Reddit reviews Hosa GMP-467 Right Angle 3.5 mm TRS to 2.5 mm TRS Adaptor

/u/ripshitup - with a $500 camera budget, you can produce video that looks like this:

Travel and Nature

• [Cliousclat, village potier de Drôme by cineliv] (https://player.vimeo.com/video/134014033)
  
  
• [Spring, Nature's rebirth by cineliv] (https://player.vimeo.com/video/128525060)
  
  
• [The Music of Nature by Sandeep Benny] (https://player.vimeo.com/video/88135509)
  
  Documentary
  
  
• [The Young Dick Tiger- short doc by Avner Levona] (https://player.vimeo.com/video/57346685) (please select 720p)
  
  Slow Motion
  
  
• [Several] (http://player.vimeo.com/video/65307967) (please select 1080p)
  
  
• [Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ200 Beautiful 120fps High-Speed and Fantastic Effects by bluesniff] (https://youtu.be/Lp_pmgCsmco) (please watch at 720p)
  
  
• [Freestyle Football isn't a Sport, it's a Lifestyle] (http://player.vimeo.com/video/82785006)
  
  ...with a used Panasonic FZ200 camera, a fluid head tripod, an external mic and a decent audio recorder and a setup that looks something like [this] (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPjHD74KVKGvxRfDnyjeFKkqiiinsjQxTz8k4GYZzWTHf38SZqoG7doGw16t4tT1A/photo/AF1QipNftMS5ujNIs1hmul_VbmCabL58vVWkgn6fxQOq?key=aDlyWlNPdGwtSFBTSGMyVWlfWG5VWG5tUm9SY3hR).
  
  The FZ200 has a 24x constant f2.8 power zoom, 1080/60p recording, 720/120p slow motion and a mic input. It is a very good value for the money.
  
  Here is the parts list for the setup:
  
  
• [Used Panasonic FZ200 1080/60p camera with 180 day warranty - $190] (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575034783&toolid=10001&campid=5337235943&customid=&icep_item=401089360200&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg)
  
  
• [Tascam DR-05 Recorder w TH-02 headphones - $99.95] (http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-Portable-Handheld-Digital-Recorder/dp/B00MWJROWY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20)
  
  
• [AmazonBasics 67-Inch Fluid Head Tripod with Bag - $87.68] (http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-67-Inch-Video-Camera-Tripod/dp/B00CEH7VG8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20)
  
  
• [Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone with Rycote Lyre Shock Mount - $59] (http://www.amazon.com/Rode-VideoMicro-Compact--Camera-Microphone/dp/B015R0IQGW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20)
  
  
• [Sescom LN2MIC-TASDR100 line to mic attenuation cable for Tascam recorders - $26.24] (http://adorama.evyy.net/c/60286/51926/1036?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2FSELN2TSDR100.html) (attenuates the line level output from the recorder to the mic level input of the camera - allows you to record simultaneously to the recorder and the camera)
  
  
• [ATian cold shoe extension - $13.99] (http://www.amazon.com/ATian-Adjustable-Bracket-Extension-Microphone/dp/B00Y2AGDY6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) (to mount the mic and the recorder on the camera)
  
  
• [Swivel head hot shoe adapter - $8.99] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CNPK3M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) (to mount the recorder on the shoe extension)
  
  
• [Hosa GMP-467 Right Angle 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter - $2.45] (http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-GMP-467-Female-Sub-Mini-Adapter/dp/B000QU3JN4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) (for the camera's non-standard 2.5mm mic input)
  
  
• [Generic 3.5mm jack splitter - $1.35] (http://www.amazon.com/Generic-23-3-5mm-Jack-Splitter/dp/B001E3ZM8M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20)
  
  For a total of $489.65, you should be able to tell your stories with high quality 1080p images and 24-bit/96kHz sound.
  
  Hope this is helpful and good luck with your documentaries!

Hello /u/reypro - with your budget, I would get a Panasonic FZ200 and a top mounted professional shotgun mic. If you can get close enough to your subjects, you should be able to hear what they are saying.

Here's a list of the equipment you would need:

• [Panasonic DMC-FZ200 - £340] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008N8NXT6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B008N8NXT6&linkCode=as2&tag=hybrcamerevo-21). This camera has a constant f2.8 lens, so it is good in low light, a larger sensor than most camcorders and a 2.5mm microphone input jack. Here is what it can do in a studio setting:
  
  http://youtu.be/98QV1eN5rhQ
  
  
• [Rode NTG-2 professional shotgun microphone - £129] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00093ESSI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00093ESSI&linkCode=as2&tag=hybrcamerevo-21). You will also need a single AA battery. This mic does a pretty good job of picking up sound in a noisy environment, as demonstrated here (in Spanish, please select CC for subtitles): http://youtu.be/vhHN6F-pPFY
  
  
• [Hosa MIT-156 line matching transformer/XLR to 3.5mm adapter - £23] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FC4YR58/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00FC4YR58&linkCode=as2&tag=hybrcamerevo-21)
  
  
• [Hosa GMP-467 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter - £2.42] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000QU3JN4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B000QU3JN4&linkCode=as2&tag=hybrcamerevo-21)
  
  
• [Shock mount to attach the mic to your camera while minimising handling noise - £10.29] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KXQIY86/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00KXQIY86&linkCode=as2&tag=hybrcamerevo-21)
  
  If you set the camera to "iA" (Panasonic's automatic mode), you should have a simple, autofocusing camera with a power zoom that even a novice can use to produce usable video and sound.
  
  Hope this is helpful and good luck with your interviews!

Hi /u/marveloption - I started out with a T2i, and I currently have the GH1, GH2 and GH3 ([here] (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gVr8wdjjVyU/UpnGGaj0IfI/AAAAAAAAIS0/dHBNsFcCxGs/w815-h543-no/S1030005.JPG) are all my GH cameras, plus the BMPCC) - and my answer is yes, the GH1 (especially hacked) is still a great camera to learn on. "Pros" are that it has a viewfinder that works while you're shooting video (Canons don't) and, with Panasonic/Olympus/Sigma system lenses, it has autofocus that works while you're shooting video (the T3i doesn't).

A couple of "Cons" are that it doesn't have manual audio gain, and, like the GH2, it has a 2.5mm mic input jack (requiring the use of an [inexpensive adapter] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QU3JN4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000QU3JN4&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) for standard mics) - but it still produces great images:

• NARRATIVE: http://vimeo.com/83385809 (shot with Hacked GH1 and LOMO anamorphic lenses)
  
  
  
• MUSIC VIDEO: http://vimeo.com/83335360 (Hacked GH1)
  
  
  
• TRAVEL: http://vimeo.com/82476716 (Hacked GH1 and GoPro)
  
  
  If you can get one with a lens for less than $250, I would jump on it. Sadly, the only one I can find with a lens for below $250 on eBay right now is [this one - with a 50mm f1.8 Canon lens] (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575034783&toolid=10001&campid=5337235943&customid=&icep_item=171278056601&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg).
  
  Hope this is helpful!
  
  Bill