Bobbsy
Boring Old Git
"A good dynamic is just as good as a good condenser. "
Can I just politely say "Bollox"!
Capacitor* mics have a far wider and smoother frequency response than any dynamic that I know of. Most importantly they have a much more extended bass response, down to 20Hz on the best ones and HF extends to 18, maybe 20kHz. There are even cap mics that reach 50kHz (and I don't mean measuring mics! These are intended for music recording. I don't agree with a post 20kHz philosophy for mics OR equipment but it takes all sorts!)
OT aside, the strangest request I ever had was from a university professor who wanted kit that would let him record bats (then frequency shift the recording downwards to hear their "sonar". We actually found a condenser (I agree about capacitor but have given up batting my head against that particular wall) that could do it but the interface was tricky!.
But the customer is always right! I think my AKG P150's give a nice, clean acoustic guitar sound but Son says it is too "klanky" and prefers the sound of the SM57! Fortunately my A&H zed10+2496 is well up to the task. My NI KA6 has to have the mic pres maxed out but still the system noise is quieter than I can get the house, even at 2am!
My best all round starter mic reccy is a small D capacitor.
Your last sentence is a good point. For certain things my LDCs are definitely preferred but the most useful mics in the box are small diaphragm condensers. I have a bunch and they get used for almost every instrument (except maybe kick drums) but also sound darn close to the LDCs for vocals (and possibly better on things like X-Y miking of choirs etc).