Remember, with a boom mike, a "dead cat" cover is important also, to cut out that extraneous wind and outside traffic noise. and yeah, sound man, watch the monitor so you don't have to interrupt the day with a re-shoot because of a mike in the frame ;-) (Been there, done that) On Apr 16, 2005, at 2:52 PM, KCIVORY at aol.com wrote: > The best result I have found is to spring for the Panasonic DVX-100A > with External XLR outs. You should experiment with boom mics with a > wide pickup pattern mounted out of camera frame. > Motor noise on this model is really minimal. I'm loving it, albiet in > monthly installments....but worth every penny. > > Kelly Casey Spavin, > Experience Shows, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984