Zoom F1-SP

I had been looking at the F1-SP for quite a few years, but I only bought it in a promo at a significantly discounted price. I have many other recorders, including the original H6 with some mic attachments, but not the SGH-6 shotgun. When I saw that the F1-SP including the microphone attachment, shockmount etc cost less than the mic itself and comes with a "free" recorder as a bonus, I jumped at it. I really like the small form factor. If you only want to record one mic attachment an no external sources , it is very convenient. Sound quality is decent, but a bit noisy. Handling, menu etc are easy, display looks quite similar to the H1n. Build quality is okay, but battery door is quite fragile and a pain in the... the SD slot is a bit difficult to reach. Battery life could be longer. It is an older generation device, a new version should come with 32bit float, longer battery life (maybe AA instead of AAA), include a thread for a tripod on the device itself, include time code... But it is a fun device, especially if you already have other Zoom mic attachments or 3.5mm terminated mics. I will use it as a very portable backup recorder.