[Tig] More memories please

[DCFWTX at aol.com]

Rob,

Was that the Microcam? I have a picture somewhere of a CBS news woman proudly 
displaying it on her shoulder. Perhaps for the 1976 convention?

Some of that development may have been a part of CBS Labs?
http://www.cbsretirees.com/cbs-labs/page1.html

David


In a message dated 12/16/2007 2:42:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
rob at colorist.org writes:

> On Dec 16, 2007, at 8:08 PM, DCFWTX at aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
> >Rob and Ed,
> >
> >We have a PC 70, TK 42, TK 44, TK 47, PE 350, PCP-90, and TK 60 in
> >our lobby.  When you look inside of the PC 70 head, you cannot be
> >unimpressed with the engineering you see with the optic layout,
> >circuit boards, etc.
> 
> in the 1970s I worked with some of the engineers who were involved
> with the design of the PC 70: Ted Dunn, Ron Ranieri. They had been
> subsequently hired by Unitel, where they could troubleshoot these
> cameras with alacrity. The PCP 90, Philips' version of a portable PC
> 70, was also part of the complement of studio and remote cameras. The
> Thomson portacam (that is not the proper name; i don't remember what
> it was actually called) was a revolution when it appeared, being
> smaller and lighter than the PCP 90. The color controls were
> wonderfully easy to work with.
> 
> The remotes we did sometimes used the Ampex portable 2" recorder, a
> wonder in miniaturization for it's time. I shuddered when a bicycle
> messenger returned our only machine to the 57th street studios having
> banged around Manhattan with it.
> 
> --
> Whenever people agree with me I sense I must be wrong.  [Oscar Wilde]
> Rob Lingelbach   rob at colorist.org  TIG admin.founder
> http://www.colorist.org
> 




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