Made In Germany
From around 1956, this is the Fernseh KKO 110, a five lens Image Orthicon monochrome camera. Sleek, handsome and practical in design. That I know of, only Fernseh had the quick change camera numbering system which was quite handy.
Dr. Joe Flaherty was the Senior Vice President of Technology at CBS and at the bottom of my story is an article with industry colleagues sharing their memories of the icon of television innovation. There are few that have seen more television history than Joe Flaherty. There are fewer still that have made as much […]
Inside The BBC’s Huge Studio 1…1974 This is about as full a tour as you could ask for, as we are privy to every element, from the EMI 2001 cameras, to the control room and even a look at the BBC’s biggest crane in action. Thanks to Petter Olden of NRK TV in Norway for […]
When The CBUT Mark IIs Were Brand New This is a photo from August of 1954 showing camera one of four CBUT Marconi Mark IIs covering swimming competition at Vancouver’s newly constructed Empire Pool. Vancouver was the host city of the Empire (aka Commonwealth) Games of 1954. This camera is equipped with a Watson 5 […]
By Request…The ABC Pebble Beach Display These photos were taken in 1967 at Pebble Beach, California. For the first time, the 26th Annual Bing Crosby Classic was broadcast live and in color over ABC, Saturday, Jan 21 (6:00-7:30 PM., EST and Sunday, Jan 22, (5:00-7:00 PM,.EST). Arnold Palmer and 168 other top pros were there […]