It's been tough for me to record on audio on my h4n when I'm shooting alone on my 7D (not in a position to mount the recorder on the camera at the moment), so I've decided to buy a preamp. Right now my choices are the Beachtek DXA-SLA and the JuicedLink DT454. JuicedLink is also about to release a new "Riggy" line, including this device meant for the new 5D MKIII and D800 (and another called the RiggyAssist that will have the features I need for the 7D - AGC disabling, headphone jack, etc):
http://www.juicedlink.com/audio-preamps-mixers-etc-c-66/rm333-riggy-micro
What I have to decide now is whether to buy the DXA-SLA or the DT454, or to wait for the new RiggyAssist preamp to come out. I found a few threads on here talking about buying the DXA-SLA and DT454, but not a lot of these threads had folks discussing which preamp they use on an everyday basis and why.
So -- if you use a preamp regularly with your dslr, which do you use? Why did you select that particular model? What features have you found essential, and what missing features have you found annoying/infuriating?
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Stephanie
http://www.theculinarylife.com
