Re: Mics & Non-Professional Talent / Crown PZM

I know better than 4-5 feet. On the other hand, if I start brandishing my MKH 60, I'm afraid people will walk off.

30 years ago, I lost a great interview with my wife's grandmother because of holding a mic near her face. A great aunt, on the other hand, let me record stories her grandfather told her from the Civil War, the first time, after she was grown, to see an automobile and an airplane, experiences in the Great Depression, etc.

Today, I still have an uncle living who began life before automobiles were common. He tells how wagons used to be parked in a river ford in Sulphur Springs, Texas, while doing business in town. That way, the wooden wagon wheels swelled up and tightened inside the steel wheel rims.

Anyway, I've always wondered if I should have a Crown PZM in my kit, and it sounds like maybe no.

Maybe I would be better off hiding a Sanken COS-11 on my person, then stand too close to people talking.

Speaking of which, the Sanken comes with a little rubber mount intended to be taped to a surface. Any experience with this? It is certainly smaller than the Crown, but I wonder about using a lav in this way.