Tony thanks for that - that is reassuring as I was not sure what I
was letting myself in for with the purchase - (which is still in transit
from the US ). I look forward to receiving it and giving it a try -
regards, Bill Kerr, Seaford., Sussex, UK
-----Original Message-----
From: tony baylis
Sent: 09 December 2003 05:46
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Bill Kerr a coincidence.
Dear Bill,
Yesterday I was at a fellow recordists home here in
Brisbane when para. came into our conversation. It
turned out that he had a Dan Gibson so I was able to
take a look at one. Very nicely made with nice
touches like the sight for aiming it. The owner was
quite complementry about the mic. even though it is a
dynamic. His only complaint was that handling noise
transmited through the handgrip could be annoying.
This is of no concern if you use it mounted on a
tripod, he was going to try wraping the handgrip with
foam and then suede to dampen this problem. His wife
complained that the plastic which the dish is made
from has an unpleasent smell even though it is 25
years old.!
Tony Baylis.
--- wrote:
> Tony thanks for the comments and advice - I will
> get in touch with
> the society as you suggest - regards, Bill Kerr
> -01323-899755
>
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tony baylis
> Sent: 06 December 2003 23:55
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] new member, Bill
> Kerr from UK
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> Dear Bill
>
> I have no experience of so can't comment on either
> the
> para. or the mic. The MZR50 is excellent piece of
> kit. The other piece of kit you will need is a pair
> of headphones. As long as you are able to connect
> the
> Dan Gibson to your MRZ50 it will be worth using at
> least to start with, as you will find that your
> fieldcraft will be much more important than the
> equipment at first. I would suggest that you become
> a
> member of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society
> which
> is based in the UK and is the largest society of it
> kind in the world. They are a very friendly bunch
> with immense collective skills that will be an
> excellent source of info. and practical help as they
> organize field meetings etc. They also have
> equipment
> for sale at times. The membership Secretary is:-
> Michael Iannantuoni=20
> Tel 01572 812447=20
> email.
> Regards.
> Tony Baylis.
>
>
> --- wrote:
> > I am new to this group and to the interest. I
> have
> > bought, and yet to
> > receive a Dan Gibson parabolic mic I saw
> advertised
> > on ebay - I have
> > since heard that this is not a very good piece of
> > equipment - and is
> > "noisy" - is this correct ? - I gather that a
> piece
> > of kit is available
> > which will improve the performance and supress the
> > extraneous sounds.
> > Can someone please tell me what this is ? I
> > will be using a Sony MD
> > (MZ-R50) ; I was also recommended a Sony ECM-Z37C
>
> > camcorder mic to get
> > into the hobby and learn with.. is this a good
> > option ? I have yet to
> > purchase the Sony mic put have seen sources -
> mainly
> > in the US who can
> > ship to Europe.
> >=20
> > I have given up sailing and sold my Laser dinghy
> and
> > figured this was an
> > interest I could get involved with together with
> my
> > wife , (who never
> > liked sailing !). I am using the cash from the
> > boat to buy the
> > equipment so I do not have a lot to spend.
> >=20
> > The Dan Gibson parabolic mic is being shipped from
> > Connecticut and is in
> > transit right now - can I use it straight into the
> > MD - ? I believe
> > it requires independent power source - ( 2 x
> > alkaline batteries..is this
> > correct ?) Realise this is `60`s technology and
> > not state of the art !
> >
> >=20
> > In the audiences` view would I be better putting
> the
> > parabola back up
> > for sale right away on ebay when I receive it in
> the
> > UK in a few days
> > time !!! Your comments please.. regards, Bill
> > Kerr, Seaford,
> > Sussex, UK
> >=20
> >=20
> > (if anyone has any spare equipment (mics) they
> want
> > to sell me get in
> > touch) regards..
> >=20
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> > removed]
> >
> >
>
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