Mounting mic on FX1 at DVinfo.net

Derek Serra · February 24th, 2005, 04:31 AM

I've just mounted a mic on my FX1 in the same place as the mic on the Z1. The threaded 2.5mm holes are already there, hidden under a rubber strip. I punched holes through the rubber, and screwed on a home-made Z-shaped little bracket. I then screwed an existing mic holder with shock mount to my bracket. Looks great, and IMO is better than the Z1's, as the rubber strip acts as an isolator between the camera and mic - unlike the Z1's, which is bolted straight on with no insulation.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · February 24th, 2005, 04:44 AM

Derek,
I think that a lot of us would appreciate if you could take some stills of your setup and make them available to us.
I'm certainly interested. How did you realise that the holes were under the rubber strip?

Robin

Bryan McCullough · February 24th, 2005, 05:13 AM

Yes, please post pictures!

Sean M Lee · February 24th, 2005, 09:17 AM

the Z1 does have rubber isolaters in the mic clamp. : )

Derek Serra · February 24th, 2005, 02:11 PM

Sean - I checked out my friends Z1 and to me it looked like the solid plastic mic mount was just screwed onto the side of the LCD. Where are the rubber isolators?

I knew that the holes where there as I removed the rubber strip within an hour of getting the camera! I'd like to post pics - any idea of hoe I can attach a pic on this forum?

Sean M Lee · February 24th, 2005, 02:29 PM

inside the mic mount. I can't say they are vey effective, though. I put a buddy's Beyer MCE 86 in it and wasn't really thrilled with the fit, it was a bit wobbly. I'll probably tweek it a bit when I get my mic.

Derek Serra · February 25th, 2005, 01:30 AM

My Sennheiser also didn't fit - luckily I had some fancy rubber isolator stuff to wrap around the mic to geive it a snug fit. Rubber inner-tubing will work as well.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · February 25th, 2005, 02:07 AM

Derek,
I use www.photobucket.com a lot for uploading pictures.
I'm sure that there are other hosts, but I know that this one is very good.

Robin

Derek Serra · February 25th, 2005, 03:50 PM

Gary, I've mailed off pics of my mic holder with home-made bracket, as well as my home-made "HDRig" which cost about $ 50 in total. Up front is a Century Optics Wide + Ultra Wide kit - fantastic glass. Using the rig is a dream compared to hand-holding the whole day, especially on doccies.

Bryan McCullough · February 25th, 2005, 06:28 PM

Here are Derek's pictures:

http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Camerarig.JPG

http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Micmount1.JPG

http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Micmount2.JPG

David Cherniack · February 25th, 2005, 08:04 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Derek Serra : Sean - I checked out my friends Z1 and to me it looked like the solid plastic mic mount was just screwed onto the side of the LCD. Where are the rubber isolators? -->>>

There aren't any. The mic mount for the Z1 is awful. Tranfers every sound of operation to your tracks.

A small Beyer mic holder in the hot shoe works very well also.

Dustin Cross · February 25th, 2005, 08:22 PM

Derek,

What brand is the mic holder you used? I would like to put one of these on my FX1.

Jerry Mohn · February 25th, 2005, 09:16 PM

Does this mount work? I picked one up on EBAY for $75 bucks, it is well over $100 at B&H.

Derek Serra · February 26th, 2005, 12:20 AM

For the life of me I can't remember where I got the mount I'm using - I found it in my storeroom. What's nice about it is that the whole thing clips on and off, leaving behind only the bracket and a little clip. The rubber strip on the side of the lcd acts as an isolator, so oddly this works better than the Z1 mount, which transfers handling sound. The CAC mount should work - I saw it on the B&H site a while back as well. I think it's meant for a BetaSP camera.

Steve Shovlar · February 26th, 2005, 03:18 AM

Derek, can you tell me what the make of your mount is please.
Its not a cac mount by the look of it.

