The Vinten ‘Heron’ Studio Crane …

On June 24, 2013 - TV History

Takes A Lickin’ And Keeps On Tickin’

This is the Vinten ‘Heron’ studio crane and a Marconi Mark VIII plumbicon camera at the CBC studios in Montreal in the early to mid 70s. After a long stay in storage, it was returned to service last year.

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4 Comments

  1. Robert McDuff June 25, 2013

    C’est familier je vais regarder dans mes vieilles photos

  2. Dennis Degan June 24, 2013

    Not that one, Charles . . . .

  3. Charles MacDonald June 24, 2013

    Can the camera do Hi-def?

  4. Bill Jenkin June 24, 2013

    I think this is a fairly early model of Heron. In the later models you could raise and lower the jib arm with a foot control instead of the hand operated twist grip.