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@joema Thank you, this is very useful, the ME66 was off the camera on a mic stand as close as I could get it without being in the frame, but it was pointing up towards the ceiling, so I imagine thats where much of the echo came from.  It sounds like a hyercardiod mic boomed from above and a sound blanket on the floor would help reduce the echo a fair amount? Is it possible to get reasonably priced sound blankets? 

Hi Guys,  thanks very much for your input and suggestions, my career in video production is very much in its early stages, but I'm very aware the poor audio can make a big difference to the overall quality of something.  I have sent quite a lot of time watching and learning how to remove echo, which is useful, but still not as good as having better audio in the firest place, so I would rather try and capture the best audio I can in the first place. The mic I was using is a  Sennheiser ME66.
@Stanley  Your right about over advice, especally when your starting out and trying to do everything yourself.  I think thats the trouble with the internet sometimes so many views!  and I'm sure people will appreciate the footage was shoot in a gym, so some echo is to be expected, but I still want to try and reduce it as much as possible. 
@Kisaha Thanks for your input too, I am always trying to improve the production value of what i do and learning from my mistakes all the time, which is good. But realising how much time it can take to improve bad audio and still end up with something which isn't that grea, t I would rather invest in better equipment and technique which should pay off in the long run.  But I'm sure as with everyone money is still and issue.  But it sounds like investing money in a good quailty mic would save lots of time in post production, but I have to be realistic as I don;t have 1000's to spend, but I can see the logic in higher quailty.  The sound blankets also sound like a good idea too.  Its just figuring out using all this stuff together.  
 
Thanks for these suggestions, Realistically the Audix is the one within my price range and I assume it is similar to the Audio Technica AT4053b, I have watched many of Curtis's videos and seem to rate the Audio Technica, I guess I just want to be sure that one of these mics would make a big enough difference in these situations to be worth investing in over the shotgun mic, but it sounds like it properly will. 

Guys,  I need to hire a lens for an interview shoot this coming week, which will be indoors in available light, the two options I could hire would be either the 12-32mm 2.8 or the 25mm 1.4.  I have no experience with either of these two lens, so some feedback from users with a G85, would appreciated 

Go for the 25mm, unless you have to shoot in an extremely small space.

I will defiantly stick with manual, although I hear that Canon duel pixel is pretty impressive. shame there is no budget friendly 4k camera from them.  
The G85 is a really nice to use,  everything is easy and quick to find and the touch screen makes life easy, but just having a proper EVF is also great.  I'm used to shooting on a DSLR's so at first it did feel pretty small and very lightweight, but it feels pretty sturdy and I love how smooth handheld footage is, and that's without a stabilised lens.  My only real concern is the low light performance, because I'm normally shooting in available light, so I'm a little worried about that and the no headphone jack, again when your getting paid, you cannot afford to mess up the audio.    But compared to the Sony A6000 series the ergonomics of the camera , at least in my opinion feel much more comfortable to use.       

Thanks I did find the custom menu, which is really help, so thanks, I assume that its not possible to use focus assist while recording? Also what do you use for audio?

Thanks guys for your input, I've gone ahead and ordered a G80 body only, which arrived this afternoon, so I haven't had much time with it yet but first impressions are good, it feels so light compared to my 5D.  Almost worryingly so, but I'm sure it's strong enough. 
I have a couple if old FD lens kicking around so been having a play with them.  I must say the IS seems pretty impressive, which will be great for hand held.  I did find the buttons on the back alittle cramped, especially where compared to the 5D.  Hopefully muscle memory will kick in after a while. 
One thing I'd forgotten was no headphone for monitoring audio, which is a bit of a pain!  I find doing duel sync audio on your own is quite a faff! 
Also trying to get to grips with quickest way to punch in to check focus? Seems a bit fiddly in default setup?
Does anyone know if it's possible to remap dials? I see it's possible to change function buttons.  
I'm still trying to decide between buying first native lens the 12-35mm or a speedbooster.  Does anyone have any experience with any other cheaper brands of speedboosters?