mitchellfox
Regarding the Rode videomic, (with my TRV38)I tried one myself and was not happy with it. In this shooting location, it picked up a lot of low end even with low-cut filer engaged; it did not seem to be noise or hum (which I have had with other shotguns). It was just very muddy, compared with other mics used by other cameras in that room. I later tested the mic in a completely different situation and got the same results. I am tempted to buy another videomic and try it, on the premise that I go a "bad one."
I tried the Sennheiser ske300 and the Azden SGMX and both had loud hum, which changed when I moved the mic away from the camera body. the hum is transmitted (by vibration, I think) through the camera body to the mic. It only changes when I physically move the mic off the body. I tried my own version of adapters to shock mount, but nothing worked. I don't want to spend as much for a shock mount as I do fir the mic. So, it looks like the videomic in my only choice right now for my camera.
Thanks
Mitchell Fox
I tried the Sennheiser ske300 and the Azden SGMX and both had loud hum, which changed when I moved the mic away from the camera body. the hum is transmitted (by vibration, I think) through the camera body to the mic. It only changes when I physically move the mic off the body. I tried my own version of adapters to shock mount, but nothing worked. I don't want to spend as much for a shock mount as I do fir the mic. So, it looks like the videomic in my only choice right now for my camera.
Thanks
Mitchell Fox