EX3 mic holder at DVinfo.net

Enrique Orozco Robles · September 12th, 2013, 08:46 AM

.. broken mic holder... poor (plastic support) design..... any good solution or alternative replacement part out there ? .. do not want to order original plastic part...

thanks to all... great forum....

Andy Wilkinson · September 12th, 2013, 09:01 AM

This is a frequently asked question - I believe they are "designed" to break (rather than break something which would be far more expensive to repair/replace when force is accidentally applied).

There are lots of (good) solutions - just search "broken mic holder" or similar within the XDCAM EX section and you'll find all the threads in seconds - lots of detail, good suggestions and solutions.

However, I personally took my EX3s mic holder off many years ago. For the last 2-3 years have been using the excellent Rycote Invision Video system to hold my Rode NTG-3 and it's WS7 Windshield etc. when I need run-n-gun mic on camera, before that I was using a (not as good) Rode mic support solution.

EDIT: There are a few snaps of what it looks like on the EX3 on this page of my website (note that the design has been improved by Rycote since this was written).

http://www.shootingimage.co.uk/MoreI.../Invision.html

Enrique Orozco Robles · September 13th, 2013, 09:58 AM

Thanks Andy... great work and demos on your site...

Andy Wilkinson · September 13th, 2013, 10:47 AM

Thank you for your comments :-)

I worked in Mexico City around 2004-5 (in a previous career) and really enjoyed the place/people/museums/nightlife/food...I could go on. Never got to your city though. About the only thing I did not enjoy was having to have a body guard minding me most of the time (my employer insisted on it as there were a lot of kidnappings of Westerners going on). Other than that, what a great place - one of the most enjoyable countries I've ever worked in :-)

Hope you've now got some ideas to replace that mic holder soon.

September 12th, 2013, 08:46 AM	#1
Enrique Orozco Robles Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chihuahua MEXICO Posts: 146	EX3 mic holder .. broken mic holder... poor (plastic support) design..... any good solution or alternative replacement part out there ? .. do not want to order original plastic part... thanks to all... great forum.... __________________ Enrique Orozco - Sony/JVC/Nikon/Panny cams, DJI/Yuneec drones, VegasPro www.aerofilm.com.mx

September 12th, 2013, 09:01 AM	#2
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Re: EX3 mic holder This is a frequently asked question - I believe they are "designed" to break (rather than break something which would be far more expensive to repair/replace when force is accidentally applied). There are lots of (good) solutions - just search "broken mic holder" or similar within the XDCAM EX section and you'll find all the threads in seconds - lots of detail, good suggestions and solutions. However, I personally took my EX3s mic holder off many years ago. For the last 2-3 years have been using the excellent Rycote Invision Video system to hold my Rode NTG-3 and it's WS7 Windshield etc. when I need run-n-gun mic on camera, before that I was using a (not as good) Rode mic support solution. EDIT: There are a few snaps of what it looks like on the EX3 on this page of my website (note that the design has been improved by Rycote since this was written). http://www.shootingimage.co.uk/MoreI.../Invision.html __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

September 13th, 2013, 09:58 AM	#3
Enrique Orozco Robles Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chihuahua MEXICO Posts: 146	Re: EX3 mic holder Thanks Andy... great work and demos on your site... __________________ Enrique Orozco - Sony/JVC/Nikon/Panny cams, DJI/Yuneec drones, VegasPro www.aerofilm.com.mx

September 13th, 2013, 10:47 AM	#4
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Re: EX3 mic holder Thank you for your comments :-) I worked in Mexico City around 2004-5 (in a previous career) and really enjoyed the place/people/museums/nightlife/food...I could go on. Never got to your city though. About the only thing I did not enjoy was having to have a body guard minding me most of the time (my employer insisted on it as there were a lot of kidnappings of Westerners going on). Other than that, what a great place - one of the most enjoyable countries I've ever worked in :-) Hope you've now got some ideas to replace that mic holder soon. __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production