Darkroom Equipment and Reservations

Only Yale School of Art Undergraduate students currently enrolled in a Photography course may check out equipment. Student auditors must provide their own equipment for Photography classes.

Faculty who need to borrow equipment should consult Benjamin Donaldson in Room G47 to make a special arrangement.

To ensure reliable student borrowing and equipment availability, all student borrowers must sign out equipment and agree to return conditions prior to taking possession of borrowed equipment. Students are responsible for returning all borrowed equipment ON THE AGREED UPON RETURN DATE, BY 12:30PM. Equipment returned late will be subject to an automatic $60 late equipment fee for the first day late. Equipment that is more than one-day late will be subject to recurring $60 late-fees for each additional day late, up to the value of the borrowed equipment. When the value of the equipment has been reached (after the initial $60 late fee), the student will be responsible for the total replacement cost of the borrowed equipment. Borrowing privileges can be revoked if equipment is lost, late or broken.

Extensions on borrowed equipment are subject to supply and demand. To avoid a late fee, an extension must be arranged before the final equipment due date and confirmed in writing with the Darkroom Staff.

Equipment returned after 12:30 pm is considered late for that day and will result in a late fee.

Equipment borrowers assume full responsibility for the well being and safe return of borrowed equipment. Borrowed equipment that is lost or damaged while in possession of someone other than the borrower remains the borrowers full responsibility while under loan. The borrower also assumes full responsibility for the timely return of all borrowed equipment, and must return all borrowed equipment in proper working order. Repeated failure to return equipment in a timely manner can result in the loss of borrowing privileges.

All equipment must be signed out and returned to Green Hall, room G47.

Cameras and equipment can only be signed out for 3 days at a time, with exceptions for special projects authorized by Darkroom Staff. Sign-outs can be extended if the student comes to the office during equipment return hours to request a deadline extension and there is available supply for other borrowers.

For assistance, or for matters regarding borrowed equipment, please contact:

Yale School of Art, Darkroom 1156 Chapel Street, Room G47 203.432.2611
benjamin.donaldson@yale.edu

The Yale College Arts office maintains 4 digital camera packages to be checked out on semester-long loan for students on financial aid who are not able to secure a camera through other channels. Students should contact daisy.abreu@yale.edu to access these cameras.

Yale College Arts maintains 7 analog cameras at the Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM). Students may check them out via the CCAM online reservations system. Students enrolled in a photography course requiring such a camera may check them out for the entire semester.

35mm Cameras
Available ONLY to all Undergraduate students currently enrolled in a Photography Department course.

3 Pentax K-1000 Cameras
50mm 1.2 or 1.4 lenses

Medium Format Cameras
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

Pentax 67 Camera
90mm f2.8 Lens

Fuji 69W (Wide)
65mm f5.6 Camera

3 Fuji 69
90mm f3.5 Cameras

2 Mamiya C-220 Twin Lens Reflex Cameras (6x6cm)
80mm/65 MM Lenses Available

10 YashicaMat 6x6 Cameras (Numbers vary due to amount of students in medium format class)
80mm f3.5

8x10 Cameras
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

3 Deardorff 8x10 Camera Kits
10 inch Lens f6.3 Lens
250mm f6.3 Lens

4x5 Cameras
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses. (Numbers vary due to amount of students in large format class)

5 Toyo AX 4x5 Field Camera Kits (5 film holders, loupe, lens, Sekonic 308-S)
150mm Lens

6 Combo Rail Camera Kits (5 film holders, loupe, lens, Sekonic 308-S)
150mm Lens

2 Crown Graphic/Speed Graphic Cameras
150mm Lens

Light Meters
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

5 Gossen Luna-Pro Ambiant Light Meters
2 Sekonic Flashmate 308-S

Tripods
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

4 Tilt-All Tripods (for medium format cameras)
6 Bogen 3233 Tripods (for medium and 4x5 cameras)

Portable Flash Units
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

Hot Light Kits
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Intermediate and Advanced Photography Department courses.

4 Hot Light Kits
1 Smith-Victor Hot Light Kit
Stands, Umbrellas

Portable Flash Units
Available to Undergraduate students currently enrolled in Advanced Photography Department courses.

1 Speedtron Strobe Kit with 2 Heads
Stands, Umbrellas