for the record we use Sennhesier Eveolution G2 systems (just so you know the link will be for the G3 systems as the G2 has been replaced), both lav and plug in transmitter (for microphones). Hoever with that being said we use several different digital audio recorders(for different purposes) Zoom H4n, Zoom H2, Marantz PMD620, Edirol R-44 for our audio as well. This is actually our main audio for our edits. The wireless units are mainly only used for backup/sync/monitor purposes.
 
Well I use Sony Vegas on the PC side and FCP on the MAC side, and use PluralEyes for syncing my audio and creating multiclips. Works great.

I also don't have much of an issue with syncing the old school way, via waveforms. but PluralEyes makes is so much easier.

Also DSLRs aren't my main cameras, but secondary cameras for the wow shots. So the majority of my clips are long runs with HD video cameras.
If I had to manually sync up a bazillion 12 minute clips,, I would go nuts too.
 
vegas06 said:
Why cheap? Audio is just as, if not more so than video.
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Indeed. I didn't say "crap" I said "cheap". Having worked in the audio industry for more than 15 years, I understand perhaps more than anyone that you can get just as nice - a - sound out of some cheap chinese vocal mics as you can the most expensive, and sometimes a far nicer sound. Of course, coming from a recording studio background myself, we don't use much in the way of wireless mics. Are you saying that where wireless mics are concerned in the current market, a higher price = better sound?
 
vegas06 said:
Sennhesier G2 wireless units are some of the best mid range units out there.
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Will a sennheiser G2 be good for a moving subject, walking outside? It would be good if I was able to rent some out to try out, but sadly not possible, so relying on others! Thanks
 
i've been using g2's for years. i have 4 in my audio kit. but i'd suggest get the newer G3's. they have diversity in the receivers(audio cable out is used as antennae as well). They work great for moving subjects, mainly depends on how you mount the lav mic if you get clothing or cable rustle. but i wouldn't get more than 150-200 feet max in line of sight. the higher end lectrosonics and zaxcoms will give you much better sound and much stronger range and signal. but they also start around $2000 and quickly go up.

also, how are you planning to record your sound? i hope you're not just plugging into camera. thats nothing but a recipe for disaster. you've got no way to monitor the audio. do yourself a favor and buy an external recorder. a zoom h4n is what a lot of people on here use, also tascam dr-100. if you're never going to be using mics that require power(shotguns that require phantom power) then you can go a lot cheaper in a recorder. say something like the microtrack-ii or zoom h2. i'd suggest the zoom models because they take AA's and the microtrack has built in battery. for when i'm doing run-n-gun with my 7d i use the OG microtrack(raplaced the inner battery). it works great for just using it with a wireless kit.
 
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