RØDE PG2-R Pistol Grip Shock Mount Equipped with Dual Rycote Lyre Mounts

I bought this as an Amazon Warehouse deal. In itself it's a very well-made and well-designed grip but for the amount I use it (rarely) the full price is quite steep so I was happy to have a re-packaged, slightly used one for a big discount. The three stars here are for the fact that the screw thread has been set too deep into the plastic grip, meaning that even my Road boom pole won't 'bite' on the thread and rendering it useless for anything other than holding like a pistol.Unfortunately I didn't notice this until my return window had passed so I have modified it by cutting out the plastic around the 3/8' thread so that it can mount on a stand or boom pole. Not very elegant but at least it's now useable. Lesson learned - there is a reason things are returned to Amazon and re-sold in the Warehouse Deals section. Check, check and check again when it arrives!

We have just got back from a week in Nepal. Travelling light, we bought this handle as a lightweight alternative to a full blimp, for use with an NTG3 and lightweight Rycote windshield basket. This combination of mic and basket, although lightweight, overwhelmed the flimsy lyres and we ended up with a fair amount of knocking when on the move, seriously compromising what we were trying to do.In conclusion, OK for static booming - for overhead interviews etc, but completely failed as a lightweight alternative to a run-and-gun blimp.In hindsight, the clue is in the product picture that shows it holding a naked NTG3. Put any kind of air/wind protection on there, and it's too easily overwhelmed.

After pulling out the mic from the holder the plastic snapped so make sure you are careful when putting the mic in and out of the holder.

As a budget hobby/indy field recordist, I've been getting some decent gear together, looking for the best bang for the buck. I tried some inexpensive shock mounts for my shotgun mics, and also thought about DIYing something... but at the end of the day, I thought it best to have something that will be durable and dependable... and this is definitely it. Everything is well made, and everything on it works well. The lyre suspensions are the industry-recognized ones made by Rycote. My only quibble with this unit is that it's not currently set up to slide into a zeppelin. There may be some additional hardware or mods possible to use the blimps with this holder.

Il supporto PG2-R è assolutamente il miglior sostegno per microfoni shotgun che si trovi sul mercato. Oltre ad essere robusto è anche versatile, potendo modificare la posizione dei mount rossi a proprio piacimento e far passare il cavo xlr ber attaccato al manico del supporto.

Excelente producto, me sorprendió la agilidad del envío, totalmente lo recomiendo.

This thing rocks. Extremely well built, easy to operate and use. Great mounting system for microphones and provides so many options for use (Boom Pole, Hand Held, etc.) as well provides options for cable routing.

安いですね。ものはシッカリせてますしこれからはこれで充分かな〜〜