Sennheiser MKH 8070 Long Shotgun Microphone

The 18" long Sennheiser MKH 8070 is for focused, top-tier audio capture in high-pressure outdoor environments such as sporting events and broadcast production. With extreme directivity, drastically low self-noise, and ultrahigh sensitivity, the MKH 8070 delivers professional sonic performance that's ready for mixing.

This shotgun microphone exhibits a pronounced lobar polar pattern, ensuring a consistently narrow focus and transparent, undistorted off-axis tone. Its wide frequency response, transformerless output, and high SPL handling let you record the action with uncompromised clarity.

Sennheiser MKH 8070 Features

• Lobar pick-up pattern
• Enhanced directivity
• Very natural sound
• Uncolored off-axis sound
• Exceptionally low inherent self-noise
• Extremely low distortion
• Transformerless and fully floating balanced output
• High output signal
• Rugged metal housing
• Non-reflective Nextel® coating
• Extremely weather-proof due to RF circuit• Nextel® • Becomes a digital mic when combined with the MZD 8000 digital module
• Timbrally identical with the other 8000-series microphones for optimum aural compatibility

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• Transducer TypeCondenser
• Polar PatternLobar
• Frequency Response45 Hz - 20 kHz
• Output Impedance25 ohms
• Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz)112 mV/Pa (-19 dBV/Pa)
• Phantom powering48 V +/- 4 V
• Equivalent noise level8 dB
• Equivalent noise level weighted as per CCIR21 dB
• Max SPL (passive)124 dB SPL
• Current consumption3,3 mA
• Audio outputXLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating

About Shotgun Microphones at Sound Productions

Aim for the exact sound you want with Sound Productions’ shotgun microphones. The ideal tool for distance miking applications, shotgun mics typically possess a directional polar pattern, meaning you can position it to capture the desired audio source with minimal pickup of ambient or background noise from the surrounding area. This mic type features a long, narrow build that makes it easy to pinpoint those sounds with precision and accuracy.

Shotgun mics are the perfect choice for videographers, live broadcasters, journalists—in short, any situation where you need to be able to reposition your mic in real-time while keeping it out of view. Choose from models that mount directly on a camera—so you can get both image and audio simultaneously. Or find a shotgun mic that mounts to a boom for hand-powered precision positioning during filming, live streaming, TV broadcasting, and more.