RodeWS6,Gray

Daughter loved it

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.

The media could not be loaded.  Previously had one that kept falling off to the point of losing it. This one stays on and hasn’t fallen off once. Works great.

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 was a dope and I have revised my review. I thought this would work on the NTG3 which apparently is a couple of mm smaller in diameter than the NTG1 & NTG2. In my defense, you have to read the fine print on the Amazon product page to see that it is recommended for the NTG1 & NTG 2 but it does not say that it is not for the NTG3. When handling these microphones all 3 seem to be the same diameter but there is a tiny difference. Upon investigating the Rode website I discovered that there is a version specifically for the HTG3. It is called the WS7 windscreen. I have since purchased the WS7 and it fits much better. But I still deduct one star for Amazon not making this obvious on the website and not suggesting that there is also a model WS7.

this microphone wind shield would've worked great but my mic was so fat!! i ended up cutting the rubber rim at the top to stretch it to fit, still works but i should've checked the description. nyaw

These puff ball windscreens work well up to a point. Obviously if you're shooting on location in the middle of kansas with 40 mph winds, you're going to need a blimp which is way more expensive. But for a bit of a breezy day this filter works quite well, WAY better than the foam rubber screen that comes with the NTG-3. I notice very little shifting of audio tone with this on. In fact, I'll use it for indoor shoots as well, who knows if you'll walk under a ceiling fan or even have to follow the subject outside. For me this is a must-have given the price (vs a blimp which can run around 300 bucks).

Lost the last one because it slips off so easy. Wish they were produced to fit a bit tighter or had some kind of safe guard in place to help prevent easy slip off.

Buena calidad y amortiguamiento.

The fur windshield of my Rode Video Micro had burnt off slightly I was shooting close to fire. I was looking for this model for a while and found this which was a perfect fit. Also really reasonable price for the original part. This is a thumbs up frm me.

Waited until I'd used this before reviewing. Wind was about 20 knots today, utterly impossible to use a clip-on lav mic - it was just constant wind noise in the headphones - unsavable. We popped a Rode NTG-2 into one of these, kept it just-out-of-shot about 50cm away, and wow, it actually worked. A bit of low frequency rumble (wind side on), but it was an easy post production step to remove it. The shield grips around the mic and holds exactly as you'd expect. Pretty essential item to have on standby.

試しに山、川、海で使用。強風でなければ十分カバーできました。音質もこもらず満足してます。唯一、細かい毛がたまにポロポロとれるのが気になるかな

Reduce considerablemente el ruido del aire pero esperaba el peluche más largo que ayudara a reducir un poco más la interferencia.