I have recently found love for the AT2020
http://www.thomann.de/gb/audio_technica_at2020.htm
Ya I know LDC but they really sound good. Lots of body,.
Oktavas of course. AT-4041s are good too
I'm digging LDCs more than SDCs too, and the word "body" is exactly what describes the main difference between the sound of the two... I prefer LDCs because they usually capture the tone of the shells (the wood) better than SDCs. I have AT4041, and although they sound fantastic as OHs, when I did a shootout I realized that I like the sound of NT1A much more!... AT just lacked that middle presence, the tone, the sound of the wood, and it was a bit thin... but the AT is on the hihat and I wouldn't trade it for anything else!
+1 on the Oktava, I have also used the Audix F15's before, they are cheap but surprisingly decent.
In my experience 4041's are not good at all. If that's your only reference, I can understand that "capture the tone of the shell better" comment because that's exactly what they are missing. Thinest sounding mic you'll come across.
-Maybe they work at spot micing cymbal though-
But saying SDC can't capture the whole sound of drums compared to LDC is not accurate at all.
I still own a pair of f15s, they do ok but it's night and day different when you go up to even a $500 pair of sdc mics.
I've heard that M Audio Pulsar's are meant to be very good on a budget. Really best bet is to keep your eye on ebay and see what's going cheap. Rode NT5's, AKG C391B, Audio Technica ATM450, Oktava MK012, CAD M179, any of them will get the job done.
Oh, no, I'm not saying the SDCs "can't capture" it, that's why I said "usually" (and that word also refers to my limited experience with other microphones)... I would give anything for a pair of KM184s in that sense because they are obviously able to capture everything an OH mic is supposed to capture...
+1 on the Oktava, I have also used the Audix F15's before, they are cheap but surprisingly decent.