IronFilm Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Who wouldn't want their boom to be even lighter? The new Deity S Mic3 and S Mic3S are out. All the goodness of the S Mic 2 but now even lighter. (by a lot! The S Mic3 is less than half the weight of a NTG3 or 416, the S Mic 3S is nearly half the weight of the S Mic3) I like also that you can buy the Deity Windshields separately as well (there are two versions: W01 & W02, shorter & longer). Should also be compatible with a lot of non-Deity mics as well. https://www.newsshooter.com/2024/05/31/deity-releases-the-new-updated-s-mic-3-and-s-mic-3s/ eatstoomuchjam and sanveer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Nice! Even outside of boom use, I have an s-mic 2s that I use with my C70. Guess I know what I'll get to use with the k-x as soon as I get an xlr adapter for it! IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 40 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said: Nice! Even outside of boom use, I have an s-mic 2s that I use with my C70. Guess I know what I'll get to use with the k-x as soon as I get an xlr adapter for it! Kinda tempted to get a Deity SMic3 myself (or a secondhand Deity SMic2), as I'd rather not put a pricey Sanken CS1e on a camera as a scratch mic when I'm on someone's shoots. eatstoomuchjam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 I ended up ordering the s-mic 3s. Showed up today. I laughed more than a little bit at the box it came in (the image at the top of the thread didn't register with me for some reason). Nice of 'em to include a wooden box, but it's kind of a bummer there's not an option to order without the fancy box for what's going to be used as an on-camera mic! kye and IronFilm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Ah well, something to store your cigars with instead? eatstoomuchjam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 10 minutes ago, IronFilm said: Ah well, something to store your cigars with instead? but only one at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV1981 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 How much better are these than holly larks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 34 minutes ago, SRV1981 said: How much better are these than holly larks ? The Deity S Mic3 series of mics are a million times better? How much better is a chicken than a canoe?? It's two completely categories, the hollyland larks are 2.4GHz wireless kits. These are XLR boom mics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 As something to put on my camera and pick up noise when the camera is pointed at something, much better, I suspect. Guessing the larks are omnidirectional and would pick up all sorts of other stuff like focus motor, me breathing, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV1981 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 11 hours ago, IronFilm said: The Deity S Mic3 series of mics are a million times better? How much better is a chicken than a canoe?? It's two completely categories, the hollyland larks are 2.4GHz wireless kits. These are XLR boom mics. I’m naive on audio, but as a layperson didn’t hear the difference you colorfully write about in videos like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 You're watching a video with a single person in an otherwise-quiet room. Unless listening on high-quality speakers/headphones, the differences will be negligible. Here's a more useful YouTube search for you to be able to understand why a cardioid or supercardioid mic is different from an omnidirectional mic and when you might choose to use one vs the other. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=omnidirectional+microphone+vs+cardioid SRV1981 and TheRenaissanceMan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV1981 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 7 hours ago, eatstoomuchjam said: You're watching a video with a single person in an otherwise-quiet room. Unless listening on high-quality speakers/headphones, the differences will be negligible. Here's a more useful YouTube search for you to be able to understand why a cardioid or supercardioid mic is different from an omnidirectional mic and when you might choose to use one vs the other. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=omnidirectional+microphone+vs+cardioid Thanks I couldn’t find a video showing shotgun vs. the smaller mics which would show the quality difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 It's not a question of quality, but purpose. Is a car better than a truck? Is a TV better than a tablet? Are headphones better than loudspeakers? TheRenaissanceMan, SRV1981 and 92F 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 On 6/9/2024 at 2:08 AM, eatstoomuchjam said: As something to put on my camera and pick up noise when the camera is pointed at something, much better, I suspect. Guessing the larks are omnidirectional and would pick up all sorts of other stuff like focus motor, me breathing, etc. Makes no sense whatsoever to put both a wireless receiver and a transmitter on a recorder just to get camera audio. Plug the smallest possible scratch mic instead into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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