{"id":33831,"date":"2015-05-26T16:36:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T16:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/?p=33831"},"modified":"2015-07-18T19:26:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:26:11","slug":"shotguns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/","title":{"rendered":"MAMMOTH AUDIO POST! Shotgun mic comparison including the new Rode NTG4 and 4+ and a look at the new Rode Video Mic Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33465\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rode.com\/myrodereel\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33465 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool.jpg\" alt=\"prize-pool\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool.jpg 650w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool-310x310.jpg 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 423px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 423\/423;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33465 \" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool.jpg\" alt=\"prize-pool\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool.jpg 650w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/prize-pool-310x310.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last few days to get your entry in! Closes end of May!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>This post is in 3 chunks; overview, XLR\u00a0shotgun comparison, and a look at the new improved Video Mic Pro.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ethics statement<\/strong>: R\u00d8DE Microphones are good friends of mine, and I have done a number of workshops for them. I am also one of their sponsored shooters, so I get products from them from time to time, like the mics of theirs I am talking about. That&#8217;s why I cannot call this a proper review as such, although I am not being paid to do this.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to declare any potentially compromising arrangements when doing things like this, even if you make the review or post 100% objective. I have included other mics I own, as I wanted to show that there are other great mics out there too. I became involved with R\u00d8DE as they saw how much I used their products and we started working together. All my relationships with companies like this are from genuine love of the product. I would never promote anything I didn&#8217;t believe in.<\/p>\n<p>There are affiliate links on this page and site which adhere to that. Any purchases made through them cost you nothing more but help keep this site going.<\/p>\n<p>You can see individual links to the products within the page. There is also a specific page on the B&amp;H website with all these products put together to make things easier!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Philip-Bloom-s-Rode-Picks\/ci\/17321\/N\/4229849618\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34097 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images-150x150.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34097\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Philip-Bloom-s-Rode-Picks\/ci\/17321\/N\/4229849618\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE FOR &#8220;B&amp;H PHOTO VIDEO&#8221; PAGE FOR PRODUCTS WITHIN THIS POST<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33897\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33897 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-670x457.jpg\" alt=\"Very early in my career, sound recordist for Sky News here in Moscow with cameraman Roland Sullivan. That's a Sennheiser 416 in that blimp\" width=\"670\" height=\"457\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-670x457.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-310x212.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/457;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33897 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-670x457.jpg\" alt=\"Very early in my career, sound recordist for Sky News here in Moscow with cameraman Roland Sullivan. That's a Sennheiser 416 in that blimp\" width=\"670\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-670x457.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o-310x212.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1039980_10151744908579365_772258954_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very early in my career, sound recordist for Sky News here in Moscow with cameraman Roland Sullivan. That&#8217;s a Sennheiser 416 in that blimp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Audio is one of those things that too many underestimate and put as a secondary consideration. That should never be the case. Good audio is more important than good pictures most of the time. Bad audio can never be tolerated &#8211; we turn it off fast &#8211; but we can forgive bad images if the audio is good and the content is solid.<\/p>\n<p>Too many people rely on internal mics on DSLRs, which are generally the worst mics I have ever heard. Putting a top mic on your camera like the R\u00d8DE Video Mic Pro that I feature in this post is essential for getting decent b-roll sound, good reference for dual system, and sometimes A sound when it&#8217;s all you have at the time.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deluts.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34588 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-670x140.jpg\" alt=\"PB_deluts_ban1\" width=\"670\" height=\"140\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-670x140.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-310x65.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1.jpg 1344w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/140;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34588\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-670x140.jpg\" alt=\"PB_deluts_ban1\" width=\"670\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-670x140.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1-310x65.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PB_deluts_ban1.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Directional microphones are my favourite for on camera but I also do use stereo mics on cameras for b-roll sound if I know there will be a chance of catching anyone speaking, as I love the XY separation of sound. If you try to use a stereo mic for dialogue, you are not going to get good results. The fall off from the mic is extreme. These mics are great very close up, but their polar pattern is not designed for anything at a distance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/sos\/mar07\/articles\/micpatterns.htm\">If you don&#8217;t understand polar patterns then I recommend doing a bit of reading up on them.<\/a> I don&#8217;t want to go into too many basics of the different type of microphones as that&#8217;s a big subject&#8230;.plus I am no expert. I record sound as a one-man band frequently but try to get a professional sound recordist whenever I can. Someone who knows their stuff. That&#8217;s why you use specialists! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33917\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33917 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1.jpg\" alt=\"rode vmp 1\" width=\"506\" height=\"516\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1-304x310.jpg 304w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 506px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 506\/516;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33917 \" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1.jpg\" alt=\"rode vmp 1\" width=\"506\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode-vmp-1-304x310.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polar pattern of video mic pro. Notice the bias of pick up towards the front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33899\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33899 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav.jpg\" alt=\"polar pattern lav\" width=\"496\" height=\"621\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav.jpg 562w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav-247x310.jpg 247w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 496px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 496\/621;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33899 \" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav.jpg\" alt=\"polar pattern lav\" width=\"496\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav.jpg 562w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/polar-pattern-lav-247x310.