HMC150- boom mic at DVinfo.net

Greg Harris · December 29th, 2009, 11:52 AM

Hello everyone, currently I'm writing my first indie film and plan on shooting in the summer. Can someone recommend a decent boom mic that I can attach to my HMC150. I don't have a huge budget so anything on the cheap side with decent audio will work!!

thanks

Edward Carlson · December 29th, 2009, 01:15 PM

I love the Røde NTG-1. I have one on my DVC30 and have used it on a boom as well. It's an awesome mic for the money.

Robert M Wright · December 29th, 2009, 03:59 PM

What kind of money are you wanting to spend?

Barry Green · December 30th, 2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Harris

Hello everyone, currently I'm writing my first indie film and plan on shooting in the summer. Can someone recommend a decent boom mic that I can attach to my HMC150. I don't have a huge budget so anything on the cheap side with decent audio will work!!

thanks

Any mic attached to the camera is going to deliver profoundly inferior results, as compared to getting the mic off the camera and up on a boom pole.

The #1 most-important thing for good dialogue recording is to get the mic as close as you possibly can to the source of the sound. I'd much rather have a $150 Azden on a boom, than a $1,000 Sennheiser 416 mounted on the camera.

The only time mounting a mic on the camera is acceptable would be for something like news shooting.

Greg Harris · December 30th, 2009, 10:04 AM

Thanks Barry, you're the man!!

Scott Hayes · December 30th, 2009, 05:20 PM

i second the Rode NTG-1. it's form factor is perfect for the 150, and it runs on
phantom power.

Robert M Wright · December 30th, 2009, 06:01 PM

For a reasonably decent low cost mic, I really like the Azden SGM-2X. It's basically like getting 2 mics in one (an omni and a shotty - interchangeable barrels). You sure couldn't buy 2 better mics separately for less.

Robert Turchick · December 30th, 2009, 10:55 PM

Last week I picked up the B&H boom kit with the Rode NTG-3. Seriously, the mic is amazing and if you hurry you can get the blimp for a buck! I also ended up getting the Sound Devices MM-1 preamp which allows headphone monitoring at the mic and I will be able to plug it into my wireless rig for real freedom!
That said, Rode makes good stuff and I'm sure the NTG-1 or 2 sound great as well!

Greg Harris · March 11th, 2010, 02:27 PM

I'm thinking of getting this Mic

MXL | FR-304 Professional Shotgun Microphone | FR-304 | B&H

and this boom

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/319984-REG/K_Tek_KE_69_KE_69_Avalon_Series_Aluminum.html
And this cable

Audio-Technica | 3-pin XLR Male to 3-pin XLR Female | AT8314-20

Do you guys know what wind shield I could use? FYI, I've never used a boom mic before so this is all new to me. What do you guys think of this set up for my HMC150?

December 30th, 2009, 10:55 PM	#8
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Last week I picked up the B&H boom kit with the Rode NTG-3. Seriously, the mic is amazing and if you hurry you can get the blimp for a buck! I also ended up getting the Sound Devices MM-1 preamp which allows headphone monitoring at the mic and I will be able to plug it into my wireless rig for real freedom! That said, Rode makes good stuff and I'm sure the NTG-1 or 2 sound great as well! __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

December 29th, 2009, 11:52 AM	#1
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	HMC150- boom mic Hello everyone, currently I'm writing my first indie film and plan on shooting in the summer. Can someone recommend a decent boom mic that I can attach to my HMC150. I don't have a huge budget so anything on the cheap side with decent audio will work!! thanks

December 29th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	I love the Røde NTG-1. I have one on my DVC30 and have used it on a boom as well. It's an awesome mic for the money.

December 29th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#3
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	What kind of money are you wanting to spend?

December 30th, 2009, 10:04 AM	#5
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	Thanks Barry, you're the man!!

December 30th, 2009, 05:20 PM	#6
Scott Hayes Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 692	i second the Rode NTG-1. it's form factor is perfect for the 150, and it runs on phantom power.

December 30th, 2009, 06:01 PM	#7
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	For a reasonably decent low cost mic, I really like the Azden SGM-2X. It's basically like getting 2 mics in one (an omni and a shotty - interchangeable barrels). You sure couldn't buy 2 better mics separately for less.

March 11th, 2010, 02:27 PM	#9
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	I'm thinking of getting this Mic MXL \| FR-304 Professional Shotgun Microphone \| FR-304 \| B&H and this boom http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/319984-REG/K_Tek_KE_69_KE_69_Avalon_Series_Aluminum.html And this cable Audio-Technica \| 3-pin XLR Male to 3-pin XLR Female \| AT8314-20 Do you guys know what wind shield I could use? FYI, I've never used a boom mic before so this is all new to me. What do you guys think of this set up for my HMC150?