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Bryan Roberts · February 9th, 2003, 12:22 PM

Ok, so I have had my Panasonic pv-dv852 for about a month now and I've already shot a 2 minute short that turned out great. I am wondering what would be a good mic to invest in for my first external mic. I am more concerned with capturing dialogue and possibly setting up a ghetto boom to use in an upcoming short where there much more talking. Price is a big concern, I really can't afford spending 150+ on this thing, my camcorder and filters and wide angle lense already broke my bank! Thanks everyone!

Dylan Couper · February 10th, 2003, 12:06 AM

Hey!
Give us your exact budget and we will give you some ideas.
You can find a used Sennheiser MKE300 shotgun mic for $120ish, and it will plug into your mic jack, so you don't need XLR inputs.

Bryan Roberts · February 10th, 2003, 07:12 AM

Hey Dylan,
That sounds like a nice price, that's about what I was looking at. I'll check out the for sale forum and ebay and see what I can find. Are mics pretty reliable used?

Dylan Couper · February 10th, 2003, 12:16 PM

I really don't know how reliable used mics are. As with anything used, there are a whole lot of factors that can be taken into consideration to judge it's reliability.

Maybe some of the audio tech oriented guys can give some advice about used mics?

February 9th, 2003, 12:22 PM	#1
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Good first mic? Ok, so I have had my Panasonic pv-dv852 for about a month now and I've already shot a 2 minute short that turned out great. I am wondering what would be a good mic to invest in for my first external mic. I am more concerned with capturing dialogue and possibly setting up a ghetto boom to use in an upcoming short where there much more talking. Price is a big concern, I really can't afford spending 150+ on this thing, my camcorder and filters and wide angle lense already broke my bank! Thanks everyone!

February 10th, 2003, 12:06 AM	#2
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Hey! Give us your exact budget and we will give you some ideas. You can find a used Sennheiser MKE300 shotgun mic for $120ish, and it will plug into your mic jack, so you don't need XLR inputs.

February 10th, 2003, 07:12 AM	#3
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Hey Dylan, That sounds like a nice price, that's about what I was looking at. I'll check out the for sale forum and ebay and see what I can find. Are mics pretty reliable used?

February 10th, 2003, 12:16 PM	#4
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I really don't know how reliable used mics are. As with anything used, there are a whole lot of factors that can be taken into consideration to judge it's reliability. Maybe some of the audio tech oriented guys can give some advice about used mics?