Originally Posted by
William W
A couple of additional points:
> Understood that you probably will not buy, but - (many, mostly all) Professional Audio Highly Directional Microphones, (like the Sennheisers mentioned) are phantom powered and have a balanced Audio Output. The 3.5mmTRS socket on all Stills Cameras are probably (I expect) an unbalanced Audio Input, so considering also the phantom powering to the Microphone, a "balanced-hot" to "unbalanced Audio In" transformer/coupling would be required between the Mic and the Camera.
> Understood that you mentioned a 500mm lens - but in the event that some shots will be made with a wider lens, or a wide or panning view using the 500mm lens, remember that the Microphone is intended to be "directional", but sometimes the audio will need to be focused not where the camera is pointing: in these cases a Cold Shoe Camera mounted Directional Microphone is not a good idea, but a separate Sound Recordist, following the Audio Action with the Directional Microphone is a better choice.
WW