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Ever See One Of These In Person? This is the RCA TK44 prototype camera in action at the 1967 NAB. It used an Isocon tube in the luminescence channel and three lead oxide tubes in the chrominance channels. The TK44A dropped the luminescence channel and replaced the lead oxide tubes with Plumbicons and new optics. […]

’60 Minutes’…On The Set

  • May 12, 2014

’60 Minutes’…On The Set With so much green screen around, it was a nice surprise to find the ’60 Minutes’ set dressed in blue. When CBS started buying Norelco PC60s by the dozens in 1965, a medium blue was the prefered chroma key background then, but by around 1970 green began to take over as […]

Real Camera Operator History! A TRUE RARITY!

  • July 5, 2012

Real Camera Operator History! A TRUE RARITY! (Revised Text) Here is a picture of Ken Gieman, the first Dumont Electorcam operator. I think Ken is on the left of the camera with his hand on the steering ring. This picture was taken at Dumont Broadcasting, Channel 5, Studio 5, 205 East 67th Street, NYC about […]

How Football Officials Knew When To Call A “TV TIME OUT”

  • October 8, 2016

How Football Officials Know When To Call A “TV TIME OUT” How NFL TV Timeouts Were Handled Early On… Back in the 50s and 60s, televised pro football had what were called “hat men” on the sidelines. They were connected by headphone to the director and here, from the Washington Evening Star, is an October […]