Many of us are familiar with Aputure lights, but did you know they offering production sound microphones? Its flagship product is the Deity, a condenser microphone that, according to the company, provides "superior sound performance" using "high industrial standard components." They went and updated it with a new circuit board and re-branding it as the Original 2.
The shotgun touts a super-cardioid polar pattern to minimize surrounding ambient noise making it ideal for dialogue recording. A low noise floor of 12dB (A-weighted), 24dB (CCIR 268-3) will help clear the unwanted clutter in the track. The shotgun itself is $350 and kits are available that include a windshield, shock mount, hand grip through a partnership with Rycote starting at $450. The release date is around June.
Also, replacing the V-Mic D2 and V-Mic D1 are the D3 and Pro. The D3 is an entry level on-camera mic for under $100 while the Pro version can work on-camera or on a boom pole.
While we haven't tested the new microphones, it would be interesting to see how they stack up against the Azden, RODE, Shure, and Sennheiser options at similar pricing.
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