Volunteer Support Germany-Austria-Switzerland/Loan devices and equipment

This page is a translation of de:WP:Förderung/Leihgeräte. It gives an overview of the support programs for volunteers residing in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. The translation is for information purposes only. Addressed volunteers may use the original page. Last update: March 2019

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Contact and country-specific information:

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Loan devices

You can obtain technical equipment for your work in Wikipedia or its sister projects – whether you want to digitize a book for Wikisource, make sound recordings for Wiktionary, or take photographs for Wikipedia Commons. The only requirement for this is active and regular participation, usually determined based on the right to vote in de-Wikipedia.

Approach

To borrow equipment, contact the appropriate Wikimedia organization (see contact below) with the following information. If you need technology that is not listed, it can be specially purchased if necessary or provided through a third party.

Your first and last name and username
The required technology (precise description, incl. accessories)
The project or event for which you require the technology and what results you expect
When and for how long you will need the technology
The address to which the technology is to be sent

You do not necessarily need to have prior experience with specific cameras or devices to borrow them. Don’t be afraid to try things out! All devices are insured and you will not incur any costs. Please note the following loan guidelines, however:

The equipment must be handled with care and returned at the agreed upon time
Files that have been created using loaned technology have to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and furnished with the categories “Supported by Wikimedia Deutschland"/ Supported by Wikimedia Österreich / "Supported by Wikimedia CH"
Please send a link to the results to the appropriate Wikimedia organization as soon as they are available

Device list

The following devices can be loaned out :

Photo equipment (Cameras, Lenses, Flash and lighting, SD cards, Tripods, Additional photo equipment)
Audio equipment
Video equipment
Computers and internet
Scanners, microscopes, projectors, drones (Scanners, Dia slide scanners, Drones, Microscopes, Projectors)
Displays / rollups / beachflags
Other

Photo equipment

Cameras

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Canon EOS 7D (K002)
Canon EOS 7D (WMDE K5)
Canon EOS 70D (K040)

Available through the WikiMUC:

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EOS 80D

Available through the Festivalsommer:

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with lens EF 70–200/2,8 IS L USM II, lens EF 24–70mm/2.8, and extender EF 2x III
Canon EOS 5D Mark III with lens Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD, lens EF 24-70mm/2.8 and Canon lens Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM)
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, with Sigma AF 2,8/ 24-70 DG OS A Canon EF and Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2,8 L USM

Available through the Lokal K:

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (K083) with lens Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L II USM (O070), lens Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM (O071), lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM (O072), Canon Extension Tube EF25 II (O073) and Canon Extension Tube EF12 II (O074)

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Nikon D300s
Nikon D850

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Nikon 1 V2 (K048)
Nikon D90 (WMDE K6N)
Nikon D5100 (K003)
Nikon D5300 (K041)

Available through the Festivalsommer:

Nikon D750 (and lenses Nikkor AF-S 24–70/2.8G ED and Nikkor AF-S 70–200/2.8G VR II ED (incl. B+W UV-Filter))
Nikon D750 (and lenses Nikkor AF-S 24–70/2.8G ED, Nikkor AF-S 70–200/2.8G VR II ED (incl. B+W UV-Filter) and Tamron for Nikon SP15-30mm F/2.8
Nikon D750 (and lenses Nikkor AF-S 70–200/2.8G VR II ED (incl. MC UV-Filter), Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD (for Nikon) and AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

Available through Wikimedia CH:

Sony Alpha 900

Lenses

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Canon EF 400 f/2,8 L IS USM
Canon EF 300 f/2,8 L IS II USM
Canon Extender EF 2x III
Canon EF 70-300mm/4-5,6 L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS II USM
Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Tokina SD 11-16 f/2.8 (IF) DX2 (O 032)
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/? Makro 0,25m (O 028)
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 (O 002)
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 (K 023)
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di SP VC USD (O 030)
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di SP VC USD (O 031)
Canon EF 28mm 1:1,8 USM (O 024)

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Nikon AF-S 24-70mm Nikkor F/2.8G ED
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
Nikon AF-S TC-20E III Teleconverter
Nikon AF-S 85mm 1/1,4 G
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
AF-S Nikkor 300mm 1/2,8 G
Nikon AF Micro 200mm F/4D ED
Tamron for Nikon SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3,5-5,6 GII DX VR (O 023)
AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm f/3,5-5,6 G ED VR (WMDE O_N9)
AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm f/3,5-5,6 GE ED (O 042)
AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3,5-5,6 G2 ED/DX SWM VR IF Asperical 72mm (O 003)

Flash and lighting

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Canon Speedlite 600EX RT
Nikon Speedlight SB-910
Adapter Sony/Minolta
Flash unit
KAST light cube 60 cm
Kaiser Studio lights (Reflector 27 cm)
Hakutatz lighting set daylight 4000W

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Blitzkoffer (X020)
Transportable studio lighting unit Elinchrom
flash for Canon: Nissin Digital Di866 MarkII
Power Port Duo 100 Portable Battery Pack

Available through Wikimedia CH:

studio lighting
outdoor lighting

SD cards

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

SanDisk 16GB
Transcend WI-FI SD Card 16GB
Hama card reader

Tripods

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Manfrotto tripod 190XPROB
Manfrotto monopod

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Manfrotto monopod 494RC2 and mini-tripod Joby GorillaPod GP3-01EN
Manfrotto tripod 808RC4 (K 005 + K 063)
Traumflieger triopo C-4 Carbon (K 076+ K 077)

Available through the Lokal K:

