A medium wide lens that is excellent for capturing landscapes.
The 24 millimeter fixed (prime) lens is a staff favorite for wide angle, and macro photography alike. This lens has built-in Auto Focus.
This lens has an F-stop minimum of 2.8
24mm lens interchangeable with Canon DSLRs models T3, T2i, T5i, and T6
The 'Nifty-Fifty', 50 millimeter fixed (prime) lens is a SMS staff favorite; perfect for portraits and great in low light.
This lens has built-in Auto Focus.
This lens is ideal for art projects, and does take a bit of practice to get used to. This lens 'punches in' quite a bit more than our other lenses.
This lens has an F-stop minimum of 1.8, allowing for super shallow depth-of-field effect.
50mm lens interchangeable with Canon DSLRs models T3, T2i, T5i, and T6
The 70-300 millimeter telescope lens is a must have for subjects at a distance. Wether you are taking pictures of birds, landscapes, or styled portraits -- the 70-300 is a standard 'must have' for any photographer. SMS alwasys recommends using this lens with a tripod whenever possible.
This lens has built-in Auto Focus.
70-300 mm lens interchangeable with Canon DSLRs models T3, T2i, T5i, and T6
The Canon Rebel T5i is the next upgrade in technology and capability in the Canon Rebel series, surpassing the video capabilities of the Canon Rebel T3.
The Rebel T5i DSLR Camera is an APS-C format digital SLR camera with an 18 Megapixel sensor. A 3.0" Vari-angle Touchscreen LCD screen is great for composing shots using its tilt and swivel capability. The touchscreen is also touch sensitive for menu navication and autofocus. Full HD 1080p at 30 fps and 24 fps is supported. 60 fps is possible when shooting at 720p HD. A built-in stereo microphone with manual audio level adjustment is provided for quality audio recording with your videos.
This camera can record RAW and/or JPEG images to a standard SD memory card.
This camera has an interchangeable lens system. Alternate lenses are available in our catalouge.
The Pico Dolly Camera Table Dolly from Pico Dolly is a simple, affordable dolly for capturing dynamic shots with small camcorders and any other type of video-enabled camera, such as a DSLR, mirrorless, or point & shoot model. Perfect for table-top use or low-angle shots, the Pico Dolly adds that crucial element for making otherwise static shots compelling: smooth motion.
Capture stunning Time Lapse Videos with the push of a button! You never thought making Time Lapse Videos could be so easy.
Set it and forget it, the TLC200 PRO creates the video instantly, no post processing required. It's powered by 4 AA batteries, and captures files to SD memory cards up to 32GB in capacity.
The Canon Vixia HFM500 is the perfect choice when you need to record a presentation or class. This camera is beginner friendly too, and SMS is glad to help you with any questions you may have. This camcorder records in full HD, and it is the ideal choice for recordings longer than 20 minutes. This camera records all of your footage to an easy-to-access SD card.
This camera records video in AVCHD format, which is readable by most video editing programs.
The Canon HG10 is the perfect choice when you need to record a presentation or class. This camera is beginner friendly too, and SMS is glad to help you with any questions you may have. This camcorder records in full HD, and it is the ideal choice for recordings longer than 20 minutes. This camera records all of your footage to an easy-to-access SD card.
This is a hard drive camera and records video to an internal built-in hard drive. This camera records video in AVCHD format, which is readable by most video editing programs.
The Canon Vixia HF200 is the perfect choice when you need to record a presentation or class. This camera is beginner friendly too, and SMS is glad to help you with any questions you may have. This camcorder records in full HD, and it is the ideal choice for recordings longer than 20 minutes. This camera records all of your footage to an easy-to-access SD card.
This camera records video in AVCHD format, which is readable by most video editing programs.
The Canon Vixia HFM32 is the perfect choice when you need to record a presentation or class. This camera is beginner friendly too, and SMS is glad to help you with any questions you may have. This camcorder records in full HD, and it is the ideal choice for recordings longer than 20 minutes. This camera records all of your footage to an easy-to-access SD card.
This camera records video in AVCHD format, which is readable by most video editing programs.
The GoPro HERO3 camcorder captures professional-quality video up to 1080 pixels and 5MP photos at 3 frames per second. The GoPro Hero3 is an affordable action camera that boasts borderline professional video quality in a compact package. It can record in a wide range of video frame rates and resolutions that range from 720P at 120 FPS to 4K at 15 FPS. The time-lapse mode lets you capture a series of photos at 0.5 to 60-second intervals.This wearable, mountable camera is extremely versatile.
The Sony NX5 is the most professional option for video recording that SMS offers. The NX5 allows for direct manual control over every element of its video and audio recording options. Labelled as a "prosumer" camera, the NX5 is a step towards professional industry video cameras, while still being easy enough for casual filmmaking. With two SD slots available, recording times are no longer issue. The camera will automatically switch SD cards so you can keep recording uninterrupted.
Due to the complicated nature of this camera, SMS highly recommends a 30-minute introductory workshop (available upon request) before renting equipment for the first time.
Video tutorials for this camera can be found on our equipment tutorial playlist.
The video must be converted by a software editing program to be viewed and manipulated.
Packing professional performance into a compact, streamlined body, the black YI 4K Action Camera makes capturing all your adventures at resolutions up to UHD 4K fast, fun, and easy. An easy comparison to it's rival GoPro, the Yi Action camera boasts 4K video at 30 fps with a high bit rate of 60 Mb/s. Additionally, it supports 2.5K video at 30 fps, 1080p video up to 120 fps, and 12MP still photos in bursts up to 30 fps. A single control button and rear 2.19", 330 ppi LCD touchscreen gives the camera an intuitive, smartphone-like control interface. Set the camera in auto mode for grab-and-shoot simplicity, or manually adjust settings for more advanced control.
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