Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) at DVinfo.net

Mat Thompson · January 4th, 2013, 05:05 PM

Hi guys
After fruitless searching I'm wondering whether anyone can point me an Me66 Mic diameter adapter for c300 mic holder.

I worked on a production last year and the Canon 305 we used was the same. The mic had a small rubber collar that wrapped round the mic making the diameter difference up. I can fabricate something but it will probably just fall off/out.

Anyone ?

Brian P. Reynolds · January 4th, 2013, 07:29 PM

A lot of people just use tape and build up the difference.......YUK

But a better answer is a couple of 10c O rings that fit over the mic and are just right to fit the mic mount.
Sony and Panasonic cameras have the same problem with their holders.

Mat Thompson · January 4th, 2013, 07:49 PM

Hi Brian
Rubber o rings are a good idea! I will try that.
Thanks

Trevor Dennis · January 5th, 2013, 04:06 AM

O rings work really well, and even provide a wee bit of isolation. I had to get a pack of assorted sizes.but it cost just NZ$3 in the plumbing department of the local DIY store.

Jack D. Hubbard · January 5th, 2013, 11:31 PM

I put this in another thread: Go to a bike shop, pay $7 for an inner tube for a skinny bike tire. Cut a section - about 3 inches, and wrap it around your 66. Works perfect. Save the tube for spares.

Jack Hubbard

John Nantz · January 6th, 2013, 02:07 PM

Mat - I used to have a pair of Panasonic mic holders that had a very interesting soft rubbery insert in them. With the inserts my ME-66 would fit in the holders just perfect.

I had a post about the mic holders back when I didn't know what they were. I had acquired them with a Rycote Windshield I bought but couldn't figure how they worked with it.

Here is a link to my old post and it has a picture of the Panasonic mic holders. You should be able to make out the black padded spacers in the picture: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...lder-what.html

Apparently these little numbers are hard to come by and I can imagine that finding a way to just buy the spacers would be just as difficult, but they (spacers) were really nice. They didn't have a really slippery surface to them, either.

One more thing: they were consumer applied. The pads came in a little plastic bag and you just pealed off the plastic strip covering the adhesive and then stuck the pads on.

Unfortunately, both Panasonic and Sony are hitting on hard times financially and probably their customer service departments may be taking a hit.

Gary Nattrass · January 6th, 2013, 05:17 PM

some mics such as the AT875 r are provided with two rubber O bands that allow them to be re sized for cam mic holders, you can do the same with some rubber O rings as found in a hardware store as previously stated!

Phil Murray · January 6th, 2013, 07:13 PM

My mics have rubber bands wrapped around them to make them fit. I think O rings are the better idea, but rubber bands are always handy! (They just need to be changed every so often when they start to disintegrate.) One of these days I'll get to the hardware store...

John Willett · January 7th, 2013, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mat Thompson

Hi guys
After fruitless searching I'm wondering whether anyone can point me an Me66 Mic diameter adapter for c300 mic holder.

I worked on a production last year and the Canon 305 we used was the same. The mic had a small rubber collar that wrapped round the mic making the diameter difference up. I can fabricate something but it will probably just fall off/out.

Anyone ?

I would just go and get a Rycote Universal Camera Kit - the perfect solution and properly shockmounts the mic. as well as adding a windshield and windjammer.

Lower cost - get the video mount on its own.

January 4th, 2013, 05:05 PM	#1
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) Hi guys After fruitless searching I'm wondering whether anyone can point me an Me66 Mic diameter adapter for c300 mic holder. I worked on a production last year and the Canon 305 we used was the same. The mic had a small rubber collar that wrapped round the mic making the diameter difference up. I can fabricate something but it will probably just fall off/out. Anyone ?

January 4th, 2013, 07:29 PM	#2
Brian P. Reynolds Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 466	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) A lot of people just use tape and build up the difference.......YUK But a better answer is a couple of 10c O rings that fit over the mic and are just right to fit the mic mount. Sony and Panasonic cameras have the same problem with their holders.

January 4th, 2013, 07:49 PM	#3
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) Hi Brian Rubber o rings are a good idea! I will try that. Thanks

January 5th, 2013, 04:06 AM	#4
Trevor Dennis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Zealand, Rapaura (near Blenheim) Posts: 434	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) O rings work really well, and even provide a wee bit of isolation. I had to get a pack of assorted sizes.but it cost just NZ$3 in the plumbing department of the local DIY store. __________________ Stills at: www.flickr.com/photos/trevor-dennis/

January 5th, 2013, 11:31 PM	#5
Jack D. Hubbard Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Menlo Park, CA Posts: 342	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) I put this in another thread: Go to a bike shop, pay $7 for an inner tube for a skinny bike tire. Cut a section - about 3 inches, and wrap it around your 66. Works perfect. Save the tube for spares. Jack Hubbard

January 6th, 2013, 02:07 PM	#6
John Nantz Trustee Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,252	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) Mat - I used to have a pair of Panasonic mic holders that had a very interesting soft rubbery insert in them. With the inserts my ME-66 would fit in the holders just perfect. I had a post about the mic holders back when I didn't know what they were. I had acquired them with a Rycote Windshield I bought but couldn't figure how they worked with it. Here is a link to my old post and it has a picture of the Panasonic mic holders. You should be able to make out the black padded spacers in the picture: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...lder-what.html Apparently these little numbers are hard to come by and I can imagine that finding a way to just buy the spacers would be just as difficult, but they (spacers) were really nice. They didn't have a really slippery surface to them, either. One more thing: they were consumer applied. The pads came in a little plastic bag and you just pealed off the plastic strip covering the adhesive and then stuck the pads on. Unfortunately, both Panasonic and Sony are hitting on hard times financially and probably their customer service departments may be taking a hit.

January 6th, 2013, 05:17 PM	#7
Gary Nattrass Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornsay Durham UK Posts: 1,992	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) some mics such as the AT875 r are provided with two rubber O bands that allow them to be re sized for cam mic holders, you can do the same with some rubber O rings as found in a hardware store as previously stated! __________________ Over 15 minutes in Broadcast Film and TV production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044352/ Last edited by Gary Nattrass; January 7th, 2013 at 03:16 AM.

January 6th, 2013, 07:13 PM	#8
Phil Murray Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Posts: 375	Re: Me66 diameter adapter ? (C300 mic holder) My mics have rubber bands wrapped around them to make them fit. I think O rings are the better idea, but rubber bands are always handy! (They just need to be changed every so often when they start to disintegrate.) One of these days I'll get to the hardware store...