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Originally Posted by charlie g
Although I have a large residence and lots of privacy where I am,
I have to be careful Paul where I shoot (Muslim country).
My budget is about $4000 that I can spend on equipment but I was not sure what I needed. To buy good photography equipment I have to go into Singapore and it's a big deal for me to leave and come back with my immigration status. So I prefer to know what I am doing and what I need before I go. I am much closer after getting so many good tips.
Sound- what is the ideal setup? The mic on the camera is ok, but it sounds like I am shooting in a closet sometimes.
Thanks!
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very important, what kind of camera do you have?
if the model has either a)accessory shoe with mic input or b)xlr input you are in good shape.
with accessory shoe you can either get a shotgun microphone that has a mini plug connection or you can buy a beachtek adapter (70 bucks) which plugs into the mini plug and has an xlr plug in for very good sound. you would then need a good 20ft sound cable with xlr and a good shotgun microphone.
a very good shotgun mic is the Sennheiser ME66 for K6 series which is around 400 bucks (varies) complete.
but there are excellent shotguns for around 150.00 as well such as the Azden series which i've had great luck with.