I'm doing a lot of sound effects field recording and I am looking to add to my collection microphone that will help me avoid background noises but will sounds great. the budget will be around $700. David - Untitled Document
Controlling directivity with a baffle definitely works as Shadow_7 says. The smallest baffle I’ve seen that also does the wind protection is the Pocket Sound Booth. It looks like sound to the front of the mic is flat and normal and the off axis sounds are reduced mainly in the high frequencies.