February 24th, 2005, 04:31 AM	#1
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	Mounting mic on FX1 I've just mounted a mic on my FX1 in the same place as the mic on the Z1. The threaded 2.5mm holes are already there, hidden under a rubber strip. I punched holes through the rubber, and screwed on a home-made Z-shaped little bracket. I then screwed an existing mic holder with shock mount to my bracket. Looks great, and IMO is better than the Z1's, as the rubber strip acts as an isolator between the camera and mic - unlike the Z1's, which is bolted straight on with no insulation. __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 24th, 2005, 02:11 PM	#5
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	Sean - I checked out my friends Z1 and to me it looked like the solid plastic mic mount was just screwed onto the side of the LCD. Where are the rubber isolators? I knew that the holes where there as I removed the rubber strip within an hour of getting the camera! I'd like to post pics - any idea of hoe I can attach a pic on this forum? __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 25th, 2005, 01:30 AM	#7
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	My Sennheiser also didn't fit - luckily I had some fancy rubber isolator stuff to wrap around the mic to geive it a snug fit. Rubber inner-tubing will work as well. __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 25th, 2005, 03:50 PM	#9
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	Gary - I've sent pics Gary, I've mailed off pics of my mic holder with home-made bracket, as well as my home-made "HDRig" which cost about $ 50 in total. Up front is a Century Optics Wide + Ultra Wide kit - fantastic glass. Using the rig is a dream compared to hand-holding the whole day, especially on doccies. __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 25th, 2005, 08:22 PM	#12
Dustin Cross Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 133	Derek, What brand is the mic holder you used? I would like to put one of these on my FX1. __________________ Mahalo, Dusty

February 24th, 2005, 04:44 AM	#2
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Derek, I think that a lot of us would appreciate if you could take some stills of your setup and make them available to us. I'm certainly interested. How did you realise that the holes were under the rubber strip? Robin

February 24th, 2005, 05:13 AM	#3
Bryan McCullough Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 842	Yes, please post pictures!

February 24th, 2005, 09:17 AM	#4
Sean M Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 160	the Z1 does have rubber isolaters in the mic clamp. : )

February 24th, 2005, 02:29 PM	#6
Sean M Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 160	inside the mic mount. I can't say they are vey effective, though. I put a buddy's Beyer MCE 86 in it and wasn't really thrilled with the fit, it was a bit wobbly. I'll probably tweek it a bit when I get my mic.

February 25th, 2005, 02:07 AM	#8
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Derek, I use www.photobucket.com a lot for uploading pictures. I'm sure that there are other hosts, but I know that this one is very good. Robin

February 25th, 2005, 06:28 PM	#10
Bryan McCullough Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 842	Here are Derek's pictures: http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Camerarig.JPG http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Micmount1.JPG http://617pg.com/dvinfo/Micmount2.JPG

February 25th, 2005, 08:04 PM	#11
David Cherniack Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 186	<<<-- Originally posted by Derek Serra : Sean - I checked out my friends Z1 and to me it looked like the solid plastic mic mount was just screwed onto the side of the LCD. Where are the rubber isolators? -->>> There aren't any. The mic mount for the Z1 is awful. Tranfers every sound of operation to your tracks. A small Beyer mic holder in the hot shoe works very well also.

February 25th, 2005, 09:16 PM	#13
Jerry Mohn Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 83	Sony CAC-12 mic holder Does this mount work? I picked one up on EBAY for $75 bucks, it is well over $100 at B&H.

February 26th, 2005, 12:20 AM	#14
Derek Serra Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 76	For the life of me I can't remember where I got the mount I'm using - I found it in my storeroom. What's nice about it is that the whole thing clips on and off, leaving behind only the bracket and a little clip. The rubber strip on the side of the lcd acts as an isolator, so oddly this works better than the Z1 mount, which transfers handling sound. The CAC mount should work - I saw it on the B&H site a while back as well. I think it's meant for a BetaSP camera. __________________ Derek Antonio Serra Indie Filmmaker www.indv.co.za

February 26th, 2005, 03:18 AM	#15
Steve Shovlar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 697	Derek, can you tell me what the make of your mount is please. Its not a cac mount by the look of it.