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Threaded Shell Corporation

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Bronx, NY Member since September 2015

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I'm a video artist with a small company. I rent my gear when not using it.
In addition to art videos, I produce interviews, motion graphics, kick starter campaigns and anything else in the video world.

Pick up/Drop off 24/7 in doorman building near Yankee Stadium.

Nearest subway 161 Yankee stadium D/4 Train. I'm two blocks away.

Parking in front of building (hydrant) for easy pick up.

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Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

***Must have access to a pre-Catalina Mac OSX or older Windows machine for this deck to work. Ideally, you have a machine with Firewire 800 and an older Mac OSX installed. *** Transfer your MiniDV tapes to your hard drive with this deck. Includes: -firewire 800 -firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter -MiniDV to USB 1 USB 1 to USB -C Adapter -AC adapter *Please not the door on this deck is missing, but it is still fully operational.

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OWNER NOTES

***Must have access to a pre-Catalina Mac OSX or older Windows machine for this deck to work. Ideally, you have a machine with Firewire 800 and an older Mac OSX installed. ***

Transfer your MiniDV tapes to your hard drive with this deck. Includes:
-firewire 800
-firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter
-MiniDV to USB 1
USB 1 to USB -C Adapter
-AC adapter

*Please not the door on this deck is missing, but it is still fully operational.

$10
per day
$10
per day
Kodak Medalist II

Includes: two film spools, carrying case

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INCLUDES
  • two film spools
  • carrying case

OWNER NOTES

When it comes to medium format photography – using 120 and 616 film, as opposed to 35mm film – I’ve had hits and misses with my cameras. Many of my medium format camera that were once in my possession – the Holga, the Kowa Super 66, the Kodak Brownie Bull’s-Eye – have gone from “Chuck uses” to “Chuck doesn’t use” to “Chuck dropped it off at the Photo Center of Troy for their museum and never wants to see that camera ever again.”

That doesn’t mean that I’ve given up on medium format shooting. I still have my beloved Rolleiflex Automat MX and my dependable Agfa Clack. But I need a good, solid multifunction medium format camera, something that shows power and dedication and skill and determination.

Well, after much searching, I finally found the analogue camera for my needs. May I present to you the Kodak Medalist II.

The Kodak Medalist II was manufactured between 1946 and 1953, and is considered one of the company’s crown jewels. The Medalist II, an improvement over the original Medalist camera, can provide extremely tack-sharp photographs in a 6×9 format, a format similar to my Agfa Clack camera. But the Medalist II is a “rangefinder” camera; focusing involves staring into the viewfinder and adjusting the dials until two beam-split images in the viewfinder merge as one. Once the split images merge, the picture will be in perfect focus. Then you take the shot.

But as you can see from this picture on the left – which was taken five minutes after I removed the camera from its shipping box and cow-leather carrying case – this little Kodak has seen better days. I think it’s seen better lifetimes. The lens was clouded with gunk, the shutter was locked, the focusing mechanism required the strength of Hercules.

*You'll have to re-spool 120 film onto a 620 spool
$20
per day
$20
per day
Photography tripod with photography head.

This sturdy, medium weight tripod is wonderful for model or product photography. The central column allows you to shoot directly down. Photography head allows to shot portrait or landscape without removing the tripod plate from the camera. Tripod feet spread out, allowing to get very close the floor. The legs can be spread extra wide to get near the ground for macro shots. Of course, it can be used like a regular tripod shooting directly forward also. Includes a Manfrotto 804RC2 Photo Head

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OWNER NOTES

This sturdy, medium weight tripod is wonderful for model or product photography. The central column allows you to shoot directly down.

Photography head allows to shot portrait or landscape without removing the tripod plate from the camera.

Tripod feet spread out, allowing to get very close the floor.

The legs can be spread extra wide to get near the ground for macro shots.

Of course, it can be used like a regular tripod shooting directly forward also.

Includes a Manfrotto 804RC2 Photo Head
$17
per day
$17
per day
Manfrotto Monopod

Light weight, alumninum no frills but reliable monopod with a 1/4" screw that holds cameras. Built in wrist strap 2 butterfly nuts to telescope. Rubber foot.

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Light weight, alumninum no frills but reliable monopod with a 1/4" screw that holds cameras.

Built in wrist strap
2 butterfly nuts to telescope. Rubber foot.

$5
per day
$5
per day
3 Light kit | 2 Tota + 1 Lowell Pro

Includes: 3 sand bags, Hard case, 2 dimmers

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INCLUDES
  • 3 sand bags
  • Hard case
  • 2 dimmers
  • daylight gel kit
  • 2 white diffusion umbrellas
  • cloths pins - c47s
  • 3 light stands
  • 3 power cable
  • gloves
  • Extra tota bulbs

OWNER NOTES

1,700 watts total.

Each tota puts on 750 watts.

Lowell pro is 235 watts, spot light with built in dimmer and barn doors

These continuous lights are great for photography and have a consistent temperature color.

*Please note that tota lamps do give off heat.

