Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

Question

Best Cheap External Microphone for Nikon d5200

by AnuOcto14 Nov 15, 2014 9:28PM PST

Hey all

I have a Nikon d5200.
I want some suggestions for the best cheap external microphone for my dslr.
I had gone through some forums and narrowed down to Rode Videomic Pro and Rode Stereo Videomic.

Now, I know that one is mono while the other is stereo but after some more searching i came across some Takstar mics as well which are considerably a lot cheaper than Rode mics.

I need the best mic(mono and/or stereo) under the price range comparable to that of the Rode products i mentioned above.

Please suggest

Thanks
Anupam

Discussion is locked

1 Posts

- Collapse + Expand Details

- Collapse -

Clarification Request

Isn't use a factor here?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 16, 2014 1:48AM PST

You could be looking for a better interview system, one that captures the crowd or the perennial concert mic. Those are 3 setups with a dozen more so you might have to carry at least 2 or more mics to get the best result.
The Rode is well done so why not those?
Bob

Back to Cameras forum