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Grazie wrote on 6/21/2005, 5:33 AM
Not quite On the Streets, but a very noisy venue, my Senni MD42 Omni Reporter's mic with an XLR Senni Tx butt-plug. Rx on my XM2 straight into camera. This removes the need to be umbilically XLR-ed - connected - to the camera. Good idea when people are milling about.

Grazie
Guy Bruner wrote on 6/21/2005, 7:06 AM
If you have an AT897 (or similar short shotgun), it'll work hand held. As Spot has recommended previously, slide a foam bicycle handgrip over the barrel to cut down on hand noise.
BrianStanding wrote on 6/21/2005, 8:09 AM
I'm a traditionalist. I like my ElectroVoice EV635a.

Wish I had a dozen of 'em.
PeterWright wrote on 6/21/2005, 8:07 PM
I have a Sony ECM 678 half-shotgun which is good, but also the Shure SM58 works well for hand held interviews - it is a "stage" type mike and therefore only picks up from close range, which makes it good for minimising background noise.
John_Cline wrote on 6/21/2005, 9:31 PM
Keep in mind that any directional mic (with one or two exceptions) will have "proximity effect." This is where the mic gets quite "bassy" when it is close to the sound source. Omnidirectional mics, like the EV 635a, don't do this, nor does the EV RE16 which is a directional, dynamic mic with what EV calls "Variable-D" that virtually eliminates proximity effect.

EV Broadcast Microphones

Personally, I'm with BrianStanding, I would use the EV 635N/D-B, which is a 635a with a black finish and a neodymium magnet for much hotter output. The RE50 is nice, too.

John
Spot|DSE wrote on 6/21/2005, 9:32 PM
SM58 is a great mic for this sort of work, same with the AKG 330, and the EV 635, which is the same as the EV PL5. Were I needing a close in, hand held, mic, I'd look at the PL5/635. Cheap on Ebay, sounds great. It's an omni, but one that only works close in.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 6/22/2005, 4:10 AM

Many thanks to everyone!