One more story on Vinten…the great Heron Crane. Take a look!

The Vinten Heron – Stories 5 | The Tech-ops History Site

The Vinten Heron was a camera crane built to a BBC spec in the early sixties. It was in regular use till the early eighties, and probably did a large part of its work on Top of the Pops. The first mark 1 version was very tricky to operate, especially for the tracker, as the hydraulic throttle went f…

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