Hollyland Lark M2 - Tiny And Excellent 

Lark M2 (affiliate): geni.us/HlyLarkM2 or geni.us/LarkM2Ador Others Mics Mentioned (affiliates): Hollyland Lark Max: geni.us/hollylandlarkmaxMark or howl.me/ckT0CFDFX22 DJI Wireless 2: geni.us/DjiMic2Am or geni.us/DJIMic2Ador Rode Wireless Pro: geni.us/RodeProAdor Hollyland Lark M1: geni.us/LarkM1Mark Video Shot With (affiliates): FX30: geni.us/FXMark or geni.us/fx30adora Sony ZV-E10: geni.us/ZVE10MarkB or geni.us/adoramazve10 Sony 11mm f1.8 geni.us/Sony11PrimeMark or geni.us/Sony11PrimeMark Sony 15mm f1.4: geni.us/sony15dealsMark or geni.us/sony15dealsMark Mic: geni.us/RdNTG3 ir geni.us/NTG3Ador Recorder: geni.us/ZoomF3Mark

Got it in last December. A month before they started to sell it... and now it's my main pair of mics. Carrying DJI Mic2 with me for incase as a backup mic. But never actually used it since. Great product. Great value for money. And most important rule for all of these wireless mics. Never. Never ever ever ever touch the noise cancelling button. It's always sounds like garbage. Oh. One more thing. There is a tiny triangle on the back of the mic transmitter. It shows the mic capsule side. So you can actually see where the transmitter is pointing. Even with the wind muff on it.

I’ve always been impressed with how the Lark sounds when it pops up in videos. Mark’s Lark knocks it out of the park. 👍

I bought my Sony ZV-E10 after watching Mark's review last year, and since then, whenever I want to buy some new camera gear, I first come back to check if there's a video about it here.

Wow, what a great video, I have the M1 mics and I love them, but i did notice the improvements on the M2 when you did the comparison, thanks.

what I also love about the combo version is the connectivity speed and the versatility, beyond the audio quality fact

They are a great little mic...the even work with PA systems...I used it to mic up a speaker at a convention and it worked fantastic.

Love the sarcasm sprinkled throughout. Leaving a sub.

Wow! I have one of their other ones and definitely picking these up, thank you

Now THAT is a portable mic worth buying. Great review, Mark!

Brilliant - as usual your wit adds so much to your reviews and insights. Was thinking of updating my rode wireless go 2 set for the dji mic 2. Love the compact size if the M2 and most importantly the sound is very comparable in your tests. Will probably end up buying both as the dji has the internal 32 bit recording and other features which are very usefully. Here in the UK the M2 is less than 1/2 the price of the dji mic 2!!! Top work Mark!!!

Great Video! Thanks for posting!

I am so getting these. Thanks for an awesome review!

Great video thank you. Perfect for my motorcycle vlog!

Thanks. Love it!

Been using them for the last 4-5 months ..... Nothing less than magnificent !!!! BEST value for money on the PLANET of wireless mics. On par with my Sennheizers in terms of audio quality. Lately , i have connected them with ZOOM H1 essential and i have a couple of seperate/discrete wireless 32bit mics !!!! Absolutely L O V E Hollyland LARK Mark 2. Zero complaints.

Very interesting... thank you for posting.

This thing is gaining some major traction. Great stuff

thank you for your time, the investment your are making in this Chanel..big support! btw, verry good backround’ it looks verry pleasent

amazing product😍😍👏👏

Thanks for your review

My first wireless mic has been with the DJI Pocket 3 I love it. Now I might like one for my other cameras.

I've been using the M2 for a few months now and absolutely kove it. Its just soo easy with that magnet, even though it doesn't have a lab mic function. Its not super fancy but man its just soo easy 👍

This mic is really cool 👌🏻

Love Hollyland. I have the Lark 150 and use it all the time, still a fantastic product. The M2 has a great, full sound for being so small. Tempting upgrade!

great video thanks

thanks for this

This would be an instant buy if they had a Sony hot shoe receiver like the DJI. Great video as always.

