Ultra Rare Photo Of The First RCA TK60

Picture Parade #5…Ultra Rare Photo Of The First RCA TK60

This was taken at the NAB convention in early 1961 and shows the camera that was then known as the RCA TK12. It’s a little hard to see, but the side doors are made of the same ventilating metal mesh used on the top of the TK42s.

They were soon replaced with hard doors because these dented to easily. That created heat problems and the heat caused the IO sled to move when the camera was pointed up or down sharply. A top vent was added and the sled fixed for re release in 1963 as the TK60. It was named after the year it was created. Enjoy, share and Happy New Year! -Bobby Ellerbee

Source

3 Comments

  1. David Breneman January 1, 2015

    It looks like the woman is taking a picture of her image in the monitor. Apparently, she’s not part of the display?

  2. Joel O'Brien January 1, 2015

    There’s a TV camera in this photo?!

  3. Dennis Degan January 1, 2015

    It definitely was the very best B/W camera ever made (IMO).