Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply.
I guess what you say sounds very plausible. The mic looks different…but I have been unable to determine which type of mic the rental company uses, simple because I haven’t rented one since we got our own. We have already determined to rent one for the following shooting day and compare them.
I think that might be the only solution for now.
What bothers me a bit is that I have googled the ME 4 clip-on microphone and the EW 122P G3-B and I see a totally different clip coming with them, which is strange. I have already contacted Sennheiser about this (yesterday afternoon) but haven’t heard yet from them. In the back of my mind I almost fear that somehow the wrong mic (or at least the wrong clip) came with it.
Anyway, for now I know what to do; rent and compare. If they are the same in type; send the mic back for a repair. If they are different; look into that a bit more.