SO ... I bought a Canon GL-2 recently and they had a $250 rebate offer
(cool!) ... So the check finally came yesterday .. I had the damn thing
spent within a couple of hours ;-) .. (talk about burning a hole in my
pocket)

I wanted some sort of external mic for the GL-2 such as a shotgun .. but ..
I went with the Rode Stereo Video Mic .. and, guess what, the price was
$249.00 with free shipping! All the reviews I've seen were very positive on
this mic, and I like that the outdoor wind-muff was included (the
"dead-cat")

The SVM is not a shotgun type of mic, but it seems to be a major step up
from any internal mic. It *is* stereo, unlike many shotgun mics. Also, as I
understand it, the SVM actually has better cancellation of low freqs from
the back and side than many "shotgun" mics.

I should be here tomorrow :-))

Richard Amirault
Boston, MA, USA
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