Que Audio Mini Shotgun Pro

jamagara

I'm having a really hard time finding reviews for the new Que Audio Q Mini Shotgun Pro microphone. It's a beefed-up version of the Q Mini Shotgun and was presented at the NAB2012.

Compared to it predecessor (which is now sold as a lite version) the interference tube has grown a bit (its still slim compared to the Videomic Pro) and there is a new switch to enable a 20dB gain. The microphone is sold as part of the „Q DSLR-Video PRO Microphone Kit“ (1) and the „Q Sniper PRO Microphone Kit“ (2).

I'm especially interested in the latter kit, since the idea of a super compact booming kit intrigues me. Another advantage of this kit is that it includes an XLR adapter which enables a true balanced connection. This gives me the option to upgrade my VDSLR setup with a powered XLR adapter like the JuicedLink RM333 later on. But I want to make sure the microphone has a good quality justifying the hefty price tag of 450$ for the Sniper Pro Kit. Videomaker published a very positive review of the kit (3), and there is also a video review (4), but both of them didn't seem very substantiated. Has anybody made experiences with this microphone? How does it compare to the Videomic Pro or the Sennheiser MKE400?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Issue with it is that it is cheapest electret capsule with small fancy tube :-)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Here is much cheaper options

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5312/small-chinese-shotgun#Item_2

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5288/interesting-shotgun-mike#Item_15

jamagara

So, no fancy interference tube. I see. ;) - I suppose the Videomic Pro uses a better capsule, as its generally considered one of the best mini shotguns, right? But what about the balanced audio option on the Que? Isn't a balanced connection indispensable when using 10 foot long cables for booming? Does it make sense to boom the Videomic Pro?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

I suppose the Videomic Pro uses a better capsule, as its generally considered one of the best mini shotguns, right?

Rode on camera mikes are pushed very heavily. But they are not really so exceptionally good. Their only really good mike is NTG-3.

As for balanced connection, it is available on almost every mike with XLR connection. Whole idea was to be able to run very long piles of cable with big interference present (like on scene, etc).

jamagara

The thing is, a regular shotgun mic like the NTG-3 is too big for my setup. I want to use my GH3 without a rig, mainly on a monopod or a small support like the edelkrone Pocket Rig or the Redrock Nano Stealth, so I need something smaller. Can you recommend any compact shotgun for this kind of use?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@jamagara

You asked for boom mike, for boom mike NTG-3 and your referenced mike make really little difference (in holding, etc).

For the on camera mike, such small shitty mike is even worse.

gameb

@jamagara check this one: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4450/akg-c747-premium-quality-mini-shotgun-works-on-gh2

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