mic spacer for shock-mount?

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nickbeef

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Been shooting with DSLR's for a while and just upgraded to a C100. I'm excited about having more pro-features for my commercial shooting projects.

I had a shoot the other day where I had to do quick customer testimonials, so I put my Rode NTG-2 mic into the C100's on camera shock-mount, only to realize that it doesn't quite fit. The shock mount it adjustable on the C100, but the mic is too small in it's circumfrence, and the C100 adjusts for larger, not smaller mics. I'm guessing there must be some kind of rubber spacer that goes around the shaft of the mic and increases it's circumference, but I've been searching and can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

And yes, I can see that I could wrap a bunch of rubber bands, or just fold up a piece of cardboard, or some other DIY solution, but there must be a pro solution that for this, right?
 
...by the way, I just realized that "shock mount" might not be the correct term for what I'm referring to. It's the "microphone holder". In any case, it's not tight enough for my mic - how can I fix this?
 
There are lots of ways of increasing the diameter of the microphone, the most commonly used is lots of wraps of electrical tape.... It works, but looks bad. Another way is to get the rubber spacer that camera makers often supply.
The neatest and nicest looking is get a couple of 'O' rings from the local auto parts store for just a few cents, and slip them over the mic, they will make up the difference just right.
Buy a few extra and keep in your mic kit for spares.
 
Of course you know that flying a mic on camera is a huge compromise for mic placement. But if you must, ditch the "mic holder" in favor of some kind of real shock mount on the shoe. It won't solve the proximity problem, but it will reduce handling noise.
 
The AT875r comes with a couple of rubber O rings to make the mic body larger and isolate it so a similar solution may suit your mic.

I also sometimes cut some foam rubber to wrap the mic in before clamping on the camera.
 
Use the Rycote Universal Camera Mount which is a proper shockmount that clips onto the camera shoe.

If you are using the shoe for a light - Rycote also do a small bar that clips in the shoe to hold both a light and the mic.
 
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