Røde NTG-3

This is a great documentary microphone. Mine went down and Røde from Australia shipped me a new one- good mic, good company. You have to power it, but not a problem, I just flip the 48V Phantom Power switch on my recorder and it is all good. I use it 3 ways: mounted on top of my Canon 5D, on a mic stand with an arm during talking head interviews, and if I have a sound person or extra person I put it on a boom pole.