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May 15th, 2004, 10:35 PM | #1 |
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Hot-Shoe Microphone Mount Problem
I've had a couple of camcorders with hot-shoe accessory-mount appendages. I don't use mikes that are powered this way, as mine all have their own batteries. It concerns me, jamming the metal tongue of a mike mount tightly in on top of those electronic contact points. Using a locking bolt, that screws down against the bottom of the shoe seems likely to damage them. What do you think about any danger to the electronics by putting a standard mike-mount into these hot-shoes?
I solved this problem for myself on one camcorder, by getting a plain metal mike shoe at an electronics parts house. I carved out a matching little square from a black rubber tie-down strap and used it as an attaching buffer for the shoe, a couple inches behind the hot-shoe. I attached the rubber first, with the thick kind of Superglue intended for use on wood. Then, I glued on the metal shoe. I delicately roughed up all surfaces with fine sandpaper first. This attachment is super strong, pun intended. It won't come off, unless I were to take a knife to it. It also provides a vibration barrier between the mike and camera. So, it gives me a plain shoe to mount my mikes and leaves the hot-shoe unmolested. I'd think the manufacturer would include an additional plain shoe like this, to protect the electronics. I should add that I mounted this shoe on a bottom-loading model. It might be hard to find the space to do this on some side or top-loading camcorders, where the top of the case is part of the cassette hatch. Steve McDonald |
May 16th, 2004, 11:27 PM | #2 |
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No worries for electronics, but it still holds true that you should be worried about bending the top of the camera. Most of these shoes can barely hold a light weight light...
There are some shoes that have plastic bases as well, or you could cover the plate of your mount with electricians tape if you're worried about it.
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Frank, I can't seem to find that MZS6 shock-mount on Sennheiser's USA website.
Maybe it's a Canada-only item? Can you give a tip about an online dealer that carries it? What body part should I use to describe the piece that goes into the shoe-----a foot? Steve McDonald |
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