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Tom Brown
October 31, 2017 at 8:14 pm in reply to: What microphone for street recording / protest coverage?

You highlight “Finding/making a Y-adapter to allow plugging BOTH mics into the TRS stereo mic input on the DSLR.” as a potential challenge. But I thought you would just need a very simple splitter?

This website talks about something similar:
https://www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/hosatech-ymm-261-stereo-splitter/

and suggests this product:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HosaTech-YMM-261-3-5mm-Stereo-Breakout/dp/B000068O5H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509478677&sr=8-1&keywords=Hosa+Technology+YMM-261+Stereo+Breakout#Ask

I suppose there is still the issue of how to monitor the microphones audio when recording? But then instead of something like the Rhode video mic pro, I could get a microphone with a headphone e.g. Shure Lenshopper .
Tom Brown
October 30, 2017 at 11:17 pm in reply to: What microphone for street recording / protest coverage?

Would this be a crazy idea to have two Rhode videomic pro mounted on the camera (one pointed front and one pointed rear) Is there any reason not to do this? Or am I better with the Rhode videomic pro for the front and a lav for the rear?
Tom Brown
October 30, 2017 at 6:28 am in reply to: What microphone for street recording / protest coverage?

So are you saying a shotgun on the front and lav for rear is the way to go? What about decent bi directional microphones which have a narrow pickup on the front and rear (but nothing from the side) Do these exist?