The Fostex FR-2LE is the cheapest "shoulder" sized recorder that delivers
excellent sound. Basically it is a "poor-man's" SoundDevices. It doesn't have
the build quality nor some of the extra features of an SD unit, but it does
provide everything necessary to make great recordings, when paired with good
mics that is. I have no experience using it in weather conditions any more
extreme than constant rain, but know it needs to be kept dry, since it is not
rated for water exposure, etc.
I dislike the cheap controls and crappy battery compartment. Some early
reviewers complained about the limited gain, but this was fixed years ago in a
firmware update. I bought mine second-hand for (relative) peanuts.
Just another opinion from a sometime field recordist and composer.
-- Robin Parmar
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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