I will be filming a wedding and I need to know what kind of mics I should get for this event & other like it?

Question

I'm filming a wedding and I was curious to know what brand and what format of mics i should buy that will work the best because I will be outside where there will be wind, and right now I don't have any Mics at all and I want some professional mics that I can use in the future as well for more than just weddings.

Answer 1

Shure and Sennheiser make good UHF, full diversity, wireless lavaliere mics. You will ant at least 2. Expect to spend about $400 for each set (1 body pack and on base station makes 1 set).

Senheiser and Audio Technica make great shotgun mics.

Expect to spend about $700 or more for a good shotgun mic. You will also want a boom pole, zepellin (Rykote makes good ones - the included foam windscreens don't work very well), a mic shock-mount (the Sabra SMM-1 is handy).

Many of these mics use an XLR connector so if your camcorder has only a 1/8" mic jack, you will need an XLR adapter like those from BeachTek or JuicedLink.

Answer 2

sony, really good brand, have the mics, excelllent!!!