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polar pattern of a RODE Lav mic. The polar pattern is 360 degree so pics up everything but the fall off is harsh. Has to be used very close up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>R\u00d8DE<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33919\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33919 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_-310x288.jpeg 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/372;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33919 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/admin-ajax.php_-310x288.jpeg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polar pattern of the Rode Stereo Video Mic Pro, Notice how much is picked up from the sides&#8230;not good for dialogue but lovely for atmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When recording interviews as a one-man band, I generally just used a wired lav mic or a wireless one if the cable will be in shot or if the person is moving around. These are placed very close and are almost always hidden using Rycote undercover as I hate seeing a mic in shot.<\/p>\n<p>If possible, I like to record sit down interviews on a shotgun overhead too, in case of clothes noise, but also to maybe mix together for the sound quality I am after. This is harder to do one-man band of course.<\/p>\n<p>A shotgun mic is designed to be used at a distance and therefore out of shot. A good shotgun mic, in the right acoustics of a room or outside, should sound good from a distance of a few feet. With much more distance you lose a lot, the low end disappears, and you pick up all the background noise around them. You want to get a shotgun in as close as possible, hence you often see them creep into shots as the boom operator\/ sound recordist is always pushing to be as close as possible. Andrew, one of the soundos I use often curses the unconventional framing I sometimes use and hates it when I shoot the shot wide! Much harder for him and for the shotgun!<\/p>\n<p>The proximity effect is always something you need to mindful of. The farther away the mic, the less low end you will get. I like a mic to sound nice and warm with as little background noise as possible. This clip below from 6 years ago was shot\u00a0in a Russian Church crypt. The soundo had a lav mic on the actor, one above him and one in the far corner of the room to catch all the echo from the chamber. It sounds great mixed together although I have no idea which mics he used!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/5546381\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/5546381\">Echoing Words: Canon 5dmkII<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/philipbloom\">Philip Bloom<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33850\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33850 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-3 \" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33850\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-3 \" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01650.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RODE NTG-3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That brings us onto the main part of the this post. A look at the new R\u00d8DE NTG4 and 4+ and comparing their audio against mics I already own. The NTG-3 above has been my favourite mic since I bought it many years ago, although it comes close to the Sennheiser 416 that I used for all my career at Sky.<\/p>\n<p>Before you ask why I haven&#8217;t covered a mic you love or one you are curious in, the reason is simple; these are mics I own, so that&#8217;s all I can compare. This isn&#8217;t supposed to be an all-encompassing comparison of every mic, as the point was to hear what the new NTG4\/4+sound like compared to what I already have.<\/p>\n<p>I did a few different clips and mini tests. They are all audio only and embedded from Soundcloud. You can download them to hear them at your own leisure&#8230;although they are all my voice so sorry about that!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The R\u00d8DE NTG 4\/4+<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This mic came out a few weeks ago. Don&#8217;t be misled by the name, this is below the NTG-3 in the product line. The NTG-3 is still their flagship short directional microphone. The NTG-4 is designed to go above the NTG-2 in the line up with better features and audio quality than the NTG-1 and NTG-2.<\/p>\n<p>Key features of the NTG-4 and 4+ are electronic buttons for a high pass filter for reducing low end rumble, a high frequency boost for when it&#8217;s inside a blimp and losing some of the top end of the audio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33853\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33853 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-630x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01661\" width=\"630\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-630x1000.jpg 630w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-195x310.jpg 195w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661.jpg 1134w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 630px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 630\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33853 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-630x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01661\" width=\"630\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-630x1000.jpg 630w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661-195x310.jpg 195w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01661.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RODE NTG-4 showing the high frequency boost at the top, the high pass filter below and the -10db pad below. The blue light indicated it&#8217;s working and getting +48v phantom power from the camera\/ recorder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33856\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33856 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01670\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33856 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01670\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RODE NTG-4+ which is longer than the 4 as it has the lithium ion battery in it. There is a power symbol next to the blue light. This is because the mic can be powered on or off and used without phantom power, then the bottom light is green, when phantom power is used it is blue as above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33857\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33857 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01674\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33857 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01674\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01674.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NTG-4+ with the internal li-ion battery powering the mic, the light is green to show this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33854 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01664\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33854 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01664\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>There is a really good reason why you would want a mic that has its own power source: mainly any camera you are plugging it into that cannot supply 48v of power to make it work (Blackmagic cinema cameras, for example, or REDs) or using external recorders where using the phantom power mode drains these small recorder batteries fast!