A Real Oddity...The EMI 10678 From 1956, this camera used by the BBC is one…
Tag: Orthicon
Open Wide!
Open Wide! In case you have never seen this feature, here it is. The Marconi…
Super Rare! First Plumbicon Tests…
Super Rare! First Plumbicon Tests The smaller camera is one of two experimental models of…
One Of My Favorite Cameras…Marconi Mark IV
One Of My Favorite Cameras This is the Marconi Mark IV. It's standard tube was…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big... Below is an EMI 203 Image Orthicon camera from…
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946 In this photo, you see one of…
Early UN Security Council Meeting, 1946
Early UN Security Council Meeting, 1946 Around the middle of 1946, the newly founded United…
Double Header: 40 Inch Lens and The Edison Effect
Double Header: 40 Inch Lens and The Edison Effect Last week this photo was posted…
Inside The Iconoscope & One Of The First Orthicon Cameras
Inside The Iconoscope & One Of The First Orthicon Cameras Revised from the earlier post:…
Pye Experimental Color Camera; Field Sequential System
Pye Experimental Color Camera; Field Sequential System In the US, the color system battle ended…
Something You Rarely See…
Something You Rarely See... This is a rare color photo of an RCA TK10 at…
The RCA Orthicon Tube
The RCA Orthicon Tube Harley Ambrose Iams and Albert Rose of RCA developed the tube…
The EMI 203
The EMI 203 This handsome camera debuted in 1960 with a 4 1/2 inch Image…
The Angenieux Electronic Zoom For Turret Cameras: 1962
The Angenieux Electronic Zoom For Turret Cameras: 1962 As you can see, this is quite…
The GE PC 15 Color Camera #2
The GE PC 15 Color Camera #2 This is the very rare GE PC 15…
Made In Germany, Fernseh KKO 110,
Made In Germany From around 1956, this is the Fernseh KKO 110, a five lens…
What Does The ‘TK’ On RCA Cameras Stand For?
What Does The 'TK' On RCA Cameras Stand For? As most of you know, the…
GE, Second Prototype Color Test, Field Sequential
GE, Second Prototype Color Test The camera closest to us, with the operator standing, is…
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington A couple of days ago, Val Ginter in NYC asked…
More Design Influence From John Vassos
More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe To celebrate, WNBT broadcast hours of news coverage on…