Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:29 am ((PST))
Jez, just a point of grammar here; cor blimey should always be followed by =
guv!
Max
--- In "Jez" <> wrote:
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> cor blimey ! you must have found a tripod with a very quiet action if you=
can follow a bird in flight without the movement noise transferring to the=
mic ! :)
>
> --- In "Avocet" <brini@> wrote:
> >
> > > I have also been working on an idea to have a threaded spike for
> > > ultra low or small mic place,ent for recording blackbirds as they
> > > feed in leaf litter.. Do you know of anything off the shelf at
> > > tripod or mic stand thread size?
> >
> > Simon,
> >
> > I've used camera tripods (tall and short) for mounting a mic. It is
> > much more stable than a conventional mic stand provided it dosn't
> > rattle or flap. If you are following a bird with a long gunmic, the
> > camera pan aand tilt head comes in handy.
> >
> > The standard amateur camera thread is 1/4" and I made my own adaptor
> > from a strip of aluminium to take a 5/16" short bolt. Look out for mic
> > stand adaptors which could be modified with a 1/4" threded hole.
> >
> > For instance Maplin UK do an adaptor which would make two 1/4"
> > converters.
> > http://mobile.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=3D31247
> >
> > David
> >
> > David Brinicombe
> > North Devon, UK
> > Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
> >
>
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