A very lovely review. I’ve ordered my Hollyland lark M2. Can’t wait to try this cos I live in a noisy environment. In between, you’re funny. 😄

Great review! ❤‍🔥

Always learn something from here~Thank you~

Mark, you have the best reviews! In this one I preferred the sound of the Hollyland Lark Mk2. I also think the Noise Canceling (demo at the busy road) was effective and preferable to the road noise. Overall, great review of a very appealing microphone. Thanks.

I love it! If my M1 ever goes caput, I'll pick it up.

The only MAJOR downside is the deadcat. If you never tried you can't imagine how difficult it is to put it on the mic. And you can't leave it on as it won't fit in the charger box. Seems small issue but trust me it's a nightmare. Let alone it's very easy to press the noise canceling button in the process when you don't intend to.

I got mine today, and I love them. I think they sound fantastic, especially for the price.

What a great review. I don't want any mic but review is compelling me to buy the Lark M2

I just bought a set for work because of your video! Great content Mark!! Don't worry, I used your affiliate link! 😁

These look really good. Who the hell wants ‘nip slip’😂 Someone will soon include internal recording at this price, and that will clean up. It will really clean up for Sony cameras if they make it work with the Sony hotshoe like the new DJI add on. That would get my money. I hate plugging the wires in.

I recently started watching your youtube vids, Thanks for yet another informative and fun filled review and comparison. I wanted to get a new set of wireless mic for myself , and came across your videos , honest informative and funny. Sound-wise - i feel Rode has the best quality! Lark 2 is secondbest but ANC is too modified, and the windmuff looked hilarius , your neighbour will think you have a hairy mole growth or a pom-pom on your shirt :) , hope hollyland creates ANC setting profiles and give users the control over how much ANC to be added. DJI i found kind of muddy on mids. But Lark is a great value for money and most discreet . Thanks for your videos hope you make more money and more videos :) cheers , subscribed (long ago)

Hi Mark. I've been wondering for months which wireless system to buy Rode or DJI? I'm using zoom F2 with lav mic, but lately I've been recording conversations and now need 2 microphones. Hollyland Lark M2 I bought actually as it came out. I chose a combo for camera and iphone/android. Overall I am shocked by the sound quality on the iphone and lumix gh5m2. I record at construction sites and generally outdoors. With noise canceling on, I'm not impressed by the neighbor with the lawnmower behind the fence. Seriously I can record anything on the terrace without a problem, and 10-15 meters away the neighbor can mow the grass. Only that putting on deadcats requires the hands of a surgeon.

Thanks

Awesome review Mark! Finally a tiny transmitter to rival the Picomic 2 and it sounds pretty darn good!

Thanks so much for this! I purchased the DJI just a few weeks ago, of course while under deadline, and had to use the huge mic rather than adding a cute little 3mm lav. So wish I had seen this then! But maybe I need both? I'm sure I need both.

Perhaps you don’t realize this, but there is an arrow on the back side of the mics so when you have the wind muff on you can tell where the mic is pointing. No guessing necessary, no mistakes. I’m pretty blown away with my Lark M2 Duo kit with the transmitters for the phones! Amazing, especially for the size and price! Great audio quality.

I absolutely love my Lark. I had the rode wireless and sold it on eBay after getting this. The Lark is much better. I found putting the mic inside a shirt and the magnet on the outside works great. Works as a windscreen of sorts and makes an even smaller footprint. Great video UPDATE I was commenting as I was watching and the then I get to the part where you flipped the mic 🤣😂

Looks promising, i need this for my RU-vid videos.

I can't believe Lark M2 beats Rode wireless Pro in terms of crispy sound!

