C300: Best 1/8" on-camera mic for C300 Mark II

Eric Coughlin

Eric Coughlin

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What's a good on-camera mic for the C300 Mark II so I can plug into the mini-mic port so as to keep the two XLR's open for wireless or other mics?

I have a Rode Videomic Pro, but I'm wanting something that would fit in the mic mount on the C300 Mark II.


Looking around...I'm thinking maybe the Audio Technica AT879 which would match my three Audio Technica At875r's I currently use straight into XLR. Might be nice to have something smaller, but that looks like it could be a good choice.
 
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I don't do much non-radio mic'ing but when I do I pop on a Rode SVMX (native 3.5mm). The 879 is one of those that will require an adapter to breakout of the XLRM form factor. Good part about it that is is powered so compat. with C300. Two totally different mics but it will depend on what you typically do for a job.
 
Eric Coughlin said:
What's a good on-camera mic for the C300 Mark II so I can plug into the mini-mic port so as to keep the two XLR's open for wireless or other mics?

I have a Rode Videomic Pro, but I'm wanting something that would fit in the mic mount on the C300 Mark II.


Looking around...I'm thinking maybe the Audio Technica AT879 which would match my three Audio Technica At875r's I currently use straight into XLR. Might be nice to have something smaller, but that looks like it could be a good choice.
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Eric,

Thinking of picking up an AT875R as an on camera mic for my c100 MKI. Is it a snug fit in the mic holder with the included rubber rings? Thanks
 
control4userguy said:
I don't do much non-radio mic'ing but when I do I pop on a Rode SVMX (native 3.5mm). The 879 is one of those that will require an adapter to breakout of the XLRM form factor. Good part about it that is is powered so compat. with C300. Two totally different mics but it will depend on what you typically do for a job.
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Not necessarily a seperate adapter, per say; you could just get a basic XLR to mini mic cable, just as you'd need an XLR to XLR cable for plugging into XLR. Something like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._100_lo_to_hi_impedance.html/pageID/accessory


scorsesefan said:
Eric,

Thinking of picking up an AT875R as an on camera mic for my c100 MKI. Is it a snug fit in the mic holder with the included rubber rings? Thanks
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Yeah, it's a snug fit. I think either the C300 Mark II and/or C100 Mark I, or one of those cams, has a different mic holder size, I think it's smaller, so one requires the rubber rings (I think the Mark I) that come with the AT-875r, and the smaller mic holder (for Mark II's, I believe) does not. I've taken off and mixed and matched my mic holders between cameras so have lost track of which one came with which cam. But the important thing is that the AT-875r does work well with both, so no worries there.
 
^Whatever gets you there- adapter, cable. Look at it this way, you want to buy a cable? OK, now you got two potential failure points at each of the flex connections. A molded adapter doesn't have these attributes and theoretically will be more robust. I'e only been doing this since I retired about 4 years ago and already, I've experienced some on-site failures that left me mumbling to myself. Cabling isn't something that's going to bite me again...
 
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^Whatever gets you there- adapter, cable. Look at it this way, you want to buy a cable? OK, now you got two potential failure points at each of the flex connections. A molded adapter doesn't have these attributes and theoretically will be more robust. I'e only been doing this since I retired about 4 years ago and already, I've experienced some on-site failures that left me mumbling to myself. Cabling isn't something that's going to bite me again...
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Not sure what you're talking about. Molded adapter?

When I think of adapter I think of something like the Rode VXLR - Mono Mini-Jack to XLR Converter: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387850-REG/Rode_VXLR_VXLR_Mono_Mini_Jack.html

Which does the opposite, converting mini-jack to XLR, and has more points of failure than a single cable setup would have.
 
^Sorry, like I mentioned, I cannot access BHphoto.com. If using a dedicated cable the exact length you need than you are correct. I would assume that at some point in time that cable length won't be adequate. In that case, it would have been prudent to convert at the camera and then on out with a quality XLR cable assy.. In the immortal words of Lee Iacocca, if you can find an adapter pigtail with the same high quality (read, resilient) conductors, buy it.
 
There are plenty of other camera store websites to link to other than B&H if it's just B&H that's the issue.

XLR cables are cheap. We're talking $15 cables for a $12,000 camera. Doesn't hurt much to buy different lengths if needed.

I don't know what "convert at the camera," XLR cable assy," and "adapter pigtail" are, so I'm still rather lost here.


It almost sounds like you're saying you buy one adapter, and then solder on whatever length of XLR cable you need based your various camera setups, in order to save a few dollars vs buying complete cables of various lengths. The two downsides to that are a) creating your own custom cable lengths and soldering, twisting in cables, etc., takes time, and b) people like myself don't have soldering tools, or know how to use them, and don't have the desire to learn, and would rather just spend another $15 on an extra cable of another length. Sounds like too much time and effort to save a few bucks. But I may still be misunderstanding what you're saying.
 
Eric Coughlin said:
Not necessarily a seperate adapter, per say; you could just get a basic XLR to mini mic cable, just as you'd need an XLR to XLR cable for plugging into XLR. Something like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._100_lo_to_hi_impedance.html/pageID/accessory



Yeah, it's a snug fit. I think either the C300 Mark II and/or C100 Mark I, or one of those cams, has a different mic holder size, I think it's smaller, so one requires the rubber rings (I think the Mark I) that come with the AT-875r, and the smaller mic holder (for Mark II's, I believe) does not. I've taken off and mixed and matched my mic holders between cameras so have lost track of which one came with which cam. But the important thing is that the AT-875r does work well with both, so no worries there.
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Thanks.
 
Eric Coughlin said:
There are plenty of other camera store websites to link to other than B&H if it's just B&H that's the issue.

XLR cables are cheap. We're talking $15 cables for a $12,000 camera. Doesn't hurt much to buy different lengths if needed.

I don't know what "convert at the camera," XLR cable assy," and "adapter pigtail" are, so I'm still rather lost here.

Lets forget this conversation. But I do have one question. Although


It almost sounds like you're saying you buy one adapter, and then solder on whatever length of XLR cable you need based your various camera setups, in order to save a few dollars vs buying complete cables of various lengths. The two downsides to that are a) creating your own custom cable lengths and soldering, twisting in cables, etc., takes time, and b) people like myself don't have soldering tools, or know how to use them, and don't have the desire to learn, and would rather just spend another $15 on an extra cable of another length. Sounds like too much time and effort to save a few bucks. But I may still be misunderstanding what you're saying.
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It's OK, lets drop this line of conversation. I do have one question though. Although the 879 is very popular with video folks, it doesn't appear to have an LPad. At least I can't see it in the literature. Is this the case? If so, is feeding that audio directly into C100/300 with no mixer/conditioner in the middle OK? This is one reason I use the Rode SVMX- pad built into the unit.
 
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