Rode WS6,Gray

I purchased a WS6 windscreen for the stock microphone on my Canon XL2 and I am quite pleased. I live in an area where it is often windy and conditions can really louse up my shooting schedule. The day it arrived it was blowing steady at 15mph, gusting to around 30mph. I took the WS6 out of the box, removed the foam pop screen from my microphone and slid the new windscreen into its place. It went on easily, fit snugly and made a tight seal around the rear of the microphone. I took it outside and shot some test footage and when I loaded it into my NLE I could hear the wind blowing in the trees and bushes and against the side of the house but not so much as a pop or rumble from contact against the microphone diaphragm. I will probably just leave it in place from now on, the manufacturer and several reviewers state that it is transparent in non-wind conditions. I usually buy genuine Canon parts for my camera but Rode has a good reputation, their windscreen fits, performs as advertised, and costs $75.00 less than a similar Canon product. If you have been on the fence about a third party windscreen or wondering if it would fit on an XL series microphone I suggest that you pull the trigger on this purchase.

Ok I got the deadcat 4 years ago and I boy was I dissapointed. Works in light winds but still picks up a WOOSH here and there. Thankfully this thing has dropped in price. It's WAY better. Great examples of it on youtube. If you already own a deadcat, I'd recommend figuring out how to wrap it around some tougher foam. There are examples of how to make cheap windscreen but if yo ualready ahve the deadcat material which is probably better than what you can get at walmart, than you are 90% there. Anyway if you don't have any windscreen, get this. It's GREAT.

As long as this fits on your microphone it'll do the job. I use it without hesitation on my Scheops CMIT 5U and it does a great job. Yes on a super windy you will still get a little over-modulation, but that is only in extreme circumstances. So unless you're a serious professional or planning on shooting a doc in a hurricane, save yourself the money and get this instead of a blimp for now. The blimps do a better job, but you just don't need them all the time. Very easy to use and take off.

Out of the box review. I purchased this item after reading some of the negative reviews on the less expensive Rode dead cat. At first glance this item does appear rather cheap looking (I would have been annoyed if I had paid the full retail price of $59.99) however it's better constructed than I initially thought. It doesn't suffer from the "flattened" look that the dead cat is said to have and shedding appears to be minimal(I petted it like a real cat). It also appears to hold its shape quite well and looks like it can take a moderate amount of abuse such as being stepped on during a shoot. The actual interior features a densely-packed cocoon of a sponge material that look like it could dampen a fair amount of wind noise and holds a shotgun mike pretty steady. I tried this out on the Rode NTG-2 and it seems to provide a particularly snug fit. I haven't had the chance to field test this in the elements yet but I'll post a more detailed review when I do. This item, like most windscreens, is overpriced for what it is but there are far worse alternatives floating around out there.

I bought this for my Sennheiser ME66 Shotgun Microphone and it fits perfectly! I read all the reviews and no one mentioned using it on a Sennheiser shotgun microphone, so I wasn't sure if this would fit, but it does. I'm a freelance videographer and have been shooting videos of football games lately. The windy conditions outdoors can wreak havoc on our sound recording, but the first time I used this windscreen there was very little wind noise on the audio recordings. I'm very satisfied with this product!!!

It works! It works really well with my NTG4+. Very little to zero wind noises, a little snug to put on and off, but that is to the benefit as you don't have to worry about it coming off.

We work a lot in the SF Bay area where the ocean breezes can be very noisey. We tried different wind screens. This WS6 is my choice for the tough sound indices. The fur is thick and does not feel thin like on many. This screen has an internal plastic boot that slides over your bare shotgun type mics. Any foam wind screen must be removed to install this. But this screen is all you need.Great quality. Doesn't seem to shed....yet.

Was under the impression this would fit my sennheiser 416, this is not the case as the screen is slightly too large in diameter for the microphone and slips off, which is a problem considering the mic is most often pointing downwards.