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Re: DPA Windpac

Subject: Re: DPA Windpac
From: "Tim Nielsen" supernielsen
Date: Wed Jul 9, 2008 7:16 pm ((PDT))
I personally find it's just way too noisy when hand-holding. Hard to  
explain until you use one. There is no pistol grip, just a small ring.  
It could be rigged with a handle of some kind, but without it, there  
seems to be a lot of noise transmitted through the cable and such.

Not sure you can use it without their suspension, again, to handle it  
you'd see why, the suspension fits inside in a very custom and tight  
way, can't see how you could easily use the shield part without the  
suspension. I LIKE the suspension though, it's well thought out and  
very versatile. And if you're mounting the Windpac on a tripod or mic  
stand, it works well, or even on a tripod. For the week I was  
recording geysers in Yellowstone, I rigged up the windpac to a 15'  
carbon fiber boompole, and taped all the cables, since I didn't have  
to constantly break it down. There, it's light weight was a real  
asset, out on the end of a 15 foot pole.

So not to talk you out of it. But for fast 'grab and go', I think the  
Rycote style kit suits me better.

Tim

On Jul 9, 2008, at 6:58 PM, clay wrote:

> --- In  Tim Nielsen <> wrote:
> >
> > I doubt it. I don't think they sold enough of them to make it worth
> > their while. I have one, but in the end, I tend to just use the
> > Rycotes. The Windpac never quite lived up to it's hype for me. It
> > works fine, except it doesn't compact nearly as much as I wanted,
> > because of the suspension, and it is nearly impossible to hand- 
> hold in
> > my opinion. It still comes in handy now and again, but doesn't get
> > used that much.
> >
>
> I've been thinking about getting a Windpac.
>
> can it be used without the suspension?
>
> what is the difficulty in hand-holding?
>
> thanks in advance,
> clay
>
>
> 







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