Advice please on what mics for recording in quiet outdoor environmen

["im_rawes" im_rawes]

Hello, I hope someone can advise me on this.

I'm used to recording in and around my home city where background noise lev=
els are quite high.

Now I want to make some recordings in semi-wilderness areas like the Scotti=
sh Highlands and elsewhere. On a trip to Scotland earlier this year I found=
 that my DPA 2006Cs (supposedly 16dBA) were far too noisy for recording in =
forests, on moorland, and by a loch in the evening.

Since then I have been thinking of saving up for a pair of Sennheiser MKH 8=
020s (self-noise 10dBA) but have also come across people making nature/soun=
dscape recordings using Rode NT1As - 5dBA and a lot cheaper!

Given that I'm an impoverished sound archivist, would the NT1As be a good p=
urchase, or should I start a savings plan for the MKH 8020s?

Thanks,
Ian

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