TK42s & Iconoscope Cameras…What Do They Have In Common?

On December 25, 2012 - TV History

TK42 – Iconoscope Cameras, What Do They Have In Common?

They both have internal lenses. What you see on the front of this TK42 is NOT the lens…it is a wide angle adapter. In the next post down, about the first mobile unit, you’ll see that they had a lot in common. It seems that most stations preferred to use the aftermarket add on in their studios but the TK42, just like the Iconoscope cameras worked just fine without it.

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2 Comments

  1. Gustavo Borjalo December 27, 2012

    Another camera with internal lens was the EMI 2001, widely used in the UK and marketed in France by Thomson-CSF (TH.T 2001)

  2. Mark Gulbrandsen December 25, 2012

    As much light as these cameras needed you’d think they left the Iconoscopes in them!