| I got a 416 on eBay for $500 USD. That was a lucky one, though. They usually go for between $6-900. I would definitely recommend a used 416 or KMR81i over a new ME66 or other "prosumer" mic.
In any case, mic placement, distance, and room characteristics will make much more of a noticeable difference than any microphone. Most rookie Foley suffers from sounding too close and clean. I've heard amazing results with a studio that uses two KMR81i's, one close and the other distant and facing away from the subject (all off-axis). The Foley mixer mixes the two mics in real time to get realistic perspective to match the action on screen.
Another thing to consider is the importance of a preamp that gives you a lot of gain without noise or discoloration. I'll take a Røde NT-1A through a high quality preamp over a Klaus-modded U87 through an M-Audio preamp (or the like). |