Mic to Use with Panasonic 102B

[ShawnQuah]

Hi

I am looking for a mic to use with my Panasonic 102B, do you have any recommendations as well as where is a good place to buy?

 

[Jemhadar]

You try Sim Lim Sq Hung Bros @ level 3 or Wailian Electronics @ level 1.
1) Sennheiser ME66
2) Audio-Technica AT897
3) Rode NTG-1, 2 or 3

Cheers!

 

[ShawnQuah]

Hi Hi

Great! Thank you. Will check them out!

 

[tengo]

Sennheiser ME66 is not a good choice if you want to mount it on the camera ENG style. It is a long shot-gun meant to be mounted on a boom pole.

Let's say you mount it on a camera and try to get some sound bites during an event, the mic picks up all the noise behind the person talking... as it is a highly directional mic, i.e. it picks up everything in the narrow angle, short and far...

If you want a mount-on mic, get ME64 or equivalent short shot-gun, i.e. the pickup pattern is wider and shorter (good for picking up two person talking) and it does not pick up too much of the noise behind the people talking. The sound in the direction is attenuated after roughly a few metres...

I have tried both extensively.

 

[Bamboopictures]

I've not tried this. But seems like a very handy mic.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665908004
Test results here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUYb2mzplA

 

[takuya]

Quite frankly the Rode Videomic should be good enough for general applications. If you really value sound and need the quality you should get a sound recordist in.

Point to consider with the other mics. Besides their length and weight, the ME66,Rode NTG 3 and AT 897 are hyper/super cardiods and their pickups are very directional. This may not be what you want if you are holding a wide shot or mid-shot.