600D Mic?

landsleaving wrote: »

Zoom H4N or Tascam DR-40, with an Audio Technica AT875R and an XLR cable, and a boom pole. Not crazy money, very good audio. Will cost more than the 600D did though.

Failing that a videomic pro, but it's not good enough in all honesty, if you want good audio for dialogue.

Agree with this. Used an almost identical set up recently and the audio was perfect. Good audio gear is as important as the camera. Bad audio is a b*tch to try and fix.

As a matter of interest what is the 600d like hands on? I'm on the verge of making the investment. It'll be used for Video mainly too.

glorified g wrote: »

As a matter of interest what is the 600d like hands on? I'm on the verge of making the investment. It'll be used for Video mainly too.

An excellent camera for video and stills. I have that and a 5D and you'd be hard pressed to notice the difference in most conditions. 5D beats it in low light, but the 600D's flip screen is an absolute joy for video. If I'm completely honest, if I didn't shoot stills I'd probably regret bothering with the 5D and not just buying a second 600D and investing in lenses. The reality with a camera, for video anyway, is that good audio and lighting and quality lenses will do more for your films than the camera body will, unless you're spending an awful lot more.

Amazon or Thomann.de would be good.

If your budget is tight go for the Tascam DR-40, they're basically identical, I've used both and the sound quality is the same. H4N has a marginally nicer build, but you're saving about €80, which could get you a 2 metre boom and a decent XLR cable or 2. Or most of Canon's 50mm lens. Or if you don't have one, a tripod - essential for video.

And if you plan on using the internal mic on whichever recorder you get - buy a windcover. Redhead windscreens are really good, rycote are too, but pricey.

And yes, you do end up just buying more and more stuff!

nervous_twitch wrote: »

Investing bit by bit in a decent film set-up, and now the time has come to find myself an external mic. I'm using a 600D at the minute and, like most DSLRs, in-built mic is pretty woeful. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Preferably something on the less expensive side of crazy. Thanks!

Hey,

If you need sound for a film I have some equipment you could use. (Free of charge of course provided you're in Dublin and obviously I'd have to be present as I know nobody on these forums)

I have Wireless Sennheiser Lav mic (comes with 3.5mm jack wire to hook straight to DSLR), Zoom H4n, Rode NTG-2, XLR to XLR wire, Mic Jack to XLR wire.

Let me know if you're interested,
Andy