Sennheiser MKH 8040 - The cardioid Sennheiser MKH 8040 is suitable for almost any application. 

It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room. This is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. 

Features:

• Cardioid pick-up pattern 
• Modular design wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz 
• Symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates providing extremly low distortion
• Extremly low inherent self-noise
• Accurate directional pattern
• Non reflective Nextel coating ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
• Delivery Includes Microphone head MKHC 8040 XLR module MZX 8000 Microphone clip MZQ 8000 Windshield MZW 8000 User manual & transport case