Rode ZP2 Large Padded Zip Pouch for Shotgun, On-Camera, and Studio Mics

Rode ZP2: Long-Body Protection for Shotguns and On-Camera Mics

The Rode ZP2 is a large padded microphone zip pouch, 305 mm (12 in) wide, designed to protect longer Rode microphones from dust and environmental contaminants during storage. It is built for the mics a standard pouch cannot hold — slim shotgun barrels, on-camera microphones, and large side-address bodies — wrapping each one in a padded shell with a full zip closure. For the shooter and location recordist whose microphone lives in a bag between setups, the ZP2 is the difference between gear that stays field-ready and gear that slowly collects grit.

Why Longer Microphones Need a Longer Pouch

Shotgun and on-camera microphones present a storage problem ordinary mic pouches were never shaped for: they are long and narrow, and forcing one into a case built for a stubby studio condenser leaves the capsule end exposed or the barrel bent against a zipper. The ZP2 solves it with a 305 mm (12 in) interior — 45 mm longer than the medium ZP1 — that swallows a full shotgun barrel with room to spare. Its padded walls cushion the length of the microphone evenly, and the wraparound zipper seals the whole body in, so a mic that spends its life moving between a camera rig and a bag stays clean, cushioned, and ready to mount.

Sized for Rode Shotguns, the VideoMic, and the NT2000

Rode lists the ZP2 as compatible with the NTG-2 and NTG-3 shotgun microphones, the original VideoMic, and the large-diaphragm NT2000. These are the microphones whose length or body size outgrows the medium pouch: the NTG-2 and NTG-3 are long broadcast shotguns, the VideoMic is an on-camera shotgun with a shoe mount and long barrel, and the NT2000 is a full-size variable-pattern studio condenser with a substantial body. At 305 mm (12 in) wide and 130 mm (5.1 in) tall, the ZP2 gives each of them a snug, protective home. If your shotgun or VideoMic shipped without a case or you have worn the original out, this is the correct large-size replacement.

Built for the Field and the Camera Bag

Weighing only 2.7 oz (76 g), the ZP2 earns its place in a kit that already carries too much. On a documentary or run-and-gun shoot, it keeps your shotgun protected from dust and knocks between the boom pole and the bag, so grit never reaches the capsule mid-project. In a camera bag, it separates a delicate microphone from lenses, batteries, and rigging that would otherwise scratch or dent it. And back at the desk, the same zipped pouch stores a long studio condenser like the NT2000 safely in a drawer instead of leaving it out to gather dust.

Who the Rode ZP2 Is For

The ZP2 is for the video shooter, filmmaker, and field recordist whose microphone is long, exposed, and constantly on the move. For the first-time shotgun owner, it is the easy way to keep a new on-camera or boom mic clean from the first shoot. For the working recordist, it is the padded pouch that lets an NTG-3 or VideoMic travel every day without a rigid case. And for anyone whose large mic never came with proper storage, it is the correct 12 in (305 mm) size for Rode's shotgun, on-camera, and large-body microphones. Protect the mic in the bag, and it is always ready when the camera rolls.