External mic for 5d2

Can someone recommend an external microphone for the 5d2? From what I understand the built in picks up a lot of background noise.

Sennheiser MK-400

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …KE_400_Compact_​Video.html

carloman wrote in post #10601859
Can someone recommend an external microphone for the 5d2? From what I understand the built in picks up a lot of background noise.

lannes wrote in post #10603229
Sennheiser MK-400

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …KE_400_Compact_​Video.html

Think about what you want to record.

I did some digging - and went for a Röde Videomic Stereo - now in my case I won't be recording talking people though, so the stereo is quite nice.

There is another Röde Mic (its a Scandinavian ö by the way - this one's German) - the "normal" Videomic - it and the Sennhesier are directional microphones.

Find some Youtube comparisons - there are plenty - I decided to settle on Röde and found these two quite informative:

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=xxohuOQis_E
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=v1Tv2v3rioA

(On that note - the audio quality on that stereo mic is really nice)

Röde Videomic Stereo I like mine.

Thanks,I'll check those out.

fotoworx wrote in post #10603887
Röde Videomic Stereo I like mine.

I like the sound quality of the Rode Videomic, but the size really puts me off, is the shock mount very fragile.

lannes wrote in post #10604499
I like the sound quality of the Rode Videomic, but the size really puts me off, is the shock mount very fragile.

As "fragile" as 4 reasonably thick rubber bands can be - i.e. not really - I'm assuming you mean the Stereo one

On that note though - all mikes are quite large - there is no way round it.