1956, RCA/NBC Portable Camera Research & Development #2

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1956, RCA/NBC Portable Camera Research & Development #2

From the 1956 Republican Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, here is an updated version of the 1952 RCA Vidicon portable wireless camera. Together, the back pack and camera weigh 48 pounds with 42 pounds of those on the cameraman’s back. Like it’s predecessor, this camera has a 3 inch CRT view finder and although you can’t see it, also has a 3 lens turret with 8, 16 and 35mm lenses. This version also features a handle on top for easy carrying. By the way, the cameraman here is NBC veteran Don Mulvaney. This unit and the transistorized version shown above were also both used at the 1960 conventions.

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3 Comments

  1. Eyes Of A Generation.com January 9, 2014

    This is another shot of Don Mulvaney with the unit that shows the turret.

  2. Chris Conway January 9, 2014

    None.

  3. Gary Walters January 9, 2014

    After hearing all of the war stories from News Photogs carrying a TK-76 and a U-Matic tape deck for stories, how many camera operators of this era survived without having back issues?