Oktava MK012A?

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Not incredible. I have used the card. for dialog but you will pick up more room so it depends on what the shoot is. If you can get close then it's not a big problem. You can get the capsule on it's own so if you have the cardioid then you could just buy the hyper cap. for not all that much.
 
Listened to some shootouts with the Oktava MK012, both hyper and cardioid. I was curious what you all thought about it on a boom-- the shootout picked up a LOT of handling noise.

Is there another microphone kit similar to the Oktava that has the capsules for a hypercardioid and a cardioid that you've found to be slightly better, but not tooo much more expensive? If I get capsules then I'm getting more than one mic essentially. Priced around $300, that makes the Oktava a good bet for my budget.

Thoughts?


(considering what i've dug up on the forums, and read elsewhere, the oktava does seem epic. anyone know of a shootout or some recordings of matched pairs?)
 
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Due to the handling noise issue, the Oktava must have a first class shock mount, such as KTek KSSM. A graphite boom pole might help too. WIth the shockmount you are good to go. Next best mic with changeable capsules is more like $600 (SE300/CK93).
 
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