The Grandfather Of ENG Cameras, 1950
Last week, we looked at RCA’s wireless version of this portable Vidicon camera that was used in the coverage of the 1952 political conventions. Here is a good article with pictures on the cabled version of the grandfather of ENG cameras.
http://www.myvintagetv.com/rca_videcon_camera.htm
50 Years From CBS Television City…Part 1, The Soap Operas CBS dedicated its new $7 million Hollywood production and office facility, Television City, on November 15, 1952. This special with Carol Burnett as host aired in April of 2002. As you’ll see as we go, this was done during the Hitachi period at TVC and […]
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