<\/p>\n<p>The internal battery of the NTG-4+ lasts a good 150 hours, which is around 6 days of 24-7 use. It&#8217;s charged up with a micro usb socket next to the XLR pins, which means it cannot be charged whilst using. It should be very simple to keep charged though, and with that battery life&#8230;I have a few iPhone battery packs I use to boost my phones up, you can easily use the same here. On a shoot, like everything else, just make sure it&#8217;s all charged up before use. It only takes 2 hours to charge it from empty to max. Just make sure you turn it off at the end of the day, especially if you aren&#8217;t going to be using it again for a few days as it will be flat in 6 days! \ud83d\ude42 In that situation, and if you don&#8217;t have 10 minutes to give it a quick boost on a battery pack, simply send 48v into it and it will be working a treat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33839\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33839 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01074-2\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33839 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01074-2\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01074-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USB input the NTG-4+ for charging<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Make sure you register the mic when you get it for the 10 year RODE warranty. Any issues with the battery and they will sort it for you.<\/p>\n<p>Have a listen to my comparison audios for my thoughts on what it sounds like, and also so you can hear it yourself. It&#8217;s different technology in this mic to the other mics in this test.<\/p>\n<p>Spec wise, other than the things mentioned above, they are quite similar to the NTG-2. I did find the NTG-2 had slightly more low-end response but it could just be me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33913\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33913 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-600x1000.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-4 SPECS\" width=\"341\" height=\"568\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-600x1000.jpg 600w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-186x310.jpg 186w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3.jpg 792w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 341px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 341\/568;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33913\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-600x1000.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-4 SPECS\" width=\"341\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-600x1000.jpg 600w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3-186x310.jpg 186w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-4-3.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RODE NTG-4 SPECS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33909\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33909 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-670x993.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-2 specs\" width=\"343\" height=\"508\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-670x993.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-209x310.jpg 209w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2.jpg 926w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 343px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 343\/508;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33909\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-670x993.jpg\" alt=\"RODE NTG-2 specs\" width=\"343\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-670x993.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2-209x310.jpg 209w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ntg-2.jpg 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RODE NTG-2 specs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33926 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Reynolds holding the NTG-4 and recording into the Zoom H5 for the interview for mini doc &quot;The Cigar Connoisseur&quot;\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33926 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Reynolds holding the NTG-4 and recording into the Zoom H5 for the interview for mini doc &quot;The Cigar Connoisseur&quot;\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0783.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33930\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33930 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0802\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33930 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0802\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0802.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Reynolds holding the NTG-4 and recording into the Zoom H5 for the interview for mini doc &#8220;The Cigar Connoisseur&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33927 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0790\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33927\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0790\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0790.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33929 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0799\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33929\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0799\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0799.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I used the NTG-4+ as main audio recently for a mini doc I shot on the A7s. Normally I would, as mentioned above, use a lav mic. For some reason my wireless transmitter was on the fritz. I had no wired lav mic with me, so I used the NTG-4+ on a pistol grip into a Zoom H5. For B-roll sound on the camera I used the new model Video Mic Pro (more on that later)<\/p>\n<p>Normally I use the Sony XLR module but I left it in the hotel! Whoops!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/store.smallhd.com\/lp\/incoming.html?partner=philip&amp;target=lp%2Fsidefinder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33757 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-670x298.jpg\" alt=\"Slider_4_SmallHD\" width=\"670\" height=\"298\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-670x298.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-310x138.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD.jpg 1170w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/298;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33757 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-670x298.jpg\" alt=\"Slider_4_SmallHD\" width=\"670\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-670x298.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD-310x138.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Slider_4_SmallHD.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/125650847\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/125650847\">The Cigar Connoisseur<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/philipbloom\">Philip Bloom<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have isolated the audio from the R\u00d8DE NTG-4 (the interview) and uploaded it Soundcloud below. You can download it from their site too.<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/207302883&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1115089-REG\/rode_rodntg4plus_ntg4_shotgun_microphone_with.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33945 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-670x388.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.45.07\" width=\"670\" height=\"388\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-670x388.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/388;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33945\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-670x388.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.45.07\" width=\"670\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-670x388.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.45.07.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1115088-REG\/rode_rodntg4_ntg4_shotgun_microphone_with.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33946 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-670x386.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.46.06\" width=\"670\" height=\"386\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-670x386.