Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

I've been using the new Zoom F8n for a few weeks now, and I'm nothing but very happy with it!

Feel like it was a better choice for me than a 633 or 664, and a 688 would have been unaffordable for me.

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

A Zoom F8n sound cart at work on its first feature film for me with the F8n!

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

Hey Rick,

Now that you have had your Zoom in use for a while how are you getting along with it? I would like to hear your thoughts or suggestions?

I have been using mine and I am pleased with it. As I said before my main objective was to secure a device with quality preamps. I am pleased with that. The controls are small and it is tough to work out of a bag, but I knew that. Overall I am very pleased with it.

When the situation allows for it, the i-pad app is a great asset and helps compensate for the small hard surface controls on the face of the unit. The app also helps monitor levels and control it from a remote area when the boom op has it in the bag and his hands are full. That is awesome.

Bang for the buck this is the best investment I have made in years.

How do you like yours?

Kind Regards,

Steve

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

"Hey Rick, Now that you have had your Zoom in use for a while how are you getting along with it? I would like to hear your thoughts or suggestions?"

- I have not used it much aside from some home tests. On the projects I had, I used my 744/302, since I did not need more than four tracks and I'm still more comfortable with that at this point.. I also had not made new cables for the BNC TC out or for feeding the IFBs from the mini-jack sub or TA3 main outs. Fortunately new power cables are not necessary. I also got a negative response from a client when I mentioned 'Zoom', (big mistake, the Zoom POS stigma lives on). I looking for a pre-owned 663 or 664 at this point and will probably sell the 744 and Zoom/

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

The Zoom F8 must be pretty good as they used it in the latest Mission Impossible Fallout.
https://magazine.local695.com/magazi...rYzpnPOgv3LHeA

Re: NAB 2018 sneak peak: Zoom F8n
 

I've only used the F4 but I am impressed as heck with the F4, F8 and F8N. Unfortunately for me, they lack the HDMI TC input that the Mix Pres have for shooting with mirrorless cameras so I ended up with a Mix Pre-3 instead. I could have bought a Zoom but then I would have needed to have also dropped at least $600.00 for a pair of Tentacles or something comparable, negating the Zoom cost savings.

Neither of my cameras have BNC TC i/o (Fujifilm XT-3 and Canon C200) so the Mix Pre 3 was a better move for my needs. But I think the Zooms were a better deal and had much more comprehensive feature sets. If I was a sound mixer and couldn't afford the higher end SD recorders, the Zoom F8N would be my choice.
But yes, there definitely still is the Zoom stigma, especially here in LA. Too many DSLR users running the H4Ns for too many years. Saying you are using Sound Devices, even the cheap Mix Pre 3, usually gets a good nod from producers. I've used the Mix Pre 3 for one audio only recording gig at a big NBC TV show backstage and it worked really well for what we were recording, stand up interviews with a bunch of high profile bands and singers. The Kashmir pre-amps sound really nice. But the Zoom feature sets blow away the Mix Pre.