Que Audio Mini Shotgun Pro

jamagara — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:07:57 +0000

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?

Listen to seven different mics into a GH2

Sam_Mallery — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:05:52 +0000

I just tested out seven different mics into my GH2. I tried to get a cross-sampling of all of the mics out there, from a $35 Audio Technica mic, all the way up to the $1249 Sennheiser MKH 8060. Here's a link to the article & video:

http://www.sam-mallery.com/2011/10/the-great-on-camera-mic-shootout-2011/

Most of the video was shot with the regular GH2 firmware (and the 20mm Lumix G lens), but the very last shot was done with the GH2vk hack, using the cbrandin's 66mb patch. I hope you find it helpful!

Sam

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Que Audio Mini Shotgun Pro

Listen to seven different mics into a GH2