This product is ideal for mounting on-camera (I use it with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera), especially where you need phantom power (as in this case), and I wanted the extra XLR in (3 inputs total). It is professional grade in terms of low noise and clean signal, and has nice features to reduce power consumption. It has no meters, nor limiting, but I do not need that in this case. The proper place for meters is in the camera. This is a small box to go on your rig, not a big beast for the sound guy to carry. Keep that in mind. Where it counts (the preamp), this box has the real stuff. It is not prosumer, but competes easily with SD and the top preamps.
As an aside, Robert (the designer / company) has produced some excellent videos and notes to explain how to capture good sound, how to preclude ground loops, how to keep noise low, etc. for newbies (which I am not), and his guidance is camera-specific (e.g. for the BMCC). This is above and beyond, and many devotees of the BMCC have benefited from his expertise.
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