[Tig] More memories please

[bob johanson]

I started out at NBC new York.
Our field and studio color cameras where TK41.
I/O 4415 4416 think.
It took 4 guys to lift the camera without the view finder.
No cables where installed at any of the sports venues.
We pull in all the cables from the remote trucks then pulled them out out
after the game.
To work on the field crew you needed to be able to lift at least 100 pounds,
drink whiskey with the guys, and be able to punch out anybody that got in your
way. 
If the camera started to break up the fix was to "re seat the viewfinder"
Pull it out then slam it back in.
Fixed most of the problems.
Bobby Johanson
NFL Films
"Lets go Jets..........nah"

------ Original Message ------
Received: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:27:44 PM EST
From: "Tom Tcimpidis" <Tom