In the summer of 1974, before chroma key walls, virtual sets, or the sleek digital…
Category: Cameras
Lot Of Camera History In This :30 Promo
Thanks to Martin Perry for sharing this remarkable clip. It turns out KTVT in Fort…
First Network Television Broadcast From Boston
On January 23, 1948, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, NBC carried out what became the…
Cinema’s First Known Zoom Lens Shot…
https://youtu.be/JzUddMQczJU?t=36 In this clip, starting at 2:00, we see what is thought to be the…
Huntley-Brinkley + Garroway-Blair Cover Kennedy-Nixon Election?
YES, because it is very early in the morning and the TODAY Show is starting…
AS RARE AS RARE CAN BE! Ikegami’s First Studio Color Camera(s)
These are Ikegami's First Studio Color Cameras! Above is the Ikegami TK 301, the granddaddy…
State Of The Art Mobile Television, 1963
In 1963, KPRC‑TV in Houston deployed two advanced mobile television units that were custom-built for…
The RCA TJ 48, Television’s Local Market Workhouse
If you worked in local television in the late ’40s or early ’50s, chances are…
EMI’s C.P.S. Emitron Camera: 1951
If you want to understand where British television engineering stood in the early 1950s, the…
Up Close And Personal…The EMI 2001 Color Camera Video
Up Close And Personal...The EMI 2001 Color Camera The only place most of us in…
This is the Sony BVH 500 Video Recorder
In the video, notice that the tape reels are stacked on top of each other!…
’60 Minutes’ From Above…Glenn Mack Photo
'60 Minutes' From Above...Glenn Mack Photo Taken on the catwalk, this shot is looking down…
The ’60 Minutes’ Set…Another Glenn Mack Photo
The '60 Minutes' Set...Another Glenn Mack Photo At first glance, this looks like it could…
Another Rarity: TK60s At NBC Burbank
Another Rarity: TK60s At NBC Burbank Compared to others, these cameras had a short life…
The EMI 203 Camera In Action
The EMI 203 Camera In Action Although EMI cameras were ultra rare in the US,…
ULTRA RARE EXCLUSIVE! View From Behind Walter Cronkite’s Desk!
If you have ever wondered what Walter Cronkite saw from his desk, wonder no more.…
Poetry In Motion! .RCA TK47s In Action
Poetry In Motion! Must See...RCA TK47s In Action Shot by an audience member in June…
‘The Pontiac Star Parade’ 1959
'The Pontiac Star Parade' 1959 Here's Gene Kelly in the dress rehearsal at NBC Burbank.…
Jerry Lewis and Video Assist
Follow Up: Jerry Lewis and Video Assist A few days ago, I posted a photo…
A Dying Breath Brought New Life To Video Assist
A Dying Breath Brought New Life To Video Assist In the very last days in…
Gene Rayburn VS The Cameramen
Gene Rayburn VS The Cameramen The camera crew in Studio 33 at Television City have…