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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 617672" data-attributes="member: 15805">Nikon makes both a <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/photography-accessories/dslr-camera-accessories.page?#!/tag:7WA:Microphones" target="_blank">lav and a shotgun</a>. But like anything else Nikon offers as an accessory, they're way overpriced.&nbsp; I'd check out what <a href="http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones" target="_blank">Shure</a> and <a href="http://www.rode.com/" target="_blank">Rode</a> have to offer first.To get rid of the AF noise, you're going to have to remove the mic from the camera.&nbsp; Personally, I use a Sony <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-ECMCS3-Omnidirectional-Stereo-Microphone/dp/B0058MJX4O" target="_blank">ECM-CS3</a> plugged into a SONY 1CD-UX522F (now out-of-production) and record&nbsp; the audio separately.&nbsp; I then marry the audio &amp; video up in post.&nbsp; However, this mic does not offer any sort of foam or dead cat cover, so I had to make my own.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 617672, member: 15805"] Nikon makes both a [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/photography-accessories/dslr-camera-accessories.page?#!/tag:7WA:Microphones"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]lav and a shotgun[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. But like anything else Nikon offers as an accessory, they're way overpriced. I'd check out what [URL="http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Shure[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and [URL="http://www.rode.com/"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Rode[/COLOR][/U][/URL] have to offer first. To get rid of the AF noise, you're going to have to remove the mic from the camera. Personally, I use a Sony [URL="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-ECMCS3-Omnidirectional-Stereo-Microphone/dp/B0058MJX4O"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]ECM-CS3[/COLOR][/U][/URL] plugged into a SONY 1CD-UX522F (now out-of-production) and record the audio separately. I then marry the audio & video up in post. However, this mic does not offer any sort of foam or dead cat cover, so I had to make my own. [/QUOTE]

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