10:01 you killed me 😆 thanks for your amazing comparison

Great Review

Great review! might be my next mic purchase, and will recommend it to clients of mine. Funny aside; the busiest intersection in Toronto looks like a slow intersection in San Diego 😂

I got the Lark M2 Combo pack a few months ago and love it! It has some of the best Lows, mids, highs I've ever heard in a lav mic, hands down! I've thought of using it as a boom mic, but need more testing to decide!?

You convinced me. Just pulled the trigger on the M2 combo set. $189 with tax on Amazon. I've been using several wired lavalier mics, including a Rode. I also have a Shure m88+. I have a Lumix g85 but I've been recording all my videos on my Samsung s22 Ultra just because I'm lazy and the camera is so good. I was also getting some noise when trying to use an external mic on the G85. Hoping this M2 solves that problem Thanks for the review. I've subscribed.

I always had shitty results with the lark max compared to the DJI mic 2

Another awesome sound test! I have the M2 and the DJI Mic 2. I'm finding I use the M2 most of the time with my phone and even my DJI Pocket 3 because it's so small and lightweight. It doesn't have the bells and whistles like plugging in a wireless lav to a 3.5mm input and records both mics to one channel - but for getting good audio without feeling like a guy walking around with a huge furry box on his chest, I really like the M2. The main weakness was with the wind screen it's huge. I got around that by buying a cheap small wind muff that I use adhesive to put over just the mic area. Hf with this mic if you get it!

I like the snow effect. Very realistic. #nextlevel 😉

Getting this right away....it's awesome, dare I say the mic quality actually sounded better than the dji and the M1 Larks

Yes the noise cancelling is good. Id do use it once in a while.

Sounds amazing. I was looking at the ride wireless pro. However looks even better but it’s missing internal recording. As someone new to photography and vlogging, how much of a disadvantage is not having internal recording?

Amazing mic. Almost as amazing as the snow flurries I saw!

During the mic comparison section, the differences in quality is stunning considering the price. I find both hollyland mics to be much clearer in the mids and the sound staging/imaging is much more wide, as compared to the dji mic 2 which sounds way more linear/frontal/condensed, like you're being spoken to through a cone. The Rode is does this same condensed sound but to a much clearer quality.

think i may have to buy this today

Thanks for the review. It sounds really good, but I do wish it had an option for lavalier to really hide it if it's needed.

Thanks for the excellent video. Is the Hollyland waterproof? i can see snow and water on one of the devices?

M2 Hands Down. Dont meed all rhat fancy stuff of the DJI and i love there Produkts. But the M2 Just works and sounds great and for the price its Solid. The small size is mind blowing.

*I own Both the Hollyland Lark M1's & Lark Max & Dji Solo Mic2. I just the Dji specifically for my Osmo Action 4 and the Hollyland Lark Max for my FX30 and the M1 for my ZV-E10. Sold my Rode Wireless GO II for Hollyland, best decision I've ever made & I'm going to keep these pretty much forever lmao. But the Lark Max have that 32bit float which I love along with the magnetic clip for it*

Ok, I'm late to the party but, I literally was just talking to my gf about trying to find sound solutions since I won't be able to get a boom mic. Your video pops up and I was so excited. I could hear the tone of your voice that this was a good product! I mean, for what I'm trying to do (small indie films) this would be perfect. And those stickers make it look like a button! Add on a sliver of black electrical tape to hide the light and done! In some of your testing the M2 actually sounded better. The Lark Max actually sounded the best to me. Still, I don't want a small beeper on me or other actors. :) Great vid! SUB!!!

Thank you for the video - you said that if you use it with your iphone you have to use it in Mono mode? Does that mean that if you use these for youtube uploads folks will only hear your voice from a single speaker/earbud? That seems like it would enough for me to probably need a different mic if that's true.

"I am important. I have a RU-vid channel!" 😄

I literally just picked this up for free lance work in the future the form factor and quality is unbelievable

Yep, these are the mics that I use on my videos, they're really nice!

The mic has a little arrow on the back so you can see which way it’s facing when the wind muff is on.

