Sennheiser MKH 416

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Mic Type	Condenser
Form Factor	Shotgun
Connection	XLR
Works With	Camera, Recorder, Mixer
Polar Pattern	Supercardioid
Phantom Power Required	Yes
Needs Audio Interface	Yes
Sound Quality Score	10
Noise Rejection Score	10
Ease Of Use Score	4
Self Noise Db	13
Max Spl Db	130
Weight Grams	175
Experience Level	Professional
Primary Use Cases	Film Sound, Voiceover, Interview

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What's good

The industry-standard film shotgun
Extremely humidity resistant
Signature presence lift

Trade-offs

Expensive
Requires proper phantom power and a boom operator

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