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Looking at buying a few goodies to add to my d800 purchase.

new to the video scene so any advice would be fantastic!

I play in a band and run a rehearsal studio. My video subjects will either be loud concerts, filming recording studio footage, interviews, token tour footage. Ideally, id like to spend some money on things that will further the quality of those things.

Looking at

-A microphone that can handle loud environments

- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/744768-REG/Rode_VIDEOMIC_PRO_VideoMic_Pro_Compact_Shotgun.html

- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/547654-REG/Panasonic_MC_70_MC_70_Phantom_Powered_Shotgun.html

- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/367747-REG/Rode_NTG_2_NTG_2_Battery_or_Phantom.html

any thoughts on them? all with a zoom hd1 thingy or one of that nature

lighting

- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/743442-REG/Bescor_LED_70_LED_70_Dimmable_70W_Video.html
nice and cheap, good reviews etc

go forth forum! help me burn some hard earned cash
 
Im getting the rode videomic pro for the D4. Im new to video but read good reviews about it especially for the price!. sorry I cant be more help but its my first mic purchase!
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"if it ain't broke" Get a new one anyway!
 
I am going to experiment with the zoom H1 as soon as the camera arrives. I use it for recording through a hydrophone and it works great for my needs. Maybe too simple for some but sometimes simple is good.
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Those are all "shotgun" mics. They are highly directional and the sound and tone will change dramatically depending upon where they are pointed. The Rode Videomic is the least directional of your list but a lot of people do not care for the sound quality. They are all pretty good interview mics, the NTG-2 is pro quality and durable. For a band in the studio, I might suggest an omni or adding a track from the soundboard mix in post. You can check out some results on Vimeo.
 
thanks for the replies,

i bought an ntg2 a few days ago. I have a few omni mics at the studio, was just curious to what others would suggest.

Looking forward to it!
 
I had the NTG-2. on my xh-a1. it's a a great mic .It's xlr jack so I don't know how you would get it to work on a Nikon camera . It' somewhat long and if you put a dead cat on it I think it will show up on anything but the longest lenses .(in length of lens) . Can't see it on hot shoe ....just too long but... what a good mic.
D800 is mini jack 1/8?
 
I've done my research on microphones and came to the conclusion that Zoom has AWESOME mics for the price. If you need XLR, go with H4 and if you don't, go with H2n. Don't use the Nikon shotgun: it's sub-par.

I'm getting the H2n. With a dead-cat on it!
 
Hey,

how is the H2n working out for you. I am looking as well for a microphone for my new d800 since the internal microphones really sucks.

Is it very directional or can it als catch sounds from around

Kind regards,
Timur
akay said:
I've done my research on microphones and came to the conclusion that Zoom has AWESOME mics for the price. If you need XLR, go with H4 and if you don't, go with H2n. Don't use the Nikon shotgun: it's sub-par.

I'm getting the H2n. With a dead-cat on it!
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Invest in a powered pre-amp and mixer if you want to record quality sound either to the camera or to an external recorder. I wanted a portable unit for HD-dSLR field work, so I got a Sound Devices MixPre-D. I use it with an H4n and Rode microphones. At $750 it isn't cheap, but it's worth every penny in terms of the quality and build. For a studio setting you can likely get away with cheaper pre-amps.

If you use an external audio recorder, don't forget to start using a clapper board in your shoots so that you can sync up your video and audio in post. :)
 
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