I hope this is a good review for the Hollyland mics because I just bought them yesterday lol

Hollyland sounded the best! Love your reviews, Mark!

I got both the M2 and the DJI Mic 2 on release. Kept the Hollyland lol

I was really impressed by the sound quality of the Hollywood mics. Personally felt it sounded more natural and full compared to the Rode. Was surprised by that. Love the small size and magnetic mounting options. As a heavy breather...I wonder if the noise canceling might be helpful to me. I have a sarmonic wireless system and don't do much video content, but this is tempting.

Great stuff! Do you have an affiliate link for the kit w iPhone and usb-c?

damn! sounds great! better than my DJI mic 2! why is that? i wonder if you had the roll off on or something like noise cancellation turned on the DJI? GREAT COMPARISON VID.

Good show - am not a wireless mic aficionado, but the little Lark seems like a good and small idea for a vlogger, Rea [wife unit] shoots most of her video with an LG V50, I think she might really like one of these. Cheers.

what do you think abou thtis setup: dji mic 2 and panasonic lumix s9?

I like it. Love it actually. I have the Chinese K9 one. Very good (for the price. Which is only cost about $20-25)

Great video! Do you think Lark M2 is better than Saramonic Blink 500 B2? I'm thinking to get Lark M2. However, its tiny size makes me think it is fragile. Tell me if I'm wrong.

M2 sounded great! lol 😂 Pretty soon I should have another product that sounds similar in a similar design…so close almost seems ripped off lol 😂 Great video!

Hi Mark! I think you’ll find that the “low” setting is actually 4 notches of gain/volume! Medium might be two notches. It surprised me!

Hi Sir, just wanna ask if both of them works if you attached them to amplifier like for wedding and stuffs.

It even sounded good with the traffic.

thx markyy markkkk

I think the tiny Holland Lark M2 sounds the best, that was unexpected. Also, how the fudge do you get Catalyst Browse to look so good? It always softens my image way too much to be usable. Maybe it's because you're so sharp to begin with :)

I've replaced my DJI MIc 2 with the Lark M2 now. It's far better in my opinion.

If u ever have the chance to get the godox magic xt1, am really curious how they compare to each other 😄

Don't recall whether mentioned in the video, but does it do internal recording or only via transmission? If it does internal, I'm buying it!

You can see on the transmitter if you have presses the noice cancellation by acsident !, the Blue parring light turns green like on the mic itself on the mic that's in noise cancellation mode

This might be a great mic setup for mototvlogging. The mic would be a great fit inside a helmet

I'd like to give you a small suggestion on a type of test I never see any creators do, but I'm sure the question gets pontificated. How does the noise cancelation differ between high noise environments and low? You pointed out a common flaw in noise reducers, they sometimes clip portions the voice from the audio, giving it that weird sound. Almost always, this is demonstrated at an loud intersection or in a somewhat quiet field, but hardly ever is it demonstrated and compared in both scenarios. The reason I suggest this, is that in a low noise environment(computers, fans, a/c, etc), which is probably a common place a creator would use the mics, there would have less noise to remove and would probably result in less clipping of the voice. As a content creator myself, I'd love for someone to start showing these comparisons as part of their review, as it would help me to audibly hear the difference, side by side per se. Regardless, great video and as always, I will be using your affiliate link to make my purchase! Take care!

I wish the noise canceling had levels so you could fine adjust the amount. I think by default it is a little too much and negatively affects the voice audio. M2's are still on my wish list regardless of the noise cancelation because I love the small size as well as the attachment options. Great review.

Nice Canadian Tuxedo!

Hi. would you mind if i asked you to compare Canon R8 vs. Sony A7 mark iii for content creation purposes as they are more or less around the same price?

I thought it was Christopher Nolan on the thumbnail 😂 great video by the way !

Woo finally

For a moment I thought you'd called DJI underrated and my jaw was on the floor for a good 30 seconds xD

Hi MArk, not sure if you mention this, can you record left and right stereo for 2 discrete channels