I didn’t research prices before typing this, but my first thought was a used AKG 414 or Austrian Audio 818. Many people seem to think the Sennheiser MKH-30 is one the very best figure eight mics out there, and very low profile for videos… But it’s figure eight only, and I suspect even used it might be above your biggest.
I did a lot of playing around with a ribbon (Royer 121, 122, R10) as the mid mic for a while, then I think when I started going back-and-forth with the 414 ultimately I really preferred a brighter mic for the sides. I’ll also add anecdotally that I live in 100-year-old house that needs to be rewired, and ribbons are prone to picking up interference so I battled some noise issues.
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