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Provides great sound to feature films, documentaries, outdoor shoots or studio productions. Absolute natural sound and outstanding off-axis linearity. Ideal for camera mounting.

Whether it's a feature film, a documentary, an outdoor shoot or a studio production, the MKH 8060 will provide high quality sound to match your great pictures. Handily compact it shows its strengths as a professional shotgun microphone.

The MKH 8060 delivers an absolute natural sound and outstanding off-axis linearity, attenuating sound coming from the side without coloration. Like all mics of the 8000-family it can be easily combined with the MZD 8000 digital module, turning it into a full-fledged digital microphone.
Sennheiser MKH 8060 Shotgun Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 8060 Shotgun Microphone

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  • Super-cardioid/lobar pick-up pattern
  • Very natural sound
  • Undistorted 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
  • Ideal for camera mounting due to compact design
  • Becomes a digital mic when combined with the MZD 8000 digital module
  • Timbrally identical with the other 8000-series microphones for optimum aural compatibility
    • In the box:
    • Shotgun microphone MKH 8060
    • Microphone clip
    • Foam windshield
    • Threaded transport tube
    • User manual

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    • Frequency response: 50 - 25000 Hz
    • Audio output: XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating
    • Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz): -24 dBV/Pa (63mV/Pa)
    • Nominal impedance: 25 Ohm
    • Min. terminating impedance: 2000 Ohm
    • Phantom powering: 48 V +/- 4 V
    • Equivalent noise level: 11 dB
    • Equivalent noise level weighted as per CCIR 468-3: 23 dB
    • Maximum sound pressure level (passive): 129 dB SPL
    • Current consumption: 3,3 mA

    collapse expand iconWarranty

    2 year warranty, including the Evolution wireless. Sennheiser Evolution wired mics have a 10 year warranty.

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