The main advantage of a handheld mic is that YOU can decide when the interviewee has to stop talking.

"What is it, a Walkman? A power bank?" Lol! Brilliant Lok, I love it!

Things I love about Lok: The accent 10/10 The "wideos" 10/10 The excentric humour 10/10

This is my gripe. it started with people using their apple earpods mics as a handheld mic.

@c0pyimitati0n

Ай бұрын

I feel like young people thinks it looks cool or something. LIke one person started it and as always people copied them. But damn people, take the time to properly learn how to use your equipment. Then entire point of a lav mic is to be hands free and generally have the mic hidden or unnoticed.

Lok, you’re a legend.

Agreed. It looks weird when people hold the wireless transmitter or lav mic in their hand while talking, instead of just clipping it on their shirt.

@koolpep

Ай бұрын

It's so annoying to see - not sure why it bugs me so much but I stop watching when I see that. LOL

Nice, but I hate how even "pro" products don't have replaceable batteries anymore.

@SMGJohn

Ай бұрын

All designed on purpose to limit the lifespan, just buy old, microphones have been good for past 40 years, the only difference between a modern mic and an old one, is the receivers have gotten significantly smaller.

"Lok TV News" - yes do it!

Lok's got style.

thank you for the line of sight (walking backwards) demonstration, made me smile..

Is even worst when they are inside a studio sitting at a desk and holding the lav for 30 min 😂

i AGREE with this!! Thanks Dude. lots of good information in this one!!

At 4:34 you made me laugh 🤭… you look just like like a TV reporter from the 80-ties with that mic 🎤 and trench coat 🧥 … I love that style!

@SanoyNimbus

Ай бұрын

… and the ending!!! 😂

Great video Lok! Yes i don't like it too when people just handheld their wireless lav mic

Very good points made

THANK YOU!!!

YES, @Loki! THIS! I hate seeing creators holding a lav mic like it’s a look. It’s definitely how you can tell a creator from a filmmaker. There’s no motivation for holding the lav. A lot of these are the same creators who shoot a lot of slow mo that doesn’t serve the story and call it b-roll.

Is it able to charge from a USB-C powerbank , while you are recording internally and using it in general (being connected to a Rode wireless ME -or whatever- receiver etc) ? I mean , is it really gonna be worthless after several years of usage because of the dead internal battery , or are you still going to be able to use it , by having it connected to a small power bank ? Thank you very much for your informative presentation and review.

YES!! Thank you! It is so annoying seeing all these new content creators not know how to use a damn lav mic!!! It really grinds my gears.

Both look professional 😮

@IAmAPhan

Ай бұрын

No

4:45 Lok looking like $1,000,000. Lady killer!

Thank you there is a trend of interview videos in youtube with this annyoing use of a lav mic and I don't do video.

I've wondered about that...often, when someone is holding a lav mic, I find it weird and distracting. [for a while, I thought you left your expensive camera on a tripod, while walking away, backwards, on that London street...yikes! But, it seems you did have someone operating the camera...whew!]

yes, it's really stupid when I see these "creators" holding those little microphones

This was actually a very useful video. Thanks a Lok. (see what I did there?)

THANK YOU!!!! I'm ready to make a video as well on this.

People do it because they know they're going to get comments telling them that it's wrong, thus driving up their engagement

wow is mijonju, what channel mijonju now, i am curious

Thank you Lok I use the rode wireless microphone s and work great.

Yes! It's so annoying that it's become 'a thing' for KZreadrs to fumble what they're doing while holding a lav mic. IT HAS A CLIP! Almost as annoying as the masses that don't understand that a mobile phone is a two-way communicator with a speaker in the top and a mic in the bottom! IT'S NOT A WALKIE TALKIE! I sound like a grumpy old man, don't I?!

@TheLokCheung

Ай бұрын

Lol it’s not a walkie talkie

THANK YOU!!! 😮‍💨

Finally, someone who just says it like it is, holding it with your hand looks amateurish. And if you are doing professional video work and you are holding the tiny lapelmic up to someone, they will stop taking you seriously.

@ramdynebix

Ай бұрын

There is a large section of the public who unfortunately don’t like/trust/appreciate professionalism, they have internalized it as untruthful. So it is apparently a conscious choice of some video makers to do things unprofessionally even going as far as to pretend to be unprofessional…

Thank you Lok! I hate seeing ding dong youtubers hand holding lavs and chunky square mic transmitters for interviews! 😫

Ha ha. Great video Lok.

I hold my wireless mic. I feel like I get a better sound from the mic.

30 bucks for something you can 3D print for $1 is crazy

@Biru_to

Ай бұрын

A decent foam windshield will run you around 10-15 buckerinos, so it's not that bad. It's probably a matter of time before a similar design appears on printables, thingiverse, etc. I think it's pretty cost effective, just a simple handle and foam cover, and you got a decent handheld mic !

you know why people and lazy KZreadrs hold the lav mic or wireless mic to their faces. So they don't have to do any audio editing to fix bass, mid, etc.

@beefchicken

Ай бұрын

They do it because it’s become a thing. It’s a about as logical as neckties.

@KM-nr3br

Ай бұрын

We actually found it gives people confidence when presenting, especially if they are conscious of what they are doing with their hands it can actually help get better results as they suddenly have something to do

@mipmipmipmipmip

Ай бұрын

​@beefchicken bingo! watch "Tom Nicholas - Why KZreadrs hold microphones now"

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