RODE NTG5 Shotgun Microphone Review - Compared to RODE NTG3, Sennheiser MKH416, DEITY S-Mic 2

In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone. The NTG5 is an RF-bias short shotgun microphone that is incredibly light weight. It comes in a kit with a quality Rycote shock mount, a foam cover, a fur wind cover, a microphone stand clip, and a pleather pouch. Let’s put it through some tests and see how it sounds! #RODE #NTG5 #Microphone Index: 00:00 Start 0:21 Intro 0:45 Indoor NTG5,NTG3, MKH 416, S-Mic 2S Samples 3:55 RF-bias advantages 5:01 Build quality & size 5:34 RF Immunity/wireless interference 6:01 Polar pattern 6:28 Outdoor samples 7:41 Polar pattern/isolation samples 9:34 Isolation analysis - how good is each mic and rejecting off-axis sound 12:26 Practical noise performance 13:35 Handling noise & Shockmount 14:45 Fur cover and wind 15:04 Accessories 15:21 Should I upgrade? 17:11 Cons 18:34 Summary If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Gear used or mentioned in this episode: RODE NTG5 Short Shotgun Microphone - B&H , Sweetwater, Amazon, Pictureline RODE NTG3 Shotgun Microphone - B&H Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone - B&H DEITY S-Mic 2 Shotgun Microphone - B&H DEITY S-Mic 2S Short Shotgun Microphone - B&H Sound Devices 888 Audio Recorder/Mixer - B&H minirig Bluetooth Speaker - Aputure Light Dome II Soft Box - B&H Aputure C300D key light- B&H Aputure C120DII for slash of light on the back wall- B&H Amazon Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - B&H Tilta Half Cage for BMPCC 4K/6K - B&H Olymus 45mm f/1.8 Micro 4/3 Lens - B&H Amazon Sigma ART 24-70mm f/2.8 EF Mount Lens - B&H Amazon Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: Copyright 2019 by Curtis Judd Ethics statement: Some of the links above are , B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.