Don't let the high price of the best gear keep you from jumping into nature
recording. Some people can afford it, most can't. Besides, it wasn't that
long ago that people were lugging around reel-to-reel or cassette tape
recorders, and making good recordings. Check the FAQ, as Vicki said, but
you'll probably be pleasantly surprised by the recording quality of fairly
low-priced gear. As a hobby, it's really all about what you think about you=
r
recordings, not what others think. If you have 'perfectionist' tendencies,
then you may want to start saving money...but I have an old MD recorder,
Core Sound binaural mocs, an AT shotgun and a Zoom H2, and I'm very
satisfied with many of the recordings I've made.
Mark Phinney
On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM, benjamesjohnson
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> Wow, with all those constraints, it sure gets tough to get an affordable
> mic. I believe the max SPL of 106 dB is with the recorder's PIP only; it
> goes up to 121 dB with a 9V battery module, and 131 db with phantom power=
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> 15dB self-noise? Wow I can't afford anything that low.
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> The AT4022 sure is a nice mic, with great specs, but way too expensive fo=
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> me.
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> Maybe I need to rethink this recording hobby. In world of photography one
> can still make a decent go in the hobby without having to buy Leica camer=
as
> and lenses, but in audio recording, I guess there is no compromise?
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