Shotgun Mic

You will also need a boom pole, shock mount and wind protection (blimp & dead cat). Most of the mics below can be purchased as a kit with the mentioned accessories.

Audio-Technica AT897 - $240

Rode NTG-2 - $270

Sennheiser ME66/K6P - $500

Audio-Technica AT4073A - $600

Rode NTG-3 - $700

Sennheiser MKH-416 - $1200

Neumann KMR82I - $1700

Schoeps CMIT5U - $2000


Also consider that you should have a non-shotgun condenser mic for indoor usage. If using the camera to record sound it is recommended that you also get a mixer so you can bypass the camera audio path.

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Tascam

Tascam makes some great quality mic's at great prices.I personaly use one of their condencer mic's I paid 60.00 new in box. I have a recording studio ,I have tried a lot of diffrent mic's Tascam has the quality and is still affordable