Performance is great and the price is certainly reasonable

Great performance

Good performance, very poor construction quality

Reduces noise and you get as good or better performance than a lapel microphone at ~6-10 ft distance.

For the money, you're much better off getting a Rode NTG2 or an Audio-technica AT875R and a $25 shock mount to give you much better performance and a build quality that will last for years--all for about the same price as this cheaply-made Rode videomic pro.

Pros: The audio performance this thing captures is astounding

It always seems hit-or-miss as to how it fits, but it eventually falls into place

but you must be careful with the 20 ft cord as it can break if you don't handle it with TLC