idrankwhat 0 #26 July 9, 2009 PharmerPhil, looking at the pics of your setup, I was thinking of putting a similar foam support in front of my CX100, under the 5050 pro. But then I noticed that it would interfere with the mic inputs. Are you using an external mic or does the foam simply not interfere as much as I think it will? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PharmerPhil 0 #27 July 9, 2009 QuotePharmerPhil, looking at the pics of your setup, I was thinking of putting a similar foam support in front of my CX100, under the 5050 pro. But then I noticed that it would interfere with the mic inputs. Are you using an external mic or does the foam simply not interfere as much as I think it will? The foam is not for support of the lens, but is there as a windscreen for the microphone. It is a piece of "pick-and-pluck" foam from a pelican case (open cell). And while I haven't done any real acoustical testing of it, I don't notice any coloration of the sound. It certainly sounds better than microphones closed up inside camera boxes. It is very helpful for doing ground interviews on breezy days, and even under canopy (I usually congratulate the tandem student by name with a thumbs up right after opening). I do have a lens support forward of the foam, and this is a rigid piece of nylon or UHMW. It is about 8mm thick and sits at the front edge of the lens. It not only supports the lens, but also keeps a line from being able to go under the lens and get snagged. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #28 July 9, 2009 Quote The foam is not for support of the lens, but is there as a windscreen for the microphone. It is a piece of "pick-and-pluck" foam from a pelican case (open cell). And while I haven't done any real acoustical testing of it, I don't notice any coloration of the sound. It certainly sounds better than microphones closed up inside camera boxes. It is very helpful for doing ground interviews on breezy days, and even under canopy (I usually congratulate the tandem student by name with a thumbs up right after opening). I do have a lens support forward of the foam, and this is a rigid piece of nylon or UHMW. It is about 8mm thick and sits at the front edge of the lens. It not only supports the lens, but also keeps a line from being able to go under the lens and get snagged. Ok, I can see the difference now. Great ideas on improving the quality of the video for the student, and reducing snag potential at the same time. I've got a goldmember and my intention with the foam was to help support the lens a bit and hopefully knock out the vibration I seem to be getting with this camera. It's more pronounced than it was with the HC5. After I backed off the foam idea (which I may go back to now that you bring up a couple of reasons to) I think I've solved the goldmember slop problem. I'll post that elsewhere when I take a pic, even though it sort of (barely) fits in this thread. Thanks for the insight and a couple of good ideas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites