Need help choosing wireless system

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yuvalony

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Hello,

I have the dvx100b, and would like to buy the best wireless system
I can get for less than 400$.
I need it for outdoor and indoor interviews filming, and I'll be doing all the work myself.
I would prefer a system that works on AA batteries if possible, but the sound quality and reliability are the most important things.

Thank you.
 
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Decent wireless is going to cost you more like $600/channel. Sennheiser G3 is basically universally recommended as entry-level wireless.
 
yuvalony said:
Hello,

I have the dvx100b, and would like to buy the best wireless system
I can get for less than 400$.
I need it for outdoor and indoor interviews filming, and I'll be doing all the work myself.
I would prefer a system that works on AA batteries if possible, but the sound quality and reliability are the most important things.

Thank you.
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If you are doing interviews, why go wireless at all? You'll most likely be in a fixed spot with the interview subject seated most of the time. There's no need for the mobility that wireless provides in that circumstance. A high quaility hard-wired lav on 20 foot cable plugged directly into the XLR input of your camera will give higher quality sound at a considerably lower price than you'll have to fork over for an entry level professional grade wireless.
 
Steve House said:
If you are doing interviews, why go wireless at all? You'll most likely be in a fixed spot with the interview subject seated most of the time. There's no need for the mobility that wireless provides in that circumstance. A high quaility hard-wired lav on 20 foot cable plugged directly into the XLR input of your camera will give higher quality sound at a considerably lower price than you'll have to fork over for an entry level professional grade wireless.
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And a hand-held reporter interview mic. will give you even better quality. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Thanks guys.
I considered buying hard-wired mic, but on some projects, I needed the mobility.
As I said, I work alone, so if I do a walking interview or if my subject is talking to another, I can't take care of the wire.
So back to my original question.
 
yuvalony said:
Thanks guys.
I considered buying hard-wired mic, but on some projects, I needed the mobility.
As I said, I work alone, so if I do a walking interview or if my subject is talking to another, I can't take care of the wire.
So back to my original question.
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Prevailing opinion is that the Sennheiser G3 with an upgraded mic capsule is the minimum entry level system for serious work. A bit over your stated budget though.
 
The reason for the "minimum entry-level system" is because anything that costs less than that is practically guaranteed to be a cheap, unreliable, plastic toy. Some people here (who learn the hard way) have an old cardboard box in the garage full of dead wireless mic systems to prove it. If you really need a wireless mic for a production, then budget the cost of renting a decent kit.
 
Thanks again.
Is there a way to buy only the mic first, to use it as a hard-weired mic, and in the
future to buy the rest of the wireless kit?
If so, which mic is recommended so the total future budget would be 600$?
 
You could buy a lav wired for the G3 kit along with an adapter to provide the right power and then get the G3 kit later, or just rent as needed. Perhaps an EMW and Adapter.

If you plan to go with a different wireless kit, get your lav wired appropriately and get a suitable adapter.
 
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