Proaim Blimp?

I just received the Proaim blimp in the mail. Rather than make people read the whole thread, I added my opinion of it to the original post. Please look there.
 
Thought I would post a couple of photos showing how you can use it with the handle in the middle. The web photos I have seen do not show that.

Blimp mid handle.jpgBlimp mid mount.jpg
 
graywolf said:
Yes, but it can be replaced with something else when it fails. Also, mine will not be used much on a fishpole, but usually stand mounted.
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Replaced with what?

Most aftermarket suspension systems don't fit because of the non-standard size of the blimp which by the way is almost useless in function.

Not trying to rag on your purchase, as I bought one some time back. But my advice for anyone looking would be to avoid this blimp setup.
 
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Almost useless in function?

Mine seems to work fine, except when the wind is almost exactly 90 degrees across the end of the mic, the worse case with any wind proofing.

The only thing I see wrong with the suspension system is those very thin rubber bands. I will eventually replace them. I have no idea if Rycote Lyre mounts will fit, but I expect they will. I have the R series blimp, supposedly a copy of the older Rycotes. I suspect you have the S series which is a copy of the Sennheiser blimps and smaller in diameter than the R.

As I said, at $99 I am happy, I suspect I would not be if I had paid $200 for it. Sorry to hear yours did not work out for you.
 
It is probably suited to that budget mic but anything heavier or a proper shotgun will show it's limitations.

As you say $99 is not much to pay but anyone expecting a Rode or Rycote performance with better mics such as the NTG3 etc should save up and get a proper one.
 
Nothing works fine with that budget mic. It is junk, the only mic I own that I do not consider professionally acceptable. I just used it to make the photo. The blimp works okay with my AT4073A however.

My final word on this Proaim Blimp: Fine for hobby use. I would not recommend it if you are making your living with it.
 
Yeah, as someone who has used the Proaim one a lot and now own a Rode Blimp V2.0, I can say *AVOID* the Proaim blimp.

Only get it if you are VERY budget constrained *and* do not care too much about sound.
 
Sigh!

Blimps, really Zepplins as they have a rigid frame, are pretty simple things. All they do is provide a dead air space for the microphone.

Many of us have made DIY versions that are not the best thought out, but they do work. The Proaim one I have here is basically a copy of the older rubber band shock mount Rycote and probably works as well as that one did. The fuzzy muff fur is a bit short and it fits a bit loosely. It works, but it is not going to impress your clients if they are name brand conscious.

Maybe the older ones were worse, I do not know (this one is current production), but it is not as bad as all these guys are saying.

On the otherhand, if you can afford a $2000 shotgun mic, why are you even looking at a $99 blimp? In fact, why are you looking at old tech blimps at all when there are those new teardrop shaped ones that reportedly work much better?
 
I have found some more info on Proaim. Some positive, some negative. Most of it indicates that there stuff works, but is second rate. However it is low priced. That pretty much agrees with my accessment of the blimp.
 
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