which microphone boom stand you suggest between these 2 manfrotto?

Narration is typically voice-over and the narrator does not appear on camera. In that scenario there's no reason you need to boom the mic as you might with an interview where you don't want it to appear in the shot. Either one of those stands would work but anything that holds the mic 10 inches or so in front on the narrator's mouth would work as well. Narration is typically recorded in a sound booth using a studio microphone.
 
I have a couple of those combi booms as well as an Avenger version which is a bit more heavy duty. They work great. Decently made and you can boom lights and even flash heads if you counterbalance everything properly. They also work as a regular light stand. Where they may get bad reviews or fail is when you don't counterbalance the weight and just try to tighten down the lock. You can strip it that way.
 
While the stands from B&H will work, they are light stands, not microphone stands. They don't have the normal microphone thread on the end. So you will have to buy a thread adapter to go from the 1/4" or 3/8" typical of a light stand to the 5/8" microphone thread.

I'm assuming you are in the US, where the 5/8" thread is used.

This is what is on the end of the Manfrotto light stands:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/304651-REG/Manfrotto_013_013_Double_Ended_Spigot.html

This is what you need to adapt it for a microphone: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...e=&network=g&gclid=CJeIi_Gpm8MCFYVafgodRYUAgA

 
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What many folks do is use a C-stand + fishpole holder/boom mate + boom pole. This way you also have a nice piece of grip gear with a billion uses, and a boom pole that can be held by an operator, if either of these needs ever arise for you. If you're only ever going to do what you initially posted about, then nevermind.
 
"This is what is on the end of the Manfrotto light stands:"
- The the link shows a 1/4"-20 (typical for cameras, hotshoe mounts) and 3/8"-16 coarse (typical for film sound booms, shock mounts, ect.) If you need a 5/8" MI mic stand adapter, , they don't cost much at all.
 
Josh Bass said:
What many folks do is use a C-stand + fishpole holder/boom mate + boom pole. This way you also have a nice piece of grip gear with a billion uses, and a boom pole that can be held by an operator, if either of these needs ever arise for you. If you're only ever going to do what you initially posted about, then nevermind.
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Josh Bass said:
What many folks do is use a C-stand + fishpole holder/boom mate + boom pole. This way you also have a nice piece of grip gear with a billion uses, and a boom pole that can be held by an operator, if either of these needs ever arise for you. If you're only ever going to do what you initially posted about, then nevermind.
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I have a couple of the 420b stands. They work great for what the are; a light weight versatile stand. C-stands are much more robust, but if you are traveling light, they are good. I also use them for small lighting fixtures. You will want to ballast the base as well as the boom.

Grant
 
Paul F said:
While the stands from B&H will work, they are light stands, not microphone stands. They don't have the normal microphone thread on the end. So you will have to buy a thread adapter to go from the 1/4" or 3/8" typical of a light stand to the 5/8" microphone thread.

I'm assuming you are in the US, where the 5/8" thread is used.

This is what is on the end of the Manfrotto light stands:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/304651-REG/Manfrotto_013_013_Double_Ended_Spigot.html

This is what you need to adapt it for a microphone: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...e=&network=g&gclid=CJeIi_Gpm8MCFYVafgodRYUAgA
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This really depends on whether you're using a musician's style mic clip or a shockmounted video-style. I've never really seen a musician/recording studio mount on set, usually it's the guts of a blimp (though I'm no expert on hollywood sets). Video-centric stuff is usually the 3/8 thread.

I'd second a c-stand (actually I use a baby roller since the base is spread out and heavy enough to only need weight if I'm really reaching). The stand with boom holder and a good microphone boom sounds good as far as multi uses for your bucks - I've never purchased the boom holder since it seems like having a blimp and fur on the end could be hard to keep at an exact angle due to weight and the boom turning, but they may be tighter than they look.

I really dislike stands with the built-in 1.4-20 threaded post sticking out, and usually saw those off. Some light spuds that are stubby won't go down enough to sit firmly when they hit that thing. I'd say get something with a standard baby arm and a 5/8 baby to 3/8 threaded post (or baby to mic clip, depending on your clip).
 
Hxd Ped said:
That's what this is for.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MA100OSS
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Actually it's not - that's to put a 3/8 clip (like a shockmount & blimp) on a musician-style mic stand... in which case I'd bet your boom would just sag all day - other than the really heavy duty drum overhead style stands they use in recording studios, your average guitar-store mic stand won't hold much weight without needing tightening all day.

I was referring to getting a 3/8 or 5/8 microphone holder (whether a simple sure 5/8 mic clip, or a 3/8 blimp) on a baby-sized boom, in lieu of using an actual boom pole with a stand holder. I wouldn't bring a musician-style mic stand for video use, they're just too flimsy.
 
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