It's often been guessed at but never before quantified exactly how much weight a boom operator holds over his or her head. In this video I investigate just that... how much weight does a boom operator hold? I start by measuring a very light combination of microphone, shockmount and wind protection - a DPA 4017B microphone in a Cinela Osix shockmount and wearing the softie included with a Rode NTG5. For this test I'm using a Camry Luggage weighing tool with a tare feature which allows me to zero out the empty weight of the device before placing a boom in the loop to be weighed. For the last tests the long shotgun microphone is a Rode NTG8 inside a Rycote Windjammer and a HWC. Links to products used in this video: DPA 4017B: https://geni.us/4017B Cinela Osix shockmount: http://www.cinela.fr/catalog.php Windscreen from the Rode NTG5 kit: https://geni.us/RodeNTG5 Deity HD-TX Transmitter/Recorder: https://geni.us/DeityHD-TX Rode NTG8 Long Shotgun Microphone: https://geni.us/RodeNTG8 Rycote WS11 Zeppelin Kit: https://geni.us/RycoteWS11 Rycote Hi-Wind Cover: https://mymic.rycote.com/products/windshield-solutions/hi-wind-cover/ Camry Luggage weighing tool: https://geni.us/CamryScale ShowMaven C-Stands: https://geni.us/CStand The microphone, shockmount and windscreen weight 5 ounces together! Results for 2 feet between hand and the pole extended 13 feet to the microphone: Base - 10.8 lbs downwards (base) External wrapped Canare cable with Neutrik EMC-F connector - 12.3 lbs Retest base - 10.6 (2% difference) HD-TX - 13.5 lbs Small Zepp - 13.5 lbs Long Zepp - 17.1 lbs HWC/Cat - 27.2 lbs Full stick with everything - 42.7 lbs I also measured the up/down force on the rear/front hands... 2 feet between hands, boom extended 9 feet: Front (holding up the pole) = 6.4 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 3.4 lbs 3 feet between hands, boom extended 9 feet: Front (holding up the pole) = 5.6 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 2.3 lbs 2 feet between hands, boom extended 14 feet: Front (holding up the pole) = 10.6 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 7.5 lbs 3 feet between hands, boom extended 14 feet: Front (holding up the pole) = 8.8 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 4.6 lbs For this test I used an Ambient QSM, QS and QS inside a QP-120 extension. To watch my 3BO Boom Operator Training Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpPR2HcQu7YIYoynp0ULZ8BY53Pgj0HbJ Gear Commonly Used In My Videos: Panasonic Lumix FZ-80: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixFZ80 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixDMCG7 Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40 Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://geni.us/SoundDevicesMP6 Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and if you purc ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsG7X8636kg

To download Matt Price's Boom Pole Cheat Sheet: https://www.soundrolling.com/compare-126-different-boom-pole-specs Buying a boom pole can be very stressful. As a boom operator you aren't catered to like a sound mixer so you may not have every manufacturer's boom poles available to you to test. If you don't live around a pro sound shop, you can try buying online but there's a high probability you'll not know if you like pole until you swing it around and if you don't, you have to pay for shipping to return it only to start the process over again. In this video I won't be telling you which boom pole is best but I will go over various things for you to contemplate when buying a boom pole. You'll also learn what questions you should ask yourself and the sound shop you'd buy from before you buy. If you have any questions or comments about boom poles, feel free to write them in the comments below. To make a donation: http://www.paypal.me/SoundSpeeds Interested in becoming a patron? http://www.patreon.com/SoundSpeeds Gear Commonly Used In My Videos: Panasonic Lumix FZ-80: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixFZ80 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixDMCG7 Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40 Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://www.sounddevices.com/products/recorders/mixpre-6 Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and if you purchase something using one of these links, you'll pay the same price that you'd find on Amazon if you looked it up yourself but Amazon will pay me a small referral fee for sending you there to make a purchase. Make sure to subscribe for more content! Have a question? Write it in the comments below or email SoundSpeeds@yahoo.com Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SoundSpeeds Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SoundSpeedsYT All donations received will go directly back into this channel. If there's something specific you'd like the donation funds to be spent on, please specify in the donation notes or send me an email. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTbbIbmjdAk