3 years after: Zoom F1 and SSH-6 stereo shotgun capsule. Did I enjoy it? 

Your welcome! thanks for your comment it means a lot.

Hi Denys, thanks for your comment. Excellent I am happy it works for you !

Sennheiser XS1 it's $50 USD and it is a dynamic, so no phantom power needed. Yea I am done with zoom now. Sold everything and I am happy now :) Thank you for your comment Rein Quest.

Not sure, looks like 4 or 5 mm (metric fine tread in any case) and definitely not standard audio equipment screw.

I don't know. Living in Costa Rica and frequently traveling to remote areas I keep it simple with Alkaline Batteries that I can easily get. And a lot of locations do not have electrical power, so charging is not an option, maybe not very ambient friendly but I just swapped them like bullets in a magazine. These days I use a Sennheiser 416 microphone direct connected to a Sony Z150. Sometimes Lewitt 040 match pair too. The Sennheiser 416 blows SSH/SGH - 6 out of the water for mono and the Lewitt 040 has far superior stereo. And the camera battery powers everything for 2 days straight. By the way, the zoom F1 with the XLR module does not provide phantom power, you will be stuck with lesser microphones. Thank you for your question Krisztián. I am glad to help when I can. Let me know what you end up doing and how it works out for you. Best regards, Stephan

@@stephanferdinand Cheers Stephan. Costa Rica is a beautiful place, I have had the luck to spend a short holiday there. As for batteries, alkaline holds longer than NiMH, I just use NiMH to save on costs, but alkaline has the edge in capacity and also it is pretty simple to buy in case you are out of charge. I have a few microphones, including a Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun which can be used either from phantom or a single AA battery. I got a Tascam DR10x recorder from second hand; it is meant to be used with dynamix XLR mics, as it does not provide phantom either. Now it seems to work fine with the MKE600 as well. Besides I have some other recorders, but I wanted something stand alone, to avoid cabling. The F1 looks versatile, especially as I already have some compatible capsules, but f battery goes down so fast, that kills the purpose

@@ww1www I have not tested the MKE600 but having several Sennheisers both mine and my wife's I will make the bolt statement that Zoom equipment is rubbish next to it. What are you trying to record If I may ask ? We could do an exchange I can send you the F1 + accessories and you can sent me something else. Looking for a large condenser mic or a ribbon mic, tube amplifier, autio interface, etc... I am all ears if we can exchange things that would help us both out.

Hi, sorry I missed your message. To talk from behind the camera I usually just plug a Lavalier to the camera mic input. That is all I really need.

Thanks David appreciate your support

How long do the batteries last using the shotgun mic?

@@superstringsbro 24 - 48 hours.

@@Thumbelina77 thats what I thought. Thanks 👍

Well I don't know what your use case / needs for it are. If you like to explain I can give you my humble opinion, but in the end I am not an expert. Just a regular guy trying to make some half decent videos :)

Yes I considered buying one but that defeats the purpose as I can just wire a shotgun mic to a mixer or camera and record directly. And that would give me auto levels, etc... The shotgun mic is a joke. Some time ago I went to a music store where the staff is actually helpful and they where kind enough to connect my F1 to a mixer and a Sennheisser MKH-416. I walked out the store with the mixer and the mic. There is just no comparison. And if I ever run into relying on lavaliers again, I would pretty much get a Sennheisser wireless system. Yes I am a fanboy of that brand now. It is SO good! These days I use the F1 with a lavalier only and it's ok.... until you hear a ME-4 and it's amazing clarity and noise rejection and then you are sold but that mic costs more than the entire F1 :) You know the saying: buy nice or buy twice. And Zoom is twice. My problem with their products (as most other brands) is that the engineering you get does not stand up to the amazing advertising they made. Loadatat thank you very much for your kind comment. Most appreciated it.

@@stephanferdinand it's a bit unfair comparing a shotgun mic that costs 10x the price to the zoom

@@tomfurstyfield Yes you are right on that point! but it is also unfair from the manufacturer to create advertising that is on pair of a real microphone. "The F1 Field Recorder + Lavalier Mic completes your video’s story by providing outstanding audio no matter where your production takes you." -taken from Zooms website- "Outstanding audio" that is a very very good lie. Reality is the F1 is an entry level recorder with and entry level lav. And the capsules are entry level mics too. But Zoom is NOT stating that. They are saying it's awesome and it is just not. If you own it, enjoy it and make the best out of it. With a lot of fussing around it gets the job done. If you are just considering buying it then well, I don't know your use case. Maybe it is the right tool for you. About budget: 2k in quality equipment that makes you happy is investment and 200 $ in garbage is waist. About the hobby: my hobby is not dealing with equipment, it's making creative short films for FUN, where fun is keyword. Thank you again for starting a conversation I am enjoying it :)

Thank you Roean, that is excellent advice. I sold it, though. Now very happy with Sennheiser mics into Sony professional camcorders. A world appart. But yes you are right. Thanks you for taking the time to write a suggestion.

@@stephanferdinand it is a pleasure. Honest, real life reviews are always the best, and I think you getting the better end of the spectrum with the Sennheisers