Hello All,
After much research and advice from knowledgeable sound recordists I too ha=
d
bought the Olympus LS-11. Good luck with yours, Brian!
However, I am still struggling to find (or design) a suitable damage-proof,
lightweight, portable case that fits into my backpack. I need to protect th=
e
Sennheiser ME66/K6 microphone fitted to a pistol grip as one piece so all =
I
have to do is plug the cable to the LS-11 recorder and I am ready.
Presently, I am carrying individual components and assemble them when I
begin birding. Also, I find keeping the Sennheiser headphones round my neck
when using binoculars rather cumbersome. The two cables tend to get
entangled and I almost tripped once. As the headphone is large and take up
quite a bit of space I left them behind on a couple of occasions.
Cheers,
Kiran Srivastava
Mubai, INDIA
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Brian Burnett <>wr=
ote:
>
>
> Hi, and thanks to those who responded to my request for advice about buyi=
ng
> a
> new audio-recorder a little while ago.
> After considering the advice, and looking up websites, etc., I bought the
> Olympus LS11. I'm no expert, and can't judge the finer points of ultra
> high-quality audio, but I've been really pleased so far, as the gadget is
> easy
> to use, and has an impressive sensitivity. I've recorded bird sounds in
> the
> garden, the adjacent forest, and while out in various nature reserves I'=
ve
>
> visited in N.Wales. I also used it for recording an AGM of the local
> branch of
> the Wildlife Trust, as I am sec, and have to take minutes, so that was
> useful.
> And, I have used it for note-taking, although haven't yet used it much fo=
r
> this. The LS11 also fits comfortably in the top pocket of either of my
> 'wildlife jackets' - one, lightweight, the other for nasty
> weather. Also, speaking as one who's reached the age when eyesight
> deterioration is becoming a problem, I find the visual displays mostly ea=
sy
> to
> read, while the smaller, less obvious displays, are less important and I =
am
>
> getting to know what they are, without needing to read them. I have be=
en
>
> weating specs for reading in the past year or so, but don't use them with
> the
> LS11. Thanks to everyone for that.
>
> Hold-All; With regards to the recent enquiry about bags for gear, this
> seems to
> be very much a personal matter. I carry too much gear, as I'm interested
> in all
> kinds of wildlife, and I need most of it where it's easily accessible - a=
nd
> not
> on my back (where I carry a small library). In the 1960s and 70s, I use=
d
> one
> of the old ex-WD gas-mask bags, which I found very good (and I still have
> it,
> stuffed in a shed outside), but now use a modern, padded Lowepro camera
> bag,
> which carries most of my gear, without being too heavy or bulky. But, I
> don't
> really think there is an ideal bag. It's like houses, boats and cars;
> they're
> all a compromise, and what's best for your depends on your own individual
> needs. Bascially, whatever you get, it's unlikely to be ideal, and will
> be
> half an inch too short for something or other.
>
> Finally, with regard to wildlife gear, I mentioned my small library -
> mainly
> plant field guides, as I don't ofen need a bird guide any more - but has
> anyone
> used an e-reader as a field guide? That is, have you tried downloading a
> book,
> or files from a PC, of pages (perhaps scanned in from books, or written
> from
> personal notes) to help ID things in the field? I've considered buyin=
g
> a
> Kindle, but wonder how easy it is to use for this kind of thing. Being
> monochrome is restricting with respect to coloured illustrations of books
> and
> flowers, but diagrams and text could be useful. No doubt, someone will
> recommend an i-pad, but now we're going into more expense.
>
> Brian (Wrexham, N.Wales)
>
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