external light and mic

[teruranse]

hi... i was wondering if it is possible for those digital handheld video cam to fix external light and mic? i know that the digital cam all comes with built-in light and mic but i doubt if its good enough for low light situations like in wedding dinners... i have seen a videographer using just a hand held video cam with external light and mic for a wedding dinner... didnt really get a closeup look but i think the brackets looks like its diy stuff...

cheerz

 

[vince123123]

Yeap it is surely possible, as you have mentioned, there are both off the shelf professional alternatives, as well as DIY brackets to fit both light and/or mic.

IF your camera comes with a hot shoe, you can put the light and/or mic there. If you need both, there are Y shaped hot shoe adapters where you can make one hot shoe into two.

Alternatively, those bracket things can be used to attach your mic/light off your hotshoe.

hi... i was wondering if it is possible for those digital handheld video cam to fix external light and mic? i know that the digital cam all comes with built-in light and mic but i doubt if its good enough for low light situations like in wedding dinners... i have seen a videographer using just a hand held video cam with external light and mic for a wedding dinner... didnt really get a closeup look but i think the brackets looks like its diy stuff...

cheerz

 

[sundazz]

hi... i was wondering if it is possible for those digital handheld video cam to fix external light and mic? i know that the digital cam all comes with built-in light and mic but i doubt if its good enough for low light situations like in wedding dinners... i have seen a videographer using just a hand held video cam with external light and mic for a wedding dinner... didnt really get a closeup look but i think the brackets looks like its diy stuff...

cheerz

yes.. as vince123123 mentioned.. u can DIY.. some cam comes with one hot shoe and another mic holder.. maybe u can states wat camera are u using so people can advise more..

anyway i have the following video lite for sales.. chk out here > http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=297795

cheers.

 

[teruranse]

Yeap it is surely possible, as you have mentioned, there are both off the shelf professional alternatives, as well as DIY brackets to fit both light and/or mic.

IF your camera comes with a hot shoe, you can put the light and/or mic there. If you need both, there are Y shaped hot shoe adapters where you can make one hot shoe into two.

Alternatively, those bracket things can be used to attach your mic/light off your hotshoe.

unfortunately my cam got no hotshoe so i guess i will have to diy the brackets liao... byw anyone where i can diy the brackets and where can i get the lights and mic? the videographer i saw was using the light with an external battery i think...

 

[vince123123]

Rode Videomic is a good cost effective option.

Frezzolini lights are good too (but a bit expensive).

Both can be gotten at B&H.

unfortunately my cam got no hotshoe so i guess i will have to diy the brackets liao... byw anyone where i can diy the brackets and where can i get the lights and mic? the videographer i saw was using the light with an external battery i think...

 

[teruranse]

Rode Videomic is a good cost effective option.

Frezzolini lights are good too (but a bit expensive).

Both can be gotten at B&H.

tks for the info... but where is b & h?

 

[vince123123]

Its an online megastore. www.bhphotovideo.com

tks for the info... but where is b & h?

 

[teruranse]

Its an online megastore. www.bhphotovideo.com

i see.... any local shops that have those too?

tks

 

[vince123123]

RODE has a local distributor, I'll try dig it up for you tommorrow.

Im not quite sure abt Frezzolini - but the same distributor who sells RODE also sells an LCD verison of a video light - not sure about the effectiveness though.