IBC offers international customers and press their first chance to see the new system since it was announced earlier this summer. Known as the RUCK (Rycote Universal Camera Kit), it offers videographers, video production companies and consumers everything they need to protect high-quality camera-mounted mics from wind noise and unwanted vibrations from the camera's operator and motor when working on location, says the company.
The kit's InVision Video Mount assembly is based on Rycote's patented vibration-resistant Lyre shockmount technology and accepts microphones from 19 to 25mm in diameter, including the popular flat-sided Sennheiser MKH range. The mount's dual Lyres can be placed at different distances on the mounting bar to accommodate shotgun or camera-mount mics of up to 300mm in length. The assembly can be rotated freely through 360 degrees, allowing flexible orientation of the mounted microphone.
A variety of adaptors, all included in the kit, allow the InVision mount to be used in different physical configurations. The bundled quarter-inch screw thread adaptor and hot shoe adaptor permit the InVision assembly to be mounted directly on a video camera, via the camera's quarter-inch thread mount or its hot shoe mount respectively.
Also included are two layers of Rycote wind protection for the microphone. The lightweight, slip-on Miniscreen Windshield is made of acoustically transparent open-mesh fabric and provides protection from breeze and panning noise. For use in windier conditions, supplementary protection is provided by the elasticated Miniscreen Windjammer, which fits over the Windshield if required.
(Jim Evans)
