Gear Talk > EOS Bodies - For Video
Video & Audio
paul13walnut5:
--- Quote ---I am just an amateur (who apparently likes trinkets per the post above :) ) so take all of this with a grain of salt.
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Hi Lloyd, the zooms are nice bits of kit, but the built in mics are not what I would use for close micing (XY pattern vs preferred hypercardiod) and I see folk with a zoom plonked on their rig, next to their follow focus gears thinking "I've spent money on what Philip Bloom uses, so thats the audio sorted"
I just don't want any extra hassle, another device to hit charge up and remember to hit record on, files to synch up and housekeep. For the majority of stuff that I do it's solo operator and if I'm lucky/unlucky, a producer. So one button is good. The beachtek method is on camera, one file and keeps the compact DSLR form (up to a point) which is after all one of the significant advantages of a DSLR.
When we use a sound recordist for bigger jobs they'll have their SQN and a recorder (not generally zooms, seen a few marantz's) and will give me a reference feed.
I think my objection to zooms is that folk buy them and then don't buy a decent mic, or think about positioning all that much. I'm old school and there may well be better ways, but I only ever recommend what I know works for me.
jasonmillard81:
As much as I was tempted by the beachtek option i went with a Tascam DR40...budget and availability. I am doing interviews tomorrow and will have my students use the NGT-2 as if it were a regular microphone for interviews.
If you have any suggestions on how best to set up my rig for this please advise :)
Gear:
Canon 60D
Lenses (tamron 17-50; canon 50; sigma 85)
NGT-2
Tascam DR40
Livewire XLR 25ft (ngt-2 to tascam DR40)
I was going to be about 5-10 feet away from interviewer and interviewee; have the tascam near me, interviewer holds the ngt-2 during interview.
Thoughts?
Jason
Cornershot:
I think running dual system is useful for DSLR video because you can keep the sound running when you have to restart video every 15 minutes. That can allow you to make clean cuts or drop in something if you missed something important on the video. Also, you can monitor your sound more easily and make adjustments without having to fumble with the camera. That can create noticeable vibration and noise. I run a separate recorder all the time as a one man operation. I have the recorder attached to a tripod leg using a Manfrotto Superclamp or on a small lightstand if I do interviews with the LCD turned towards me. Works great. No need to stop and start. Just leave the recorder running and clapboard.
DB:
--- Quote from: Cornershot on June 04, 2012, 07:13:38 PM ---I think running dual system is useful for DSLR video because you can keep the sound running when you have to restart video every 15 minutes. That can allow you to make clean cuts or drop in something if you missed something important on the video. Also, you can monitor your sound more easily and make adjustments without having to fumble with the camera. That can create noticeable vibration and noise. I run a separate recorder all the time as a one man operation. I have the recorder attached to a tripod leg using a Manfrotto Superclamp or on a small lightstand if I do interviews with the LCD turned towards me. Works great. No need to stop and start. Just leave the recorder running and clapboard.
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Ditto on the separate audio recorder - I have a 16Gb SDHC card in my Zoom H4n and it will record 24-bit 48,000 Hz .WAV files for hours and hours and the file sizes will never be that big. I also use 2 x 6m LiveWire XLR-to-XLR extension leads from the recorder to the lavalier mics. I like to record both voice + ambient, then adjust the balance in post e.g. interview vocal channel set between -6dB to -3dB, then clean camera audio or external recorder audio (if recording 4Ch) mixed in @ -18dB to -12dB depending on the clarity. It just makes it more natural to have good lean background noise as well as crisp vocal recording.
paul13walnut5:
--- Quote ---I was going to be about 5-10 feet away from interviewer and interviewee; have the tascam near me, interviewer holds the ngt-2 during interview.
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Basic mic stand with boom. $30. Overhead if subject seated, underneath if subject standing. Avoids handling noises.
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