Oktava MK012 vs Rode NT3

bmowell

bmowell

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I stumbled across DV estores' mic comparison yesterday and had planned on buying an Oktava for indoor audio. However, after listening to the Rode NT3, I'm not so sure. I tried to compare the sound quality of the two different units via an Oktava sound file that I found on a completely different website, but as the speaker was not the same, it proved to be next to impossible.

Does anyone have an opinion of which is a better mic for interior work?

I'm an audiophile and after repeatedly listening to the soundfiles, personally, even though the NT3 is a hyper cardioid, it produces sound very similar to an MKH-416 shotgun (at least in a controlled studio environment), and would seem to match well with the 416.

Maybe my headphones are just on cockeyed!

Any opinions?

One other thing. Unfortunately, unless I can con some college student into blowing their weekends for about four months, I'm going to have to shoot without a boom operator during exterior shoots. I realize the audio quality suffers when the mic is attached to the camera...even with shockmounting, a softie and eliminating cable "bump". That being said, what are some of the things that I can do to improve the quality of camera mounted audio. I'm planning on using some kind of stabalizing rig i.e. a fig rig or a DvRigPro. If I attach the mics to the rig rather than the camera itself, will that help any?

Any opinions of a good camera mounted shockmount? Is there a big difference between the K-tek Kssm and the shockmount that Oktava makes?

The closer to the subject the better I suppose, but I'm used to shooting on a dfferent camera than the 100b. Would a WA adapter help? My last camera didn't really fill the frame up close when set to wide. Will the 100b fill it to the point where its unusable. I'd try it at the moment, but its 4am and I think I'm going to go to bed.

Thanks,

Bradley
 
(this should be in the "Audio" forum, and will probably get moved by a moderator.)
I use an NT3 a lot and have been very happy with it, it's not too expensive and great for indoors shoots. I just hang it above the scene using a boom stand. I think you'll find the Oktava 012 with the hyper capsule is very very well regarded in these fora and the NT3 is considered to be good, but not as good. Interesting, there isn't any place that I can find that has the 2 mics in a direct back to back comparison with audio clips. That would be quite interesting as I am considering adding an Oktava to my growing pile of gear.
One more thing, as an on-camera mic the NT3 is pretty heavy, even as a boom mic, it's weight is not trivial for a long shoot. I am not sure how much the Oktava weighs but that might be a consideration for you. I also have a Rode Video mic which comes shock-mounted, has a switchable low filter, and is light as a feather. The sound quality is similar but not as warm as the NT3, and you still have to be very careful handling the camera to avoid handling noise and it still pics up some motor noise, albiet at a low level and mostly detectable if things are very quiet. Mark
 
the problem with an on camera mic is not mounting, its distance to sound source and axis of microphone being determined by axis of camera.
 
ive used on cam mics before in dramatic work once or twice. But both were in situations where in moving vehicles where I couldnt get in there, and I knew camera would be in the talents face.
 
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