Is this any good?

[Steve McClean]

Hey i'm thinking about buying this shotgun mic but I don't really know to much about them....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170217957932

is this a good one?


ever used rode shotgun mics?

I'm thinking just straight hooking it up to my hvx200.


thanks a lot

steve

 

[Zander]

That's a great mic.

 

[John Froton]

The Rode NTG-2 is nice for the price. Many people recommend it. If you want to spend a little closer to $500 you will get a better quality mic out of the Audio Technica 4073a.

If you want the indoor/outdoor versatility of a hypercardioid, try looking at the Oktava MK-012 or AKG Blueline with the hypercardioid capsules.

Basically a shotgun is good for outdoor and acoustically open environments and not so good indoors around reflective environments, whereas a hypercardioid can work in both situations but does not have quite the narrow pickup or extended reach of a shotgun mic.

The biggest rule of thumb for good audio is to get the mic CLOSE to the source --- within 2 feet if you can --- and remember that a cheap $200 dollar mic that is close will generally sound better than a $1000 mic that is far away.