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/386;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33946\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-670x386.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.46.06\" width=\"670\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-670x386.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.46.06.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33842\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33842 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01090-2\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33842 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01090-2\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01090-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NTG-2. NTG4+ and NTG-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33836\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33836 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01067\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33836 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01067\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01067.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoom H5, Rode NTG-1, NTG-2, NTG-3 and Rycote shotgun handle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1026852-REG\/zoom_h5_handy_recorder.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33944 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-670x376.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.43.58\" width=\"670\" height=\"376\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-670x376.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/376;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33944 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-670x376.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.43.58\" width=\"670\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-670x376.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.43.58.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sounds pretty good doesn&#8217;t it? But how does it sound compared to the other Rode shotguns and the other two I own?<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COMPARING THE RODE NTG-1, 2 &amp; 4\/4+<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first little audio comparison I did was in Dubai out on the beach. Although I only had the NTG-1, 2 and 4+ with me, it&#8217;s still worth a listen to hear these mics combined in an outside real world situation.It would have been especially nice to have had the NTG-3 with me. I do compare all these mics and more later on in this blog post.<\/p>\n<p>I used the above three mics, RODE foam for wind protection and a Rycote shotgun mic holder alongside my funky XLR cable (can&#8217;t remember where I got that from) and recording into my Zoom H5 audio recorder. All mics were set to flat, no high pass filter. The NTG4+ was also set to 0db and no high frequency boost. Audio was recorder as .wav 24bit 48khz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33940\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gopb.co\/theta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33940 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-670x377.png\" alt=\"IMG_6321\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-670x377.png 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-310x174.png 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321.jpg 1334w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/377;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33940 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-670x377.png\" alt=\"IMG_6321\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-670x377.png 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321-310x174.png 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_6321.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Theta 360 pic of recording audio on Jumeriah Beach with the RODE NTG4+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"ricoh-theta-spherical-image\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"480\"><p>Capturing audio with the RODE NTG4+ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/s\/2RsR685xDkXDTPMVUPdtGXcLA\" target=\"_blank\">Spherical Image &#8211; RICOH THETA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gopb.co\/theta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33943 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-670x370.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.37.49\" width=\"670\" height=\"370\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-670x370.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-310x171.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/370;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33943\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-670x370.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 17.37.49\" width=\"670\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-670x370.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49-310x171.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-17.37.49.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/204016485&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33874\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33874 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-670x455.jpg\" alt=\"From left: \" width=\"670\" height=\"455\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-670x455.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-310x211.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/455;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33874\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-670x455.jpg\" alt=\"From left: \" width=\"670\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-670x455.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723-310x211.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01723.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left:RODE NTG-1, NTG-2, NTG-3. NTG-4, NTG 4+, Sennheiser 416, Sanken CS1e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A BIGGER TEST: COMPARING THE RODE NTG-1, 2, 3, 4,Sennheiser 416 and Sanken CS1e<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So last week I did some more tests, this time using not just the 3 mics in Dubai but Rode&#8217;s top of the line NTG-3, as well as the Sennheiser 416 and Sanken CS1e.<\/p>\n<p>I set up in my kitchen which is acoustically challenging. I could have set up in a perfect sound proof room&#8230;if I owned one&#8230;but I actually wanted to try these out in less than ideal conditions. The test was actually performed twice. The first time I did it I wasn&#8217;t super happy that I was keeping exactly the same distance away from the mic each time. The second time I measured it to make sure.<\/p>\n<p>The mics were put on a mic stand with no foam, totally naked, plugged into the Tascam 70D, and I spoke into the mic at distances of 2 feet, 12 inches and 2 inches away.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33831 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"238\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-310x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33871\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-310x238.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-670x514.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/238;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-310x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-310x238.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709-670x514.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01709.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33871'>\n\t\t\t\tZoom H6 XLR inputs 3\/4\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"302\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-310x302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33870\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-310x302.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-670x653.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/302;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-310x302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-310x302.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706-670x653.