the big furry mics

[LAmind]

Does anybody know how much those mics are. The big long furry ones that proffesionals use?

-Ivan

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"A place for everything and everything in it's place".

[binxalot]

Your looking for a shotgun microphone. The furry thing is a windscreen. You can find both of those things at this web site: http://www.shure.com/sm89.html

[marti-c]

The big furry mics you refer to are the Seinheisser 816 directional shotgun mic ( last look i think they come in at ?600 ukp)
or you can go for the slightly smaller Seinheisser 416 mini-shotgun ( i think that is about ?400 ukp )

The furry bit is called a wind sock and cuts down on low frequency drones caused by wind etc.

Both these mics require what is called "phantom power". This can be supplied either using a power box ( which connects in line and uses a square type battery which usually lasts a week)

Or best to use a SQN 4 channel stereo mixer which is worn over the shoulder by a sound man and he can send tone to get a level and put in noise reducers and get a generally good level which he can adjust on-the-spot without going near the camera at all. These use a long custom built rechargable battery which just about lasts forever!
On the mixer the soundman can plug in his closed cup headphones and monitor the actual sound being recorded. ( again the lead coming from the camera is really long so he can be well away from the cameraman and let him get on with it)

marti

[LAmind]

Thanks guys. How much is that in dollars, I live in America so I have no idea how to convert British pounds to dallar bills.

<<The big furry mics you refer to are the Seinheisser 816 directional shotgun mic ( last look i think they come in at ?600 ukp)
or you can go for the slightly smaller Seinheisser 416 mini-shotgun ( i think that is about ?400 ukp ) >>

-Ivan

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"A place for everything and everything in it's place".

[sdchown]

To go Pounds to Dollars, multiply by about 1.5

But knowing the way we in the UK are ripped off on a daily basis, I suspect that the dollar price is the same as the UK pound price. Ie. $600 and $400 if I remember the message above.

Later
Stephen
Old Ones Productions

[This message has been edited by sdchown (edited September 29, 2000).]

[Matt J Heaton]

?600 is around $880 and ?400 is about $585.

But expect it to be cheaper in the US, everything else is.

[Matt J Heaton]

He beat me to it.


Yeah things are often the same price in $$$ as they are here in ???. Doesn't it make you sick?

[EraserSport2000]

The furry thing on the mic which is called a Windscreen usually runs $500.00 just for a real good proffesional windscreen and around $300-$3000 for a good - great mic.

[[etas]Ybarsabal]

Christ All Mighty mics are expensive!!

I think I'll just make silent movies.