Buck Forester
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I’m confused… I looked up the Sony .8 wide angle adapter at B&H and it’s showing the hood and lens separate. Is this a new change, or are they showing it like this so you can see the hood and glass separate even though it’s glued on?
Here’s the link https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/526428-REG/Sony_VCL_EX0877_VCL_EX0877_0_8x_Wide_Angle.html -
That seems odd, the only way to shoot with this adapter is bare lens? Well, I’m not buying that one… thanks for the heads up. I hate to have to go the 35mm adapter route to shoot really wide, but I may have to if it’s my only solution.
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Hey Don, with the Sony .80x adapter, are you saying the lens hood is fixed? Is there no way to use a GND filter up against the glass with that one? If that’s the case, I can’t use it because much of my stuff will be shot with GND filters and I want to go wide.
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Gracias! I will be using this as my “on camera” mic. I will be using a Sony PCM-D1 for separate, non time-coded recordings of nature sounds (it’s small and light, which is important). The other mic will be on the camera all the time. I will be solo much of the time, backpacking, climbing, and expedition tour kayaking on multi-day wilderness adventures. I hope I’m in the right direction? I just want very good audio instead of using the built-in mic. My camera is the Sony EX1. I will be ordering a shock mount and a Rycote softie. I’m a still photographer wanting to go into high-def video so the sound thing is new to me. Actually the video is pretty new to me too, but visually I feel confident… audio I’m completely ignorant. I’m open to good solutions… I’ve just heard the Senn 416 is a good, durable field mic able to withstand lots of conditions and has good audio. I will be doing some onsite narration in wilderness settings too.
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Thank you for your response, Ty! I found it quite helpful. I did a search on this forum for Sanken CMS-10 before I posted and didn’t find a whole specifically so I thought I’d ask. I am also using a Sony PCM-D1 for “nature” sounds so I think I’ll stick with the 416… either myself or someone will occasionally be talking so it sounds like the 416 might be more directional for dialogue. But I really don’t know what I’m talking about yet, ha!