Brad Hurley wrote:My solution for audio recording is to have a separate tripod with a small-but-great M/S microphone rig mounted on top (Sennheiser 8050 for the mid mic and Ambient Emesser for the side mic), which fits into a very small Rycote blimp for wind protection.
OK - So your audio solution is blowing my mind a bit as I have not seen anything like that in practice and now I have something that I need to talk to my audio buddy about next time I see him for beers... I am wondering if you happen to have (or could possibly take) a pic of your rig?
I am currently gearing up for a year long shooting trip in Sri Lanka (currently in Chicago) so I will not have the resources I am used to here and I need to get my rig configured and tested before leaving. I will be doing observational documentary filming and I too will be a one man band (but in jungles and in densely populated urban environments) and w/o the use of a car to work from. (most likely)
My thinking was a simple rig similar to what Issac here built, but about where he has his battery mounted I would mount the F6 (possibly on a small cheese plate mounted to the dovetail) and then possibly mount the battery next to that (also a v mount) but on a pinch, My hope is if I can get cables to tidy up I could run a camera mounted mic to the F6 + 1-2 Lav's (if need be) also to the ZOOM use the F6 out to mix into the BP4k and use the F6 TC to go into the 3.5 jack on the camera.
I am also looking for examples of a top/bottom rail system (like a rail box) that may also work well with a shoulder mount to attache the F6, Lav's and the Pinch from...
I am just in the beginning stages.