What you see in the picture is what you get; a bit of plastic, metal and rubber for what seems like an exorbitant sum. Why would it cost that much? The answer lies in the difference between using a sensitive shotgun mic (isn't that the whole idea?) on your camera with and without the shock mount.
Without it what sounds like a blender set on puree hammers away at your precious footage while you're left to scratch your head in puzzlement at what went wrong. You didn't hear that extraneous noise derived from the transport mechanism of your camera. With the shock mount you get just what you filmed: your shot and nothing but the shot.
Yes, it's worth it. Universal Shock-mount Shotgun Microphone Holder
I paired this with my AZDEN ECZ-990 shotgun mic for my HV20, and from the reviews I read it seemed like it would delete the annoying motor noises that the mic was picking up when attached by the included rubber mount. Although it helped to eliminate about 75% of the motor noise I was hearing, it is still clearly there. However, it's still very usable audio (especially with a little audio tweaking in post) and worlds better than the in-camera mic, which sounds like you're recording in a tunnel. During rush hour. With a rainstorm overhead...
The good news is when I decide to upgrade my shotgun mic, this shock-mount will hold it in place quite easily. So it's more of an expandable upgrade, and one that I can use on a future camera as well. Worth the $35 I paid, and a bonus is that it comes with a nice sturdy box to hold it in! :)
This shock mount is great and will fit a variety of mics. I am a DSLR Video shooter and I needed a mount to go into the hot shoe. This one does just that for less than 1/2 the price of its closest competitors. Here's the one bummer about it - it DOES NOT SWIVEL OR PIVOT. I wish that I could raise, lower... Aim in general. Its construction assumes that I am focused right at the audio source of interest. If I am getting artistic with my shots, which I do, I want a bit more flexibility. But, again, for this price I'll deal with it and I might even buy another in the future.
Oh, by the way, its built to last. Sturdy as can be.
I purchased this along with the Azden SMX-10 shotgun mic, when its in place the on-off switch is hidden by the body of the mic holder, really annoying! The holder needs to be shorter or the mic longer, I did not want to try another setup so I modified the rear of the holder placing a round piece of foam inside it that moved the mic 3/4" further forward. Seems to work fine! I like this now as it is a lot more compact for me as I film out on the trails and don`t want large equipment. After my mod I would say it is perfect now. I will try to put up some photos of the mod.
Works like a charm! I'm always skeptical of products like this that I can't try out in person to see how they react to my needs... but I was really pleasantly surprised.
I have it attached to my Canon 7D and I couldn't be happier with this purchase!
Amazon has omitted the crucial word "holder" from the product name: "Azden SMH-1 Shotgun Microphone with Shoe Mount". The product description correctly identifies this as a holder for a shotgun microphone. Although this is a perfectly fine microphone holder, no microphone is included with this product. - Microphones - Audio Equipment - Accessories - Mount'
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