Sennheiser MKH 416-P48U3 Moisture-Resistant Shotgun Microphone Location Recording Kit

The microphone has a high immunity to humidity and moisture, which makes it suitable for outdoor and indoor projects.

Yes, the Sennheiser MKH 416-P48U3 Moisture-Resistant Shotgun Microphone can be used with the XLR inputs on the Sony PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder.

the Sennheiser MKH416 will ship with a foam lined protective case.

The 286s has saved many of us from editing out background noise, de-essing and compressing a signal that's too dynamic. However, my fav thing about the 416 is that you often don't have to do *anything* to it at all, even if you have a channel strip. I was used to throwing a compressor on every voiceover because even recordings on U87's need to be sweetened or shaped, but the 416 was the first mic I didn't have to do anything to in post.

Yes.

Sennheiser site indicates 416 is “obsolete” and yet you have some stock on them. How current is the manufacture date on the most recent?

This microphone needs phantom power and connects through xlr connections, which the 7D does not have and no DSLR that I know of has it either. You can use a separate phantom power transmitter that connects directly to the microphone in order to use in a situation where your camera does not send phantom power. The best way to use pro audio with consumer video products like DSLRs is to get a digital recorder with phantom power and xlr inputs, like the H4N recorder.

The Sony FX3 does not come with an XLR input, so you would need an XLR audio handle or adapter. Assuming this is already taken care of, you can use any 3-pin XLR cable with the Sennheiser MKH416. A right-angle cable such as BH #KOM3001.5R would minimize the footprint of your rig, and a low-profile cable such as BH #CACTLPXR10BL would minimize it further.