Can anyone suggest a good lavalier system?

Pinksand23

Pinksand23

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Hello fellow DVX Users!! Hopefully you guys can help me out here! I'm filming a wedding in early October and I would like to use a wireless mic on the groom. I'm searching for a lavalier system but I'm so confused on what to get and what would be compatible with my DVX. What's the difference between UHF and VHF and why is one so much more expensive than the other? What frequency should I get and what is the best out there where I'll be getting the best quality without spending an arm and a leg! Thanks so much in advance :dankk2:
 
Pinksand23 said:
Hello fellow DVX Users!! Hopefully you guys can help me out here! I'm filming a wedding in early October and I would like to use a wireless mic on the groom. I'm searching for a lavalier system but I'm so confused on what to get and what would be compatible with my DVX. What's the difference between UHF and VHF and why is one so much more expensive than the other? What frequency should I get and what is the best out there where I'll be getting the best quality without spending an arm and a leg! Thanks so much in advance :dankk2:
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Hello, I'm new to DVXuser getting into video but I'm an audio guy... If
your looking for a good lavalier you can look at the sennheiser G2
system... it's very easy to setup with the auto scan feature and the
transmitter and receiver are small if you have limited space or a small camera. It sells for about $550 and is the best bang for the buck. It slides on your camera shoe or belt clip if available... the difference
between UHF and VHF is in the short version, UHF is ultra high
frequency (301Mhz-3Ghz) and VHF is very high frequency (30Mhz-
300Mhz). UHF has greater distance than VHF and most systems have
multiple frequencies where has VHF is usually a fixed frequency on an
A and B channel. If you do purchase a wireless stay away from
anything in the 700Mhz band because thats up for auction and any
wireless in that range will very little if any ability to operate in that
band... the 500 or 600Mhz is fine some manufactures have stoped
making systems in this range. Sennheiser no longer produces anything
in the 700 band Lectrosonics doesn't produce anything there
anymore... Shure stopped 700Mhz production a few years ago citing
this over due auction. When your ready to purchase a wireless system
ask your sales associate about the frequency block, (not 700Mhz)
ask if it's frequency agile, (able to switch to different frequncies) auto
scan would be a great feature... ask about replacement parts, (do they stock them) just a few things to ask about when you purchase a
system. Different mounting options shoe mount, aftermarket
brackets such as: BEC or Bracket 1. Never buy a wireless system not
knowing what frequency block... manufactures don't do anything about
unavailable frequencies. If you need more info about what frequency
block is occupied with what you can check with this site;
wireless.fcc.gov I hope this info helps... this is my first time on this
forum so I'm a little unfamiliar on the working here. Take care!



The Phantom Rider
 
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Again, this really is a topic for the Audio forum, as this exact topic has been discussed to great lengths there.

Welcome to the forums, Phantom Rider. You might want to take a look around and get a feel for the community norms... how people post, what types of posts draw fire, etc. It also helps to read replies that are already posted in any given thread so as to avoid repeating information that's already been posted a thousand times over. Have fun with it, but maintain respect for the other users and for the forum rules (not insinuating that you haven't, but just making sure that you keep it in mind).
 
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C2V said:
Again, this really is a topic for the Audio forum, as this exact topic has been discussed to great lengths there.

Welcome to the forums, Phantom Rider. You might want to take a look around and get a feel for the community norms... how people post, what types of posts draw fire, etc. It also helps to read replies that are already posted in any given thread so as to avoid repeating information that's already been posted a thousand times over. Have fun with it, but maintain respect for the other users and for the forum rules (not insinuating that you haven't, but just making sure that you keep it in mind).
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Welcome to the forums, C2V.
You might want to chill a little and don´t critizise people for giving a good and valuable answer, even if the answer would be the number one hit on a search for that topic.
But why bother?
So again, welcome to the forums. Have fun with it, but maintain respect for the other users and for the forum rules (not insinuating that you haven't, but just making sure that you keep it in mind).:huh:
 
Wow. I really did not mean to criticize. I believe there was a line on there about "not knowing the workings around here." And though I'm fairly new to DVXuser, I've been around other digital creation forums for quite a while. Typing in forums, much like the devil's favorite tool, email, cannot convey emotion. I meant no rudeness or disrespect there whatsoever. But in all my time in various forums, topics that are either out of place or well-discussed in other spots are often redirected by the forum members themselves. Just tryin' to stear traffice back to something that's been up for a while.

And throwing things back in the face of the person you're "reprimanding" really doesn't make it much better than the post you're trying to thwart, now does it?
 
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