Mic's Tested w/AF100?

kylekmd said:
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Pretty much every mic we mentioned before in the earlier thread will be OKAY if you use an inline pad/attenuator, like the SHURE A15AS.

https://secure.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=A15AS&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
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I did get that out of the thread, but everyone was really just speculating. I don't doubt it's very knowledgeable speculation, but I just think it would be nice to get feedback on real-world testing. I'd rather not shell out on an expensive mic just to find out that using the pad-setup with the AF100 turns out to supply poor audio.
 
Have not received the AF100 yet, but I use an SD302 to feed an audio recorder and camera simultaneously.
It has great Mic pres, limiters, metering and monitoring, and will impedance match anything out there. So no worries when the AF100 arrives.

All the Best!
 
David W. Jones said:
Have not received the AF100 yet, but I use an SD302 to feed an audio recorder and camera simultaneously.
It has great Mic pres, limiters, metering and monitoring, and will impedance match anything out there. So no worries when the AF100 arrives.

All the Best!
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Obviously, that's a fantastic solution, and as I can think of it, would cover almost every audio situation I could find myself. However, it is a pricey solution and makes it difficult to move about quickly if I'm by myself. I'd really just love to purchase a good onboard mic that is in the range of around $500. That's why It'd be great to just see some people report back about the sound they are getting with their mics.
 
[FONT=&quot]Today's microphone testing on the AG AF-101 resulted in some very usable insights.

On-camera stereo mic: the Audio Technica AT BP4025 is pricy (approx. US$ 800+) but goes very well
with the camera, provided you commit the -10bd attenuator and set the camera to -50 db in the menu.
Great, natural sound, even with a Rycote softie.

Directional mic for on- and off-boom-use: the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Audio Technica [/FONT][FONT=&quot]AT875R gives great sound
value for the money (US $ 200+). Contrary to what I thought, no attenuator is required.
Volume dial in middle position.

Lavalier mike: today we tested an old, cable-bound Sennheiser K6 lavalier (10 ys).
Sound was crisp, dynamic, with volume settings in the middle of the dial,
again without the need for an attenuator. In fact, I bought a -18db att. for the
Sennheiser which in the end was not needed at all.

Sound - the "other" 50% of a movie ...

Regards, Martin



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