Sennheiser MKE 400 Shotgun Microphone - Black

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Sennheiser MKE 400 Shotgun Microphone - Black

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The sound recorded with this mike is a huge step up from the onboard canon 5d microphone. The mic suppresses background noise while improving the voice. If you have a semi-profecional camera like mine (canon vixia) the need for a small lite weight mic... Read More

Bought another one. Its unobtrusive. Can be ordered online from sennheiser for $38 plus shipping.

The sound on this mic is amazing for how compact the mic is. Audi quality is very good for a compact hot-shoe mounted mic. The only complaint is that i lost the foam windscreen somewhere in ireland.

The sound quality is very good and you cannot beat the size. Very nice store with knowledgeable employees. Very well made and engineered. Great product and great sound quality.

Cons

There was almost no discernable difference between my samsung nx1 camera mic and this shotgun in manual audio. The sound quality on this mic's too thin. The rode video mic pro sounds much fuller in my opinion and rejects noise much better from behind,... Read More

Only with the lid partially open does the led blink. Very fragile mic. I understand that electronics fail over time nothing is everlasting, but the lack of an adequate and reasonable repair service is important for the trust of a brand.

Not impressed at all.

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Quality

Sound quality is great and reduces unnecessary noise from room echo and outdoor wind.

I love senmheiser mics, because of three main things:- made out of metal housing (not cheap plastic)- made in germany (not chin... Read More

On the down side, i've found there's a pretty high noise floor with the gopro, which is unfortunate given the quality of this microphone.

I still use a boom pole and higher quality shot gun mic for capturing key dialogue.

Price

It is well built and for the price is a no- brainer purchase!

Worth the price, don’t waste your time on a cheap one, set yourself apart from others and get good audio equipment.

But nope not even @ that price.

Shipping

It can be ordered online from sennheiser for $38 plus shipping.

Competitiveness

Compared to the gopro's normal terrible audio, this is a huge improvement.

I've used this with a gopro hero4 silver (which requires also buying gopro's 3.

(which is why its superior to on board omnidirectional mics when ambient sounds are a problem)2.

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This product had a total of 318 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 23 2023.