Thanks Tim for a very detailed response.
this will help my decision. I understand the difficulty with hand-holding
now, I had forgotten there's no pistol grip.
thanks for disspelling the illusion that it can fit in very small space
given that the suspension is not as collapsible as the windshield.
clay
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Tim Nielsen <> wrote:
> 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 <naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com>,
> 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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