As I mentioned, I had to mount to the top handle rather than the ⅜" mounting point of the BM Viewfinder due to the size of the cold shoe. The items pictured: Sennheiser MKH416, Rycote Tac!T 60Hz filter cable, Rode SM3 shock mount, Ikan ELE-CS cold shoe.
I also bought a Wimberley 3/8"->1/4" reducer brass bushing when I thought I could mount the cold shoe to the ⅜" mounting point. If I mounted the top handle further back one mounting point, I could use the cold shoe in the ⅜" mounting point, but I need the handle where it is to balance correctly while using the Fujinon zoom.
The mic is mounted far forward trying to minimize any pickup from the camera fan. Strong elastic supports at the front. Although hard to tell in the photo, the mic is perfectly level using the Rode mount's adjustment.
That thing hanging off the thumbscrew in the ⅜" mounting point is my superb pocket LED flashlight from Home Depot (very even illumination) which comes in handy working in low light situations to illuminate whatever settings I have and so on.
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