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Posted by Richard Crowley on 05/29/06 13:37
peter wrote:
> I'm shooting wedding for a relative.
>
> I want to have interviews on tape, so friends/family can
> comment on the wedding or offer their blessings.
>
> In the past I relied on on-camera mic. The result is always
> too much background noise. I want better result.
>
> TV news crew use a hand held omni mic to do this. One
> interview mic that gets mentioned often is electrovoice 635.
>
> Question is, does it have high enough output so that after a
> beachtek XLR-to-mini conversion, there is enough to be
> recorded by a camcorder like trv900? Or would I need
> a preamp?
The levels match nicely. I have that combination
myself.
> Is it also possible to use a camera mounted short shotgun
> mic (e.g. AT897) to achive similar result? It would be
> more convenient to not have to lug a mic+cable around.
> What is the pros and cons of the two approaches?
A camera-mounted mic is usually the worst possible
choice. However for wandering through the reception
and getting "hit-n-run" greetings, etc. a true short
"shotgun" (actually a hyper-cardioid) might be workable
depending on what kind of quality vs. spontenaety you
are going for.
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