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Billy Yeung
September 12th, 2004, 04:54 AM
Hi all,
I just looking for a hand held microphone which always use by thos ENG as hand held mic . I have checked shure , senn , sony and AT also have no that model (since that mic is thin and very long but not shotgun) . Can you give me some hints about it ?

Regards,
Billy

Don Bloom
September 12th, 2004, 07:01 AM
Probably a Shure. Here in Chicago, it appears that 2 stations use SM57 or 58 and 1 uses the SL61 which is long, thin and comes in your choice of 3 beautiful colors. I use 1 myself and like it a lot.
Check out BH photo in the audio for video, handheld wired mic section for details. BTW, they can both be used with a plugin transmitter for wireless use.

Don B

Nathan Gifford
September 12th, 2004, 08:35 AM
You might want to try the EV 635 for a wired mic. If you are going wireless, I would examine the Sennheiser systems.

Bryan Beasleigh
September 12th, 2004, 03:16 PM
I like the AKG D230. It's all personal preference.

Troy Tiscareno
September 12th, 2004, 04:16 PM
The EV RE50 is another popular ENG mic.

-Troy

Matt Gettemeier
September 12th, 2004, 07:22 PM
The mic you're looking for is the RE50... THAT'S the mic you ALWAYS see these days. Be it NBC, CBS, ABC, The Jon Stewart Show, CNN... you NAME it... that's the mic you see on cam.

I got a D230 and I like it, but I've considered getting the RE50 just because it's both a mic and a PROP... since it's the mic you see the most it gives your interview style shots more credibility.

I'd say that's the cheapest prop/mic you could find for video. There are probably other ENG mics which sound better... but that's the one you ALWAYS see newscasters using on the street.

Bruce S. Yarock
September 12th, 2004, 08:42 PM
matt,
What's the difference between the re 50 and the re50n?

Douglas Spotted Eagle
September 12th, 2004, 08:54 PM
I'm an SL 61 fan, but I also like the PL9. Remember those? I've even got an old Cronkite PL666 that's a lot of fun.

Matt Gettemeier
September 12th, 2004, 09:39 PM
"n" stands for neodymium... hotter output... get that one.

Bruce S. Yarock
September 13th, 2004, 05:51 AM
thanks, Matt.
bruce yarock

Jay Massengill
September 13th, 2004, 01:35 PM
About the only exception to the dominance of the RE50 is in sports, where there are a lot of Sennheiser MD46 handhelds.