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I've been using my Rode Mic for a few months now. I've had it mounted to a 5D mk3 camera as well as a Rebel t3i, and off-camera via a zoom h4n (sometimes paired with a Sennheiser Wireless G2 lav setup). Because of trace amounts of servo-noise from the cameras, the H4N provides much higher quality, but this really has nothing to do with the mic itself. I've used it in a wide variety of situations: indoors/outdoors/factory floors/office environments/even certain studio situation --all with varying degrees of ambient noise situations. It produces a rich dynamic range with really good noise isolation.
My first time out, I hadn't done any tests and so my levels were too low (my mistake, but in my defense I literally had to shoot with it the afternoon I received it). This resulted in a slight bit of hiss that was slightly noticeable while monitoring. Once I got on the editing bay, it was slightly more noticeable because I had to raise my levels a bit which made it a bit more pronounced. I'm not an audio engineer so this may have had more to do with the H4N than the mic. My music bed hid it though. Regardless, I would do some tests before going out in the field to find the right levels for your specific rig setup.
Bottom line: it's a solid purchase for gun & run situations. I recommend the extension boom pole and the extension cord as a nice complement to it. You can also drop it on a speedlight stand too. As mentioned elsewhere, because of the elastic bands you have to treat it with care in transport. I kluged together a custom-fitted hard case using the existing foam from its retail packaging. This works perfectly for my needs and provides a really nice fit.
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