Know What The Yellow Flag Is For? Read On….
Ever See This?
This is an early model of the European made Phillips PC 60. The yellow flag on top is the zoom flag…the wider the shot, the higher the yellow flag. This is to let boom operators and other cameras know each other’s field of vision so they can stay out of the shot. Broadcasters did not like the tiny tally lights or the half visible dome tally because the talent had a hard time seeing them. The European made cameras were made in The Netherlands and in the UK at PYE, which by 1965 was a part of Philips. In the US, only CBS had European made PC 60s, but only 10 or so, as they were the first to place a big order. The other 80+ PC 60s and 70s for CBS came from the Norelco plant in New York. CBC had some European made PC 60s and some NY made 60s and 70s.
Câmera Philips LDK-3, um clássico do broadcasting…
When I got into the biz in 1978, there were 4 x Norelco PC70’s (single TV85 connector) on the mobile/OB that our company had and they were the ones I learned CCU operation on. Great fun to keep alive really wish I’d got a hold of one to make a liquor bar out of, the gull wing doors were so neat! 🙂