Long-term reviews of budget filmmaking kit.
Portable?
NO
CAMERA BAG
YES
YES
Affordable?
PRICE NEW
YES (<$200)
YES (<$200)
Common?
YES
ON AMAZON
NO
ON EBAY
YES
Quality
WORKS WITH LIGHT USE
YES
WORKS WITH MEDIUM USE
?
WORKS WITH HEAVY USE
?
Ease of Use
SKILL LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE
OVERVIEW:
My primary use of this recorder is for capturing ambient audio using the built-in XY and MS (Mid-Side) mics, but it does have a 3.5mm mic input, so I'll log my test results for those too. So far, I prefer to only use the 4-channel (XY + MS) recording mode because I think it provides a more "REAL" sound, and more channels to work with in post.
MAIN POINTS:
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
CONCLUSION:
These reviews are just my opinion and are focused on my Q.P.A.C.E. packing method, so they're not comprehensive. I wrote these mostly to help me remember what items worked for my KIT PLANS (and which didn't). If I said anything negative I apologize, as these products still may work well for you in your situation, but they were not Q.P.A.C.E (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use) enough for my budget filmmaking KIT PLANS.