Sennheiser MKH 8070 Long Shotgun Condenser Microphone

The MKH 8070 is the long shotgun capsule in Sennheiser's modular MKH 8000 series, built for reaching distant sound sources when a mic simply cannot get close - courtside and sideline audio at major sporting events, wildlife and nature capture, and any broadcast setup where the microphone has to stay out of frame. Its extended interference tube gives it a very tight lobar pickup pattern that isolates a subject from a wide, noisy environment far better than a short shotgun can.

Built on Sennheiser's RF (radio-frequency) condenser design instead of a conventional DC-biased capsule, the 8070 achieves an exceptionally low 8 dB(A) self-noise floor - among the quietest in the shotgun category - and holds up through the outdoor humidity and temperature swings that degrade standard condensers on long broadcast days. Its 45 Hz to 20,000 Hz frequency response is tuned for speech and ambient sound rather than full-range music. The capsule attaches to the shared MKH 8000 amplifier body, so a broadcast kit built around this platform can swap in a short shotgun, cardioid, or other MKH 8000 capsule as coverage needs change. It runs on standard P48 phantom power over a 3-pin XLR.