Bubblebee Spacer Bubble vs Rycote Baseball Windscreen

[@Maxiixam20]

Would you recommend the MKH 8050 or MKH 50 for a run-and-gun setup on a mirrorless camera? How do you think the handling & noise would be like on a camera?

[@dqstudios]

I’ve tried the 8050 only a handful of times on-camera, and think I’d like a mic with a bit more reach. But it really depends on your style of shooting (lenses and distance from subject).

[@Maxiixam20]

@@dqstudios What do you mean by reach? Is the sound too low when recording? Also, I plan to do run and gun work, so when I'm close up, it will be 30-50cm away and 1-2 m away when using a tripod. What do you think about the 8050 for my use case?

[@dqstudios]

@Maxiixam20 closer to mic is always better. Rule of thumb 1-3 ft from chest area is best for boom placement, so run and gun will pickup ambient sound from around that range best too.

[@laughingthrushmusic5269]

Do you think Bubble Bee is the most bang for buck?

[@dqstudios]

yup - still using it at every shoot

[@laughingthrushmusic5269]

@@dqstudios for both indoors and out?

[@dqstudios]

@laughingthrushmusic5269 It’s windy here so I wouldn’t trust it on a mission critical shoot - I’d use my 416 and rode blimp with fur in windy outdoor conditions

[@burnspete]

You really need to test these outdoors, not indoors.

[@dqstudios]

I use other tools outdoors - from Bubblebees long hair wind killer to a Rycote blimp, but that is not where most of my interviews are done #differentusecase

[@burnspete]

So no need for furry covers indoors in your case. An extra outdoor review would have been so useful to people considering buying windshields.

[@dqstudios]

@@burnspete I do see the merit in furry testing outdoors, but I guess I should have prefaced that I was primarily testing the transparency of sound with each kit, which is better tested in the quiet of the indoors.