$35
per day
$35
per day

Reviews (12)

Average 5.0 Stars
Jehangir I

Was very helpful, professional and easy to communicate with. Will glad rent from again!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

July 2022

Charlotte W

Great experience, super communicative and helpful. Thanks again!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

May 2021

Nonesuch Records

A great rental experience all around. 5 stars from me. Thanks!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

November 2020

Phil H

Don is super kind, accommodating and easy to work with. The camera he loaned me was in great condition and worked exactly as one would expect. No surprises. Thanks to Don for a great KS experience. I'd not only rent from him again but would highly recommend him to anyone else considering it.

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Kodak Medalist II

August 2020

SILENTFACE

Don was great to rent from. Extremely flexible with my timing, extremely cooperative with my not one but TWO rental extensions, and just an all around easygoing guy to communicate with for rental needs.

The Sony DSR-11 was pretty terrific as well. It was a little on the dusty side at first, but I was able to clean the heads thanks to some great YouTube tutorials out there, and captured almost 80 hours of video going back to the early 2000's. If you get the horizontal lines or the tape gets stuck as the first few did for me, the process of cleaning it can be found via searching "clean Sony DSR-11 Deck" on Google, and getting a few easy to find electronics cleaning products. Also, remember that the maximum resolution for DV is 720x480, so don't expect any crystal clear cinematic masterpieces here. That's something I totally forgot until watching my pixelated high school self on screen.

!!! One major thing to note is that Adobe Premiere does not currently support DV Capture as it did in previous editions. Your options are either Final Cut X, iMovie, Quicktime Player (which was actually my personal favorite as it was easiest and had the best guaranteed quality with limited timecode errors), or getting ahold of an older machine / virtual machine with Final Cut 7 or any Adobe Premiere iteration pre-2015. !!!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

June 2020

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SILENTFACE

Don was great to rent from. Extremely flexible with my timing, extremely cooperative with my not one but TWO rental extensions, and just an all around easygoing guy to communicate with for rental needs.

The Sony DSR-11 was pretty terrific as well. It was a little on the dusty side at first, but I was able to clean the heads thanks to some great YouTube tutorials out there, and captured almost 80 hours of video going back to the early 2000's. If you get the horizontal lines or the tape gets stuck as the first few did for me, the process of cleaning it can be found via searching "clean Sony DSR-11 Deck" on Google, and getting a few easy to find electronics cleaning products. Also, remember that the maximum resolution for DV is 720x480, so don't expect any crystal clear cinematic masterpieces here. That's something I totally forgot until watching my pixelated high school self on screen.

!!! One major thing to note is that Adobe Premiere does not currently support DV Capture as it did in previous editions. Your options are either Final Cut X, iMovie, Quicktime Player (which was actually my personal favorite as it was easiest and had the best guaranteed quality with limited timecode errors), or getting ahold of an older machine / virtual machine with Final Cut 7 or any Adobe Premiere iteration pre-2015. !!!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

June 2020

SILENTFACE

Don was great to rent from. Extremely flexible with my timing, extremely cooperative with my not one but TWO rental extensions, and just an all around easygoing guy to communicate with for rental needs.

The Sony DSR-11 was pretty terrific as well. It was a little on the dusty side at first, but I was able to clean the heads thanks to some great YouTube tutorials out there, and captured almost 80 hours of video going back to the early 2000's. If you get the horizontal lines or the tape gets stuck as the first few did for me, the process of cleaning it can be found via searching "clean Sony DSR-11 Deck" on Google, and getting a few easy to find electronics cleaning products. Also, remember that the maximum resolution for DV is 720x480, so don't expect any crystal clear cinematic masterpieces here. That's something I totally forgot until watching my pixelated high school self on screen.

!!! One major thing to note is that Adobe Premiere does not currently support DV Capture as it did in previous editions. Your options are either Final Cut X, iMovie, Quicktime Player (which was actually my personal favorite as it was easiest and had the best guaranteed quality with limited timecode errors), or getting ahold of an older machine / virtual machine with Final Cut 7 or any Adobe Premiere iteration pre-2015. !!!

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

June 2020

Jon M

Don was flexible with meeting times and really nice! Solid lender :)

Owner

Sony 16-50mm f/28 A-mount - Great All Around Lens

May 2019

Having Changed Productions

Professional, kind, and flexible about delivery and pickup. The connections on both the power cable and the FireWire cable were both finicky, but not a problem as long as you didn’t disturb them during transfer. Would definitely rent from Don again.

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

April 2019

Skipper W

Flexible pickup, equipment exactly as expected, there was also a gorillapod (which came in handy). Thanks!

Owner

Photography tripod with photography head.

March 2018

Kymberlee F

Super flexible with drop off and pick up. Would definitely rent from him again and recommend.

Owner

Manfrotto Monopod

November 2017

Ian F

No complaints here, Donald was very helpful in getting things set up. Would certainly rent from again.

Owner

Sony DVCAM/DV Compact Player - DSR-11

October 2017

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