BTW, I have talked to a few network-affiliated cameramen about fm mic's and they had absolutely nothing good to say about them, in fact said they were a waste of $$. All the vloggy web pages make no mention of them even w/r/t minimally affordable options. So if anyone has success with this then raise your hand pls.
--- In [email protected], "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > Most "wireless" microphone suggestions for amateurs list UHF, VHF ($1000's) > and > these are not real options for example when shooting simple ski videos or > simple > line-of-sight and less-than-30-feet range work. > > Something less than $80 for both transmitter & receiver > would be more on the mark. > > I would try infrared transmitter/receiver combo (like for cheap wireless > headphones) > however these have stricter limitations (like only used indoors where there's > no > sunlight to interfere with the infrared, and very limited line of sight). > > bluetooth is just too expensive, >$200 for a transmitter/receiver combo that > has > very limited (voice only) frequence response. > > HAs anyone used a mini-FM transmitter (like those now sold for ipod-to-car > transmission) for wireless microphone to a mini-FM > receiver (digital tuned) with output to the camcorder? This > should have good frequency response and within limited range shoud be OK, > even partially blocked line-of-sight should be ok. > Or am I smoking crack by thinking it could work? >