Edelkrone tripod set: Flex Tilt Head 2

Additional photo equipment

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2
di-GPS Eco ProSumer M (for Nikon)
colour test card A3
grey card Helios
Kabelfernauslöser Canon RS-80 N3
camera bags Lowepro 200 AW
camera backpack Sling Shot 102 AW Lowepro
WLAN-Transmitter Nikon WT-4
Drehbühne SW 250
Diffusor/Reflector round, gold/silver/black/white 60cm

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Metabones lens-adapter Canon EF Sony E-Mount (O043)
reflector set Delamax 5in1 (K 036)
grey card
reflector Walimex pro 4in1, 100x150cm (K 045+K 062)
scanner HP ScanJet G4050
various filters (Tamron UV 62mm, Filter hama Circular 58mm, ilter hama Circular 67mm)
light cube (O064)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS01)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS02)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS03)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS04)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS05)
Manfrotto/Walimex Universal Blitzschuh (mit 1/4 Zoll) (BS06)
Pixplorer-Set for 360° photography

Available through Wikimedia CH:

mobile photo studio

In addition to the equipment listed here, further devices are in use in the project "Festivalsommer", also see here.

Audio equipment

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

microphones Rode NT-USB
mobile recording device Zoom H2n
podcast-set
external microphone for cameras (Takstar Stereo)

Video equipment

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Panasonic AG-AC160AEJ
Sony HDR-CX 360 HD-Camcorder

Available through Wikimedia CH:

GoPro HD Hero 2

Computers and internet

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

8 Acer laptops ES15
4 Lenovo laptops G580
2 HP Compaq Presario laptops
2 Dell Latitude E5470 laptops
5 Dell Latitude E5480 laptops
Huawei Mobile WIFI E5377s
Huawei E3372 LTE USB Stick
TP-Link Wireless Router
Mice
Keyboards
Number pads for laptops
Printer Canon Pixma MG2250, Scanner, Photocopier
Various storage devices

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Acer-Laptop Aspire E5-571-36W9
Acer-Laptop Aspire V3-371-52VR
4 Beyond FCR-2235 Wired Keyboards With Persian Letters

Scanners, microscopes, projectors, drones

Scanners

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

A3-Scanner Plustek OpticBook A300

Dia slide scanners

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Diascanner reflecta DigitDia 6000

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner

Drones

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

DJI Phantom 3 Advanced

Available through the Lokal K:

DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone with Hasselblad camera

Available through Wikimedia CH:

DJI Phantom drone

For the use of drones, also see this learning pattern.

Microscopes

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

Macro photography equipment

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

microscope Carl Zeiss Primo Star LED

Projectors

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

3D projector Optoma GT750
Acer projector P6600

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

2 projectors Benq TH681
iOCHOW io4 mini projector
additional projectors upon request

Displays / rollups / beachflags

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

2 Wikipedia rollups
3 Wikimedia Österreich rollups
WikiLovesMonuments rollup
Rollup cooperation BDA
Rollup Regiowiki.at
Rollup WikiLovesEarth
Rollup Netidee

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

10 Wikipedia rollups
2 Commons rollups
Wikidata rollup
Wikiquote rollup
Wikinews rollup
Wiktionary rollup
Wikivoyage rollup
Wikiversity rollup
Wikibooks rollup
Wikisource rollup
2 beachflags Wikipedia (logo printed on both sides)
Beachflag Wikipedia (logo printed on one side)

Other

Available through Wikimedia Österreich:

4 travel adapters
6 walkie-talkies
foldable counter "Wikimedia Österreich"

Available through Wikimedia Deutschland:

Button machine Vario
Flipchart
Mobile trade fair stand
Facilitator's toolkit
Vanity mirror
Spyder5Pro Advanced Monitor Calibration
3 Walkie-talkies

Available through Wikimedia CH:

security clothing

Wikimedia Deutschland

You do not have to reside in Germany to borrow equipment from Wikimedia Deutschland.

If you are interested in borrowing equipment, please visit our Technology loan portal (German only). More information regarding the technology loan portal of Wikimedia Deutschland can be found here (German only).

If you are interested in other devices or have additional questions, please send an e-mail to community@wikimedia.de.

Please upload media files (or a quality-based selection) created with the support of Wikimedia Deutschland to Wikimedia Commons and send us a link to the category. Please insert the template {{Supported by Wikimedia Deutschland}} on the file description pages.

The support guidelines of Wikimedia Deutschland apply.

Wikimedia Österreich

You do not have to reside in Austria to borrow equipment from Wikimedia Österreich. You can find a daily overview of the availability our equipment here. Send us an e-mail at verein@wikimedia.at and let us know which devices you want to borrow, for how long, and for what purpose.

We’ll then send the equipment to your address. Please take care of the return shipment to us. We’ll also assume any related costs. Simply send us a receipt afterwards and we will refund the amount. Please upload any media files created with our support (or a quality-based selection) to Wikimedia Commons. We accept all licenses permitted on Wikimedia Commons. Please use the template {{Supported by Wikimedia Österreich}} on the respective file description pages.

The support guidelines of Wikimedia Österreich apply.

Wikimedia CH

You do not have to reside in Switzerland to borrow equipment from Wikimedia CH.

Please upload any media files created with our support (or a quality-based selection) to Wikimedia Commons. Please use the template {{Supported by Wikimedia Österreich}} on the respective file description pages.

Please send an e-mail to info@wikimedia.ch if you are interested or have further questions.

The reimbursement guidelines of Wikimedia CH apply.

Documentation

Please tell us and others about your experiences, for example on a subpage of your user page and link to it here (in German only). By doing so, you will on the one hand help the Wikimedia organizations to understand the benefits of the support initiative; on the other, your experiences can be helpful to others.