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01706.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33870'>\n\t\t\t\tZoom H5\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-242x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33869\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-242x310.jpg 242w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-670x857.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705.jpg 1407w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 242px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 242\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-242x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-242x310.jpg 242w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705-670x857.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01705.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33869'>\n\t\t\t\tZoom H6\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33868\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01697.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33868'>\n\t\t\t\tTascam 70D\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33867\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01695.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33867'>\n\t\t\t\tTascam 70D. 3 inputs on one side. one on other\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33866\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01694.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33866'>\n\t\t\t\tTascam 70D\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33865\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01691.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33865'>\n\t\t\t\tTascam 70D\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690.jpg' data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\" data-lightbox=\"gal[33831]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33864\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01690.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33864'>\n\t\t\t\tTascam 70D\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1086798-REG\/tascam_dr_70d_4_channel_audio_recording.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33950 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-670x460.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.23.58\" width=\"670\" height=\"460\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-670x460.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-310x213.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/460;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33950\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-670x460.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.23.58\" width=\"670\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-670x460.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58-310x213.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.23.58.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why the Tascam 70D this time? No real reason. I haven&#8217;t had it long and wanted to use it. It&#8217;s very nice, 4 XLR inputs which is nice to have. I know the 60D well and it&#8217;s pretty good, but I prefer the lower profile style of this and the additional XLR inputs. How does it compare to the Zoom H6 which also has 4 XLR inputs? I have no idea side by side, as I have not done any comparisons.<\/p>\n<p>We recorded most of the audio on &#8220;The Wonder List&#8221; on either the Zoom H6 or the Tascam 60D. It all sounded great. The new Zooms are light years better than the old H4N which has weak pre-amps and many other flaws. The new ones with the physical pots, stronger pre-amps are a joy to use. I don&#8217;t use the add on mics you can get for them, as I rarely use them to record dual system audio, so there is always an external mic plugged in. I have tried them though, and as long as you take your hands off the device to avoid handling noise they sound pretty good.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-33831 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01679\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33859\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01679.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33859'>\n\t\t\t\tSennheiser 416\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01667\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01667-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33855\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01667-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01667-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01667.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01637-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01637-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01637-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01637.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33846'>\n\t\t\t\tRODE NTG-1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01683\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33861\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01683.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33861'>\n\t\t\t\tSanken CS1e\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01641\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33847\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01641.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33847'>\n\t\t\t\tRODE NTG-1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01680\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33860\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01680.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33860'>\n\t\t\t\tSennheiser 416\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01677\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33858\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01677.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33858'>\n\t\t\t\tRODE NTG-4+\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01670\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33856\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01670.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33856'>\n\t\t\t\tRODe NTG-4+\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01664\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33854\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01664.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33854'>\n\t\t\t\tRODE NTG-4\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01687\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33862\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/310;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-207x310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01687.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33862'>\n\t\t\t\tSanken CS1e\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/shotguns\/dsc01686\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33863\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/207;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-310x207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01686.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33863'>\n\t\t\t\tSanken CS1e\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The kitchen&#8217;s acoustics aren&#8217;t great, and it&#8217;s also noisy. I have a cat water fountain, fridge, freezer and other bits and pieces. One of the separate little audio tests I did (all are available from sound cloud for download) had me speaking 12 inches from each mic and a gentle running tap from my kitchen sink, with the water going into a full mug in the sink. This is 6 foot directly behind each mic. Interesting to hear how much pic up there is from the rear.