Production Equipment Catalog
Professional results are achieved with a combination of broadcast quality equipment and years of experience and skill. R & B Communications employs those key elements along with recognized broadcast standards when it comes to equipment and
production techniques to achieve the highest quality footage for use in editing and post-production. We can fulfill most any equipment needs your production requires.
Production Formats
High Definition and 4K Production
Sony XDCam HD, XDCam EX, MPEG-4 H.264/AVC, MPEG-2 422, ProRes 422 HQ and ProRes 422, Panasonic DVC Pro HD
High Definition Broadcast Cameras
Four Panasonic HPX500 P2 DVC Pro HD broadcast camcorders
Digital Cinema Cameras
Sony FS7 4K camera, Canon 5D DSLR, matte box system with filters, follow focus system, rail system with shoulder mount
High Definition Broadcast Lenses
Canon Broadcast eHDxs Series Digital Drive 22X7.6 HD zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon Broadcast eHDxs Series Digital Drive 11X4.7 super wide angle HD zoom lens with 2X extender
Cine Lenses
Canon EF 16-35 f2.8 zoom, Canon EF 24-70 f2.8 zoom, Canon EF 24-105 f4 zoom, Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 zoom, Canon 2x extender, Sony G Series 18-105mm f4 zoom
High Definition Multi-Camera Fly Pack
Blackmagic ATEM Production Studio 4K switcher, Four Panasonic HPX500 broadcast cameras, Telex intercom system
Chrosziel Matte Boxes with two-stage filter tray (one fixed, one rotates), 16:9 or 4:3 format wide-angle or 4:3 format bellows sun shade, Chrosziel side wings and French flag, 4X4 Filters Schneider Filters - UV-410 (Haze 1), Soft-Centric 1, Classic Soft 1/8, Classic Soft 1, Tiffen Filters - Black Pro Mist 1/4, Black Pro Mist 1, Pro Mist 2, Soft Effects 3, Polarizer, Clear/Blue Grad 2, Neutral Density .6 Grad, 812 Warming
Camera Support Equipment Sachtler 20P Video Head with HD carbon fiber Speed-Lock tripod, Cartoni Delta fluid head with two-stage carbon fiber tripod, O’Connor 1030 fluid head with quick-action ENG news tripod, Vinten Vision 6 fluid head with carbon fiber 2 stage tripod, O’Connor baby sticks, dolly wheels for tripods, Cine Saddle, Cinekinetics portable camera jib
Production Monitors Panasonic BT-LH1710 HD-SDI 17" LCD, Panasonic LH900A HD-SDI 8.4" LCD, 7” Panasonic LCD monitor, 7" Varizoom on-camera LCD monitor
Lighting Equipment K5600 Joker 400 HMI kit with par and fresnel lenses, barn doors, Chimera soft banks, 1X1 Light Panel Bi-Color LED with barn doors, Arri Fresnel 150s, 300s and 650s, Arrilite 1000s, Kino Flo Diva Lite 200 and 400 instruments with honeycombs, LTM Peppers, Lowel Omnis, Totas, and DPs, Westcott and Chimera Soft Banks with honeycombs, battery powered LED bi-color/dimmable on-camera light
Grip Equipment Matthews, Norms and American grip equipment - C Stands, grip heads and arms, mafer, scissor, and gaffer clamps, scrims, flag and net kit, cokies, Flexfill reflectors, umbrellas, expendables, gels - color, correction, diffusion, Magliner production cart
Audio Equipment
UHF Wireless Microphone Systems Six Lectrosonics UCR201/UM200 wireless UHF diversity receiver systems with 256 selectable UHF frequencies, Two Lectrosonics UH200D plug-on transmitter with phantom power, Tram TR-50, Countryman Isomax EMW and Countryman B-6 lavaliere microphones
Microphones Sennheiser MKE-2 lavaliere microphones, Audio Technica 4071 and 4073 shotgun microphones with Rycote Softie wind screens, PSC and LTM boom pole, Electro-Voice RE50 microphone, Shure Beta 58 microphone, camera mounted Sony and Panasonic shotgun microphones
Mixers and Distribution Sony DMX-P01 portable 4 channel digital mixer, Shure FP33 portable microphone mixer, Shure FP16A mic/line distribution amplifiers, multiple Sony headphones
Audio Recording: Zoom H4N Digital Audio Recorder - WAV and MP3 Files
Communications Lectrosonics UHF IFB transmitter with 5 receivers, JK Audio ComPack portable universal telephone interface to connect audio in an out of analog phone lines, PBX systems and cell phones. Telex IFB ear piece
Additional Production Equipment and Services
Portable 15" LCD Teleprompter Portable LCD teleprompter will accommodate both broadcast EFP cameras and mini DV cameras. Large 15" flat panel LCD screen rivals studio systems for easy viewing. The prompter weighs only 13 pounds. The system includes a Dell Inspiron 9200 17" widescreen laptop running Windows XP Pro with Flip-Q Pro 2.2 and TeleScreen 32 Pro 5.0 prompting software capable of importing any
script file. The entire system packs for safe airline travel in an ATA approved case.
Cinekinetics Portable Camera Jib Provides unique perspective views with dolly and crane camera moves. Adds movement to an otherwise static shot creating visual interest. Front operated jib that sets up in five minutes on a standard tripod and provides a seven foot crane move. It is very portable and packs small enough to fly to location productions.
Painted Muslin Backdrops Provides instant generic background for interviews or product shots - 10X20 Gray, 10X20 Tan, 10X15 Venetian Rose, 10X20 Black
Portable Green Screen / Blue Screen Backdrops Provides the ability to key subjects over other backgrounds in post-production.
ATA Rated Flight Cases for all equipment for safe airline travel