Specialised and restricted equipment loans

Advance booking is required because this equipment is complex and requires preparation and checking before loan. Some items are restricted. If you request equipment which you are not authorised to use we will suggest a suitable alternative

Canon 700d - digital SLR

When you book one of the Canon 700d cameras you will get the following items in the camera bag

Camera body, capped, neck strap attached, with battery and 16Gb SD card installed. Lens are supplied separately to the camera body
Charger unit [two piece] – The charger may be omitted if there is no space in the bag.
Spare battery - usually clipped into the charger unit, although it is easily dislodged
USB download cable
Cleaning Cloth - stored in a zipped bag
Lens – if you don’t specify a lens you will get the standard zoom
- Canon EFS 18-55mm lens - std zoom - with ND filter, both ends capped
- Canon EF 35mm f2 lens - with ND filter, both ends capped
- Canon EF 50mm f1.4 lens - with ND filter, both ends capped
- Canon EF 100mm f2 lens - with ND filter, both ends capped

A Calumet 7300 Photo Tripod will be available for each camera loan but we do have other supports which might suit your work better. Look under additional equipment below

To request this equipment just send an email to "scentech@hud.ac.uk" stating the camera you want [Canon 700d] plus a list of whatever lenses and accessories you hope to use. Don't forget to say when you would like to collect it. We will confirm your booking by email

If you want to check availability look on the calendar. It will give you an idea of what bookings are currently in the system for the six Canon cameras and associated equipment. There is a separate calendar for the rest of the camera equipment

Additional Equipment

Supports for Camera Work

A variety of tripods, monopods and minipods are available plus some supports to help you capture video on the move

Manfrotto Pixi - minipod - table-top tripod
Camgrip – grippy handles make it easier to capture video at low levels
Shoulder Rig - help steady your shooting by supporting the camera on your shoulder
Shoulder Support -
Stabiliser – Zhiyun Crane – only suitable with certain camera/lens combinations. Takes some effort to set-up and balance properly

Microphones

Rode VideoMic Go – Super-Cardioid pattern microphone, 3.5mm jack, hot shoe mountable, use with Canon or Sony cameras
Rode VideoMicro – Cardoid pattern microphone, 3.5mm jack, hot shoe mountable, use with Canon or Sony cameras

Lighting

Light Reflector - opens out to about 1m dia, reversible white/gold. Getting back into its little bag is the hardest part of using it - [3 to loan]
LED portable lights
- YongNuo 160 or 216 - adjustable light output, cold running, supplied with h-stand and one Sony battery (but no charger!) - [4 to loan]
- PixaPro Glowpad LED lightpad – Lightweight, sits on the camera hotshoe. Adjustable colour and light output, supplied with one Sony battery (but no charger!) - [3 to loan]
- Pixapro Light Stand - if you want to use off-camera lighting we have two lightweight stands - [2 to loan]
Chromakey Studio - BOOKING ESSENTIAL - If you want to use "greenscreen" techniques in your video you can use this “portable” equipment. But you will need to book a suitable room and a camera to use. It is only available for use within the Sparck Jones or Haslett Buildings. It is supplied on a trolley and requires about 30 minutes at either end of the session to set up and put away

Terms and Conditions for loans

BOOKING EQUIPMENT: Requests should be made at least 24hrs before you want to collect the items. You will get an email either confirming availability or suggesting alternatives if the items you requested are not available

COLLECTION: You must have your student card with you when you collect the kit. You are responsible for the items from the moment you sign for them until the moment they are checked back in.

RETURN: All equipment should be returned by the time and date agreed on collection. Don't forget that you must download your files before returning the equipment. You cannot keep storage media that has been supplied with the equipment. Items should be returned in the same condition as loaned. It is your responsibility to ensure that the items are checked back in by the technician when returned.

LATE RETURNS: Every effort should be made to return the equipment on time; if you are going to be late you must call the Help Desk on 01484-472977 to notify the technicians. Only legitimate and unavoidable reasons for lateness will be accepted. Repeated lateness will incur a ban on borrowing items.

LOSS OR DAMAGE: If you damage or fail to return any equipment we may invoice you for the cost of repair or replacement of the item. If an item has been stolen you need to report it to the police and pass on the incident number to "scentech"

Borrowing equipment from the University is a privilege.

The Technicians and Academic staff reserve the right to withdraw this privilege if it is abused