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Equipment

Here you will find information on the core equipment available to Filmmaking students at the Ƶ. For a full list of equipment please log into your SISO account. 

Sony PMW-X70 Kit 

The Sony PMW-X70 camcorder is Compact, Lightweight XDCAM and loaded with professional functions for such a small camcorder. Facilities including XLR handle unit, Lens Hood, Flip out screen as well as view finder, 3G-SDI and HDMI output.In the Kit you are also supplied with a Sennheiser Directional microphone with Pistol Grip and wind shield, Headphones, batteries, charger and mains supply. You also have the option to take a Manfrotto tripod included with your kit]

Sony PXW-FS5

The FS5 is considered to be a very compact cinema camera but produces high quality images and with the capability of recording 4K. The kit includes a full shoulder rig, matte box, follow focus, HD monitor and accessories. In addition your booking will provide you with 3 Samyang XEEN Cine Lenses and a Manfrotto tripod kit. It is currently available to MA Filmmaking, BA Filmmaking year 3 and BA Media Production year 3.

Sony PMW-F55 Cinema Camera

This is our flagship camera, a top of the range cinema camera a model used within the high-end film & TV industry. It has the capability of recording in HD, 2K or 4K creating superb dynamic range and pristine image quality. Included in the kit is a full shoulder rigs, matte-box, Follow Focus, HD Monitor and accessories. In addition your booking will provide you with 3 Zeiss prime lenses and an Oconnor tripod and head. Currently, this camera kit is only available to MA Filmmaking students..

Sony a7 III

This is a compact mirrorless digital camera with 4K capabilities. This camera has а bасk-іllumіnаtеd 24.2-mеgаріхеl Full-Frаmе Ехmоr R СМОЅ іmаgіng ѕеnѕоr. Тhе саmеrа fасіlіtаtеѕ 4К НDR vіdео сарturе аnd соmеѕ wіth 15-ѕtорѕ оf dуnаmіс rаngе. Furthеrmоrе, іt іѕ сараblе оf ѕhооtіng stills at 10fрѕ, оffеrѕ а fаntаѕtіс ІЅО frоm 100-51200 аѕ wеll аѕ 5-ахіѕ іmаgе ѕtаbіlіѕаtіоn аll іn а ѕtуlіѕh, соmрасt mіrrоrlеѕѕ ѕуѕtеm саmеrа bоdуIt offers full-ріхеl rеаdоut wіth аbѕоlutеlу nо bіnnіng іn thе 35mm Full-Frаmе mоdе mіnіmіѕе mоіré аnd јаggіеѕ. Оthеr bеnеfіtѕ ѕuсh аѕ thе Fаѕt Нуbrіd АF wіth fосаl-рlаnе рhаѕе-dеtесtіоn АF аnd соntrаѕt-dеtесtіоn АF dеlіvеr ѕmооth ѕubјесt trасkіng fоr vіdео сарturе. Аddіtіоnаllу, thе АF/АЕ trасkіng іѕ fundаmеntаllу ѕіlеnt whісh іѕ іdеаl fоrwіldlіfе rесоrdіng fоr bоth ѕtіll аnd mоvіng іmаgе.The kit includes a full shoulder rig, follow focus, matte box, accessories and 3 Samyang prime lenses. This is available to BA Filmmaking year 3.

Sony PXW Z90 and Z150

The PXW Z90 is the more compact of the two cameras here. The PXW-Z90V records in broadcast quality 4K footage in XAVC QFHD at 100Mbps, with responsive Fast Hybrid Auto Focus that tracks fast-moving subjects with ease. Up to 1000fps Super slow motion. Shoot, edit and view HDR content in HLG without the need for additional colour grading. The camera has great connectivity options with both HDMI and SDI.The slightly larger PXW Z150 was the world’s first professional camcorder to feature a 1.0 type stacked CMOS image sensor. This enables thecamera to have the ability to shoot at 120fps slow motion in Full HD and spectacular 4K recording. It also shoots brighter and a higher resolution and offers more bokeh with a shallow depth of field, allowing you to create beautiful, cinematic images.Recording ability is to variety of formats, frame rates, and codecs, the camcorder supports 100 Mb/s XAVC Long GOP recording of 4K UHD video at up to 29.97p, HD up to 59.94p, MPEG HD up to 59.94p, and AVCHD 2.0 up to 59.94p.As with most of our camera kits, these cameras will come supplied in a case with a Sennheiser Directional microphone with Pistol Grip and wind shield, Headphones, batteries, charger and mains supply. You also have the option to take a Manfrotto tripod included with your kit.

Sony PXW X160

The PXW-X160 has three 1/3-inch type Exmor™ CMOS sensors and records Full HD XAVC Intra and XAVC Long GOP, as well as MPEG HD 422 50 Mbps MPEG HD 420 35 Mbps, AVCHD and DV, making it ideal for a wide range of applications.In the Kit you are also supplied with a Sennheiser Directional microphone with Pistol Grip and wind shield, Headphones, batteries, charger and mains supply. You also have the option to take a Manfrotto tripod and Lavalier Radio microphones included with your kit

Camera support Equipment

We have a variety of dolly and tracks such as Hague D7 Ride On and the Key West (portable folding case) Magic Dolly, a Jib arm, DJI Ronin and Osmo stabilisers, Konova sliders in a range sizes and Manfrotto Fig Rig.

Sound Equipment

We have a range of sound equipment available to Video and filmmaking students, you will find within your SISO account those you have access to. These will include soundrecorders such as the Sound Devices 664 and 633, Marantz PMD-661 and Zoom F8; microphones such as the Sennheiser MKH 416 and ME66/K6 both with wind protection gear, and Sony Radio wireless mic kit. There’s also a wide range of sound support equipment.

Lighting

We have a wide range of lighting equipment including Dedo lights, Diva Kino Flow, 2K lights, LED Flat Panel (hard and flexible) lights and Redheads. Also portable and on camera lights and Gels and filters are also available. .