On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 15:53:13 +0200, "Mikael Thorsen" wrote:

>i bought a sony dv pc115e camcorder and was wondering what extra equipment i
>should consider.
>
>first of all i need another microphone to use with the camcorder. which one?
>any good advice?
>
>then some lenses later on maybe, what could be usefull? tele/wide/fisheye?
>
>what extra equipment could be fun to use? a hand mic when talking to people?
>tripods? a 'stick' to mount the camcorder on for more steady shots? a bag?
>anything else..??
>
>please share your experince!

Part of the appeal of having the tiny PC115 is that it
can, as-is, take good looking and sounding video. Adding
on a bunch of things defeats this. The inexpensive
mics I've seen are either poor (most), or no better
or more directional than the one on this camera (908c),
or are mono and too large to use conveniently on it
(MKE-300). As for WAs, the Sony .7X "HG" model is good,
but rather large, heavy, expensive, and not very wide.
Some cheap fisheye models can work well, though, but
without zooming ability. Perhaps using the camera
in its "stock" form for a while (with a good cheap UV
filter added) will show you what you want to add...