Good deal? Applicable?

[Chamber005]

I'm the worst when it comes to mics.

I love the countrymans for lavs, but for shottys there's just such a breadth of choices.

I've got the opprotunity to pick up a pair (ugh!) of AKG c568s for 400 bucks. Individually they're 650 dollar mics. Should I just go for this and be done with it? Where do these mics stack up against say, an NTG 3, Oktava, etc?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/306400-REG/AKG_2168_Z_00040_C568_Short_Shotgun_Microphone.html

There're individual Oktavas available for around 250.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Oktava-MK-012-0...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53da8a3600

Thanks guys!!

 

[Chamber005]

Bump. Anyone?

 

[mainstreetprod]

I've never seen that model mentioned for boom mic use. Doesn't mean it won't work, but certain models are favorites here and with good reason- they are tried and true.
Octava is unbeatable in its price range for indoors, with handling noise it's only real drawback. 516, NT-3 and 4073 for outdoor use come up most often (unless over $1000, Schoeps being the favorite then).

 

[Chadfish]

Shotgun: Rode NTG-3 Same as a MKH416, only half the price. 700.00 Totally worth it.
Hyper: Audio Technica AT4053 is great bang for the price - 500.00

NT3 is a good indoor cardioid for how cheap it is, but it's pretty brittle. I have a comparison trhread here of these mics.

 

[FreddGhun]

good deal