<\/p>\n<p>The main 17 minute audio file is me going through each mic one by one and taking about them. I also did a separate\u00a0test of me simply moving from the 2 foot to the 12 inches to the 2 inches on each mic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/207204520&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/207204440&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/207103516&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>I am sorry if the test isn&#8217;t scientific enough for you, I know it isn&#8217;t. I wanted to do a test that felt more real world, as much as I could do. Listening to the results my favourite are probably the RODE NTG-3 and the good old Sennheiser 416 which sounds as good as ever. I find it hard to choose between those two as they both sound good, to my ears I don&#8217;t have a preference. They both have a great pick up from the distance comparison test with a nice low end, the Sennheiser seems to be tiny bit stronger coming into the recorder, so I had to turn the levels down a smidge. The price difference at B&amp;H is $300 between them. That&#8217;s quite a lot. The construction of the NTG-3 feels as good as the 416, plus it comes in sliver (not that you can see that with a softie on it!) My 416 is 26 years old. My NTG-3 is 6 years old. Do I feel it could last as long as the Sennheiser? Absolutely. It just shows how audio gear is worth spending money on as its timeless. Which video camera from 26 years ago is anyone still using for work??<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33951 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-670x393.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.32.39\" width=\"670\" height=\"393\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-670x393.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-310x182.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/393;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33951\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-670x393.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.32.39\" width=\"670\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-670x393.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39-310x182.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.39.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/79502-REG\/Sennheiser_MKH416_P48U3_MKH_416_Short_Shotgun.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33952 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-670x267.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.32.23\" width=\"670\" height=\"267\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-670x267.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-310x124.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/267;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33952\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-670x267.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.32.23\" width=\"670\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-670x267.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23-310x124.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.32.23.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/791331-REG\/Sanken_CS_1E_CS_1e_Short_Shotgun_Microphone.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33953 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-670x298.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.38.48\" width=\"670\" height=\"298\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-670x298.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-310x138.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/298;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33953\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-670x298.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.38.48\" width=\"670\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-670x298.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48-310x138.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.38.48.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>I love the Sanken for its size\/ audio performance but it&#8217;s more than the NTG-3 and to my ears doesn&#8217;t sound as warm and rich.<\/p>\n<p>It all comes down to your budget and how you are going to use the mics \/ how they will be recorded. The RODE NTG-3 lives on my main video cameras, those are the Sony F55, FS7 and the Canon C100. All provide +48v phantom power to bring this gorgeous mic to life without effecting the battery life of the cameras. The NTG4+ is my new &#8220;all-purpose&#8221; shotgun mic, replacing my NTG-2. It&#8217;s to go on my video cameras if need be, but also to be used with external recorders because of that excellent li-ion battery. There is no concern from me whatsoever about the rechargeable battery. Keeping it topped up is not exactly challenging, and its life of 150 hours is crazy long. After all, when I tried to run an NTG-3 off of my old Zoom H4n the brand new Duracells lasted about 30-40 minutes!<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know the exact battery life of the NTG-2 AA battery. Not having an indicator of whether it&#8217;s working or not is a bit of a pain, you just have to plug it in and see if it works. If it doesn&#8217;t, then switch out the battery! Sound wise, I most definitely prefer the NTG4\/ 4+ and with the battery option of the 4+ it&#8217;s a no-brainer to switch from the NTG-2 to that.<\/p>\n<p>If you can only choose one and on a budget? If using an audio recorder was a possibility as well as video cameras then again, the NTG4+&#8230;but that&#8217;s just my opinion and based on only my experience with the mics I own!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE NEW VIDEO MIC PRO<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33921 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-670x543.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0745\" width=\"670\" height=\"543\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-670x543.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-310x251.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/543;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33921\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-670x543.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0745\" width=\"670\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-670x543.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745-310x251.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0745.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/17245744\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/17245744\">GH2 and Video Mic Pro: Movember Gala Party<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/philipbloom\">Philip Bloom<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RODE Video Mic Pro is still my number one DSLR top mic of choice for a number of reasons. Performance\/ Price\/ Size. One of the\u00a0key things that make the VMP\u00a0essential for the DSLRs is the +20db gain switch on the back. DSLRs have notoriously poor pre-amps, so sending a nice strong signal into your camera with the +20db switch on, you set your camera levels a lot lower meaning there is much less hiss.<\/p>\n<p>The above video was shot in November 2010\u00a0with the GH2 and then not-yet-released Video Mic Pro (hence the mic was blurred out in the photo!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33961 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-670x380.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.23.38\" width=\"670\" height=\"380\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-670x380.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-310x176.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38.jpg 1284w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/380;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33961\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-670x380.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.23.38\" width=\"670\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-670x380.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38-310x176.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.23.38.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the musical montage at the beginning there are a lots of interviews in a very noisy club all done using this mic. I was of course very close up to be able to sound this good, but it shows you that you can use it for A-sound sometimes. I wanted to really test out that possibility when I used it here and was pleasantly surprised with the new mic!<\/p>\n<p>One thing I never liked about it was the suspension housing for it, and I have always been\u00a0utterly frank with the guys at Rode about that.\u00a0\u00a0I never liked the one for the standard video mic and the same with the Video Mic Pro. From almost day one (just after shooting this video) with the VMP I removed the mic from the standard housing and put it in the Rycote Invsion Video Shock mount.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33957\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33957 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-670x486.jpg\" alt=\"The original suspension unit for the VMP. \" width=\"670\" height=\"486\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-670x486.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-310x225.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/486;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33957\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-670x486.jpg\" alt=\"The original suspension unit for the VMP. \" width=\"670\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-670x486.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600-310x225.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rode_videomic-pro_5_720x600.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original suspension unit for the VMP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33877\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33877 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-670x358.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01740\" width=\"670\" height=\"358\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-670x358.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-310x166.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/358;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33877 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-670x358.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01740\" width=\"670\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-670x358.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373-310x166.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01740-e1432663247373.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VMP in the Rycote invision video shock mount<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I actually did the same with the original video mic, although it only worked if you put the mic upside down in it. Here it was a case of removing the rubber bands and slotting it in.<\/p>\n<p>The great news RODE have replaced the only thing I didn&#8217;t like about the mic with Rycote suspensions similar to what I did myself. They have actually already done the same thing with the original video mic and the Video Mic GO came with the Rycote Lyre suspension from day one!<\/p>\n<p>It truly is a huge improvement. You can bend the mount as much as you want, force it back on itself and it just pops back into position without a hint of any damage. It wonderful!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33875\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33875 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01731\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33875 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01731\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01731.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new VMP with Rycote and the standard Video Mic with the bold Red implementation of the Lyre housing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33876 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-670x618.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01732\" width=\"670\" height=\"618\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-670x618.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-310x286.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/618;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33876\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-670x618.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01732\" width=\"670\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-670x618.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732-310x286.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01732.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript> Below is a pic of me filming in New Zealand using a Canon 5D3 with the VMP in the Rycote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33956 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n-670x444.jpg\" alt=\"11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n\" width=\"670\" height=\"444\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n-310x205.jpg 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/444;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33956\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n-670x444.jpg\" alt=\"11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n\" width=\"670\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11263090_10152730705575426_4525524520636473651_n-310x205.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33878 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-670x556.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01742\" width=\"670\" height=\"556\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-670x556.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-310x257.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/556;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33878\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-670x556.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01742\" width=\"670\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-670x556.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742-310x257.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01742.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1152351-REG\/rode_videomic_pro_r_videomic_pro_with_lyre.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33960 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-670x386.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.15.52\" width=\"670\" height=\"386\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-670x386.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/386;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33960\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-670x386.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.15.52\" width=\"670\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-670x386.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.15.52.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mic itself hasn&#8217;t changed physically or acoustically. It sounds as good as it ever did. It&#8217;s not as good as the XLR shoguns, but for top mics for DSLRs they are easily my favourite.<\/p>\n<p>The foam is thicker on the new VMP too as you can see in the image below. If you already have a VMP you can do what I have been doing for years and get the Rycote InVision shock mount separately.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33879\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33879 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01746\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33879 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01746\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01746.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bert is surprised how much thicker the foam is on the new VMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/629485-REG\/Rycote_042901_InVision_Video_Hot_Shoe.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33881 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-670x422.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01754\" width=\"670\" height=\"422\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-670x422.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-310x195.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/422;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33881\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-670x422.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01754\" width=\"670\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-670x422.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754-310x195.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01754.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/629485-REG\/Rycote_042901_InVision_Video_Hot_Shoe.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33955 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-670x315.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.47.29\" width=\"670\" height=\"315\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-670x315.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-310x146.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/315;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33955\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-670x315.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 18.47.29\" width=\"670\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-670x315.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29-310x146.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-18.47.29.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For my money, Rycote make the best audio accessories in the world, from their under and over covers for hiding lav mics to the suspension mounts. Recently I started using their new super softie systems. Terrific wind proofing with little audio loss on the top end. Funny looking, but they work a treat, I used them on camera for The Wonder List.<\/p>\n<p>I have been using their stuff for 26 years now, that should say something&#8230;oh and they are English too&#8230;not that much from England these days gear wise so nice to wave the flag here! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33227\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33227 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397-670x397.jpg\" alt=\"My Sony F55 with the $5k OLED EVF\" width=\"670\" height=\"397\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397-310x184.jpg 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/397;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33227\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397-670x397.jpg\" alt=\"My Sony F55 with the $5k OLED EVF\" width=\"670\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00115-670x397-310x184.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rycote Super Softie over NTG-3 on F55<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32915 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-670x231.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP2382\" width=\"670\" height=\"231\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-670x231.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-310x107.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/231;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32915\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-670x231.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP2382\" width=\"670\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-670x231.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382-310x107.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMGP2382.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1044554-REG\/rycote_033204_18cm_super_softie_large_hole.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33958 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-670x338.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.10.06\" width=\"670\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-670x338.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-310x156.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/338;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33958\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-670x338.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.10.06\" width=\"670\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-670x338.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06-310x156.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.10.06.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/378922-REG\/Rycote_065504_Undercover_Lavalier_Wind.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33959 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-670x302.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.12.59\" width=\"670\" height=\"302\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-670x302.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-310x140.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/302;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33959 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-670x302.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.12.59\" width=\"670\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-670x302.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59-310x140.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.12.59.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33931\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33931 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0812\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33931 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-670x447.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0812\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0812.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New VMP on Sony A7s with Small HD 502 on top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33932 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0813\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33932\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0813\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813-207x310.jpg 207w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCF0813.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>One thing I have never gotten around to talking about on my blog, but have on social media, is the fabulous RODE Stereo Video Mic X. I couldn&#8217;t talk about my favourite mics without mentioning this.<\/p>\n<p>It can be used with a 3.5mm jack for DSLRs or XLR cables. Like the normal Video Mic Pro, for me, this isn&#8217;t for dialogue but it&#8217;s easily my favourite atmos mic out there. It&#8217;s just gorgeous. Rycote suspension (which the standard Stereo Video Mic Pro doesn&#8217;t have yet), fabulous quality XY condenser capsules, lovely strong signals, gorgeous metal body and construction. The quality of the sound is the thing&#8230;I used it a fair bit during &#8220;The Wonder List.&#8221; The video thumbnail\u00a0is a pic of me (courtesy of Mac Stone) using it in Florida out at sea on a Kayak with the Movi M5 and A7s. Make sure you put some headphones on!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/128911291?title=0\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/128911291\">Rode Stereo Video Mic X on a Sony A7s\/ Movi M5&#8230;on a kayak&#8230;on the ocean!<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/pbextras\">Philip Bloom extras<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<br \/>\n[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/207346785&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1082671-REG\/rode_svmx_stereo_video_mic_x.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33963 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-670x370.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.43.50\" width=\"670\" height=\"370\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-670x370.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-310x171.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/370;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33963\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-670x370.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-05-26 19.43.50\" width=\"670\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-670x370.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50-310x171.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screenshot-2015-05-26-19.43.50.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well that&#8217;s it for this mammoth blog post! Yes, it&#8217;s a lot of Rode, but they are the mics I use for the most part and they are exceptional. I still use other brands as mentioned earlier and I love my Sanken Cos 11 wired lav mics to bits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1115091-REG\/rode_rodlnk_fm_rodelink_wireless_filmmaker_kit.html\/BI\/5489\/KBID\/6302\" target=\"_blank\">I wanted to talk about the new Rode Link wireless mics but I haven&#8217;t used them properly yet to really say much. 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