Rode VideoMic Pro Compact Directional On-Camera Shotgun Microphone $160 Delivered @ Harris Technology via Amazon AU

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Lowest price ever for one of the best shotgun mics for DSLR or mirrorless cameras

• Rycote Lyre shock mounting onboard
• Capsule with lower noise and higher sensitivity
• Broadcast recording quality condenser microphone
• Ultra lightweight (85g/3oz).
• Compact form factor (150mm/6” length)
• 9V battery powered - over 70 hours use (alkaline).
• Integrated shock mounting & foam windscreen.
• 3.5mm stereo mini-jack output (dual mono).
• Two step High Pass Filter (flat, 80Hz).
• Three position level control (-10dB, 0, +20dB).
• Camera shoe mount with 3/8” thread for easy boompole mounting

Real world review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPQyrLHOlAg

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  shmahoo on 29/04/2022 - 15:30

  +4

  this picture looks Rude rather than Rode

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    Banj0 on 29/04/2022 - 15:35

    +2

    Ends up being somewhat of a teabag arrangement if you're putting it on top of a camera. The slapping is not audible though.

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  RichieVn on 29/04/2022 - 15:37

  -1

  Does it need a power source?

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    DKPARTY on 29/04/2022 - 15:49

    +1

    Its right there in description:

    9V battery powered - over 70 hours use (alkaline).

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  kungfuman on 29/04/2022 - 15:57

  its a good mic its the same mic even Casey Nysat uses when he used to vlog. mounted to a 80D. it been my goto shotgun mic for a long time as well.

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  JS1 on 29/04/2022 - 16:04

  I've been using one for about 5 years now; it's a good microphone, particularly for hybrid photography / videography (because the microphone doesn't block your forehead from looking through the viewfinder) but I have finally had the plastic sheathing on the cable start to crack and peel open where it attaches to the microphone itself - it hasn't broken but I'm going to be looking keeping an eye out for specials on the Plus model (roughly twice as expensive though) as it features a replaceable cable, uses AAs (I have tons of Eneloops) or a proprietary lithium ion pack, has automatic powering on / off, and has a safety channel mode (a secondary, -10dB lower gain audio recording in case things get too loud and clip).

  Edit: Decided to finally try and open it up to see how repairable the cable would be - turns out the single torx screw on the rear is all you need to remove to access everything; the cable has 2 quite accessible solder pads though squeezing a cable of proper dimensions through the hole in the casing will probably be a challenge.

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  John on 29/04/2022 - 16:06

  While this is decent, the NTG Videomic is a much much more powerful mic than this. If you're a professional, I would suggest investing a bit more for it.

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  MalamuteMayhem on 29/04/2022 - 16:28

  Good Mic. Easy to leave on and drain battery though, wish it had an optional auto turn off after 2 or 3 hours. Also easy to forget to turn on, so get in the habbit of doing a test record prior or risk mute recordings.

  Other minor annoyance is the rubber band supports easily come off.

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    JS1 on 29/04/2022 - 16:31

    Rode ditched the rubber band support system a number of years back; all their VideoMic products these days (including the current versions of the VideoMic Pro) use the Rycote Lyre (had to Google that) suspension system - ie the 4 curved flexible plastic arms that you'd have to seriously abuse to break.

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  [Deactivated] on 29/04/2022 - 17:51

  Back to $190. :-(