Reddit reviews HDE 1/4 - Inch- 20 Tripod Screw to Hot Shoe Adapter

hey dude! i have a gopro hero 3 silver. I use it for recording live sets. The zoom h1 mic is pretty good for the price, and you can find it cheaper used. it's external so you'll have to sync the audio and video, but it's worth it.


i use this housing
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8CFZUG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

and use this on top of it to mount the zoom h1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005005EEM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

the zoom sits directly on top!
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What you could do is velcro the mic to a cheese plate and then screw this [hot/cold shoe adapter] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005005EEM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005005EEM&linkCode=as2&tag=ytvdsc-20&linkId=EJBXFHJO2J7YMKLX) into the cheese plate and then mount that to the mount on the camera.

I'd recommend mounting them both on a Y-Bracket if you need it cheap and light, with one of these to mount the zoom.

You can also take sound off camera really quick and easy if the opportunity arises.

one of these, with some washers first, or both of them. or buy a cheap hack saw.


https://www.amazon.com/HDE-Thread-Converter-Adapter-Camera/dp/B005005EEM/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1469062385&sr=8-9&keywords=Tripod+Screw+For+Flash+Hot+Shoe

Assuming that there's a single presenter, I'd want to use at least two microphones for this setup. First off, I'd stick a wireless lapel on the presenter, and I'd also set up a shotgun like the NTG2 either on a mic stand in front of or a high c-stand above the talent. The lapel will get isolated vocal from the presenter, and the shotgun will get backup vocal, but more importantly some noise when they're working.

I wouldn't advise using a 6D for recording audio. Canon DSLRs have noisey preamps, no proper gain control without Magic Lantern, and most importantly no headphone jack so you can monitor what's being recorded. If hiring something with pro XLR inputs like a C100 or C300 instead is out of the question, then this H6 will work perfectly. You could get an inexpensive hot shoe to 1/4" adapter and mount the recorder to your camera so that you've got all your recorders in one place (hopefully there's somewhere in NZ that does them!)

Syncing is easy, pluraleyes makes it a lot eaisier. To help the editor out, use a clapperboard (or just clap) at the start or end of each take as a reference point, and try to make sure that you have exactly the same number of clips on both the camera and audio (i.e. turn and cut at the same times), even if that means recording audio when it's not needed.