Overview:
General Access:
This catalog shows all "General Access" gear available at Media Loan. General Access means any enrolled student can use it. Some items have gear guides for more information about how to use them. Some gear guides have videos produced in house or sourced online. We have more equipment that is only accessible to specific classes. To see more equipment, see our other catalogs linked in the sidebar on the right. All of our other General Access gear does not require instruction in order to check it out from us. For that reason be sure to review the gear guide and especially the precautions in each gear. If you would like any help learning our gear or have any issues feel free to reach out to us at the front desk, or call or email. See our website linked in the sidebar on the right for contact information.
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Catalog
Camera and Accessories
| Item | Brand & Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DSLR
Camera |
Canon Rebel T6i |
Canon Rebel T6i Gear Guide & Camera Fundamentals
Used for photo and video. Our most popular camera that is ideal for new camera users but has all the features a professional would need. Can connect with our many lenses, stabilizers and flashes. We have fixed and zoom lens options ranging from focal lengths of 8mm to 300mm. We have EF and EF-S Mounts that connect to the Canon Rebels. Some notatable qualities are Macro, Portriat, Fisheye, and the improved kit lens |
| Palmcorder | Vixia HF M500 |
Vixia HD Camcorder Gear Guide
Used for video. This camcorder is easy to use and can get good footage with minimal menu diving. |
| Go Pro | Go Pro Hero 4 |
GoPro Hero 4 Gear Guide
Used for action shots and timelapse. This well known camera comes with a water proof case and is our only waterproof camera. |
| Point and Shoot Camera | Olympus Tough TG-2 |
A simple camera that requires the least experience and camera knowledge to use. |
| 35mm Film
Camera |
Pentax K-1000 |
35mm SLR Camera Gear Guide & Camera Fundamentals
Our most popular film camera. Can use a wide variety of lenses (K mount) listed below in the "lens for 35mm SLR Camera" section. Film can be developed in Photoland. We have other options for film cameras like the Holga 120 GCFN Medium format film camera. We have fixed and zoom lens options ranging from focal lengths of 8mm to 210mm. These lens are K mount, meaning they only connect to our 35mm film cameras like the K-1000. We have some lenses that are fisheye as well as macro. |
| Light Meter | Sekonic L-308s |
A tool that analyzes light in order to help set the correct exposure in film photography. |
| LED Light | Genarary SP-E-240B |
LED With 3 Point Lighting Gear Guide
This kit comes with 2 adjustable lights and all the stands and power to make it work. We also have the GVM 560AS 2 light kit, the Dracast 500 S-Series Kit 3 light kit, Genaray Spectroled Studio 500, GVM Ring light , and Smallrig RM100 LED. |
| Lighting Control | We hav an assortment of accessories like Gels, Diffusers, scrim, bounce, grey card, lens hoods, lens filters, C-stands, etc. We have many tools to adjust existing lighting and other related aspects of photography and videography.
We have many of the objects used to alter the quality of light like black flags, diffusion flags, scrim cookies, wood cookies, a light control kit and more. | |
| Camera Flash | Photography tool used to add more flash than the built in flash of a camera.
We also have A well stocked speedlite flash kit with 2 flashes, a transmitter and many modifiers like reflector, bounce, beauty dish, honeycomb, filter, and more. We aslo have the a studio flash kit Elinchrom Studio Flash Kit Gear Guide. Lights that can be triggered to flash when a camera takes a picture. They come with stands and attachments to modify the light. | |
| Tripod | We have different sizes of tripod for stabilizing shots. Specialized tripods are for photos and others are for video. The the video tripod is different from a photo tripod because it has a "fluid head" which allows for smooth movements. We have smaller options like Joby Gorillapod with posable legs, and the monopod with just one leg for lighter packing. | |
| Phone Gimbal | DJI OM6 | Small automated stabilizer for making smooth handheld shot on phone camera. |
| Sandbag | Used to weigh stands. These are essential for top heavy set ups. we have 15lb bags and 5lb bags | |
| Intervalometer | Vello ShutterBoss II |
A tool that plugs into a DSLR like the Canon Rebel and can be used make a timelapse by taking photos at an interval of your choosing. |
| Clapboard | Used for video production to note scenes and sync audio to video sources when they are recorded separately. |
Audio
| Item | Brand & Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stage Mic | Shure SM-58 |
Microphones in General Access
The most popular mic in the world. |
| Podcast Mic | A mic often used by professional broadcasts and podcasts. | |
| Shotgun Mic | A versatile mic kit with adjustable attachments to make the mic a shotgun, cardioid or omni-directional pick-up pattern. | |
| Lavalier Mic | AudioTechnica AT899 |
Good for interviews or other close mic situations where you want to attach the mic to the performers collar. |
| Camera Mounted Mic | Rode Videomic |
A microphone that mounts on top of a camera like the Canon Rebel T6i and can give it much better sound than it's little built in mic. |
| Field Recorder | Zoom H4n |
Zoom H4n Audio Recorder Gear Guide
Olympus LS-100 Audio Recorder Gear Guide . An audio recorder well suited for field recording or interviews. Has 2 built in mics, but can also use any 2 of mics like the ones listed above. We also have the H4essential |
| 2 channel interface | Motu M2 |
Motu M2 Video Gear Guide
An audio device built specifically for getting sounds in and out of a computer. This can get be used for audio recording or video conferencing. We also have the Mackie BlackJack. |
| Over-Ear | Behringer HPM1000 |
Good headphones that go around your ears. |
| Small Speaker | Mackie SRM150 |
A small speaker that you can use in various ways like connecting microphones directly to it for a simple public address sytem. We have other speaker options as well. |
| Synthesizer | Moog Mother 32 | A powerful semi-modular synthezier with 10 patch cable. It can be played as a keyboard and sequence on its own, as well as connect to other eurorack synthesizers. |
| Mic Floor Stand | The most common kind of stand you see on stage and in studio. We have standard height and shorter stand. We also have desk stands that is perfect for voice over, interviews, or audio project that happens at a desk | |
| Boom Pole |
Rode BoomPole |
A pole that can hold a microphone on one end while a "boom operator" holds the other end. used to get good sound right next to a source without being in camera frame. |
| Cable and Adapter Assortment | Many Items | Cable Wrapping VIdeo
We have many XLR cables for microphones ranging from 6ft to 50ft. We have many adapters for XLR, 1/4"(guitar), 1/8"(ipod), and RCA. We also have DI Boxes for guitars and much more. See the Cables and Adapters Catalog for what is available. |
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