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Prior to the use of all our equipment and resources inductions are given by our technicians and technical instructors. They are available from the Photography Production Office to help you with any equipment-related problems.
Our facilities and resources for dedicated use by students of photography include:
Camera loans from the Media Production Stores
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5 Phase One digital backs
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22 pro DSLR cameras (full frame sensor up to 22 megapixel)
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50 DSLR cameras (APS-C sensor with 8 - 18 megapixel)
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18 digital compact cameras
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8 studio large format cameras
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5 location large format cameras
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35 medium format cameras.
Accessories
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full range lenses 8mm - 300 (f4) macro, tilt shift
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tripods
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light meters
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battery flash
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location and studio lighting (flash guns and tungsten lights).
Digital Imaging Suite
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17 Macintosh workstations
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key software:
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latest version of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign)
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Capture One
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3 film scanner
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4 A3 flat bed scanners
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2 A4 flat bed scanners
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1 large format inkjet printer
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2 A2 inkjet printers.
Darkrooms
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2 film loading rooms
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1 black and white darkroom (c/w dish processing sink)
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4 colour darkrooms
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9 black and white enlargers (35mm up to 5x4 format)
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2 black and white paper processors (16 inch)
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35 colour enlargers (35mm up to 10x8 format)
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1 colour film processor (42 inch C41)
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1 color paper processor (RA4)
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print finishing room
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cold mounting and lamination press.
Photographic studios
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8 studios
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3 camera studio stands
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1 copy stands
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2 digital workstations
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22 monoblock flash heads
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6 focusing tungsten lights
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2 still life tables.
This list does not include central IT recourses available in the library and IT centres.