I have the little Hollyland Lark M1’s in white. White I thought would be good for hiding on clothing, but it turns out I was wrong. Most men wear dark suits, but at the moment, few wear white shirts or it seems, have top pockets.
They have been good the few times I use them, which unfortunately is anytime we use a teleprompter at the school, so quite often. I much prefer a good shotgun mic like the MKE-600 mounted on cam, with a workable range up to 6ft, but needs must as the shotgun on camera is lost in the prompter’s light hood and running it out is less handy (but possible).
I just picked up the M2 combo pack for a reasonable price in black.
These magnetic button type mics will be the perfect “other” mic for me.
I now have a choice between magnetic or pocket friendly, white or black, both reliable and handy, the pair tiny and easily carried and as any pro should have, they are each other’s backup.
I did not need the combo set, but it seems hard to get the basic RX+TX set for less, so a handy option I guess especially for running a backup to a phone or similar. They even come with a set of stickers to cover up the logo.
Reviews have been positive and have to be accepted with the reality, the mic’s sound is only the beginning not the end. Their only negative is the wind cover that obscures the direction the mic is pointing, but I will work something out or use the M1’s or my shotgun is needs be.
Ironically, the M1’s tiny little “fluffies” are black not white so problem solved, or shared maybe, I dunno.
I will find out when I have them if I can use both together, so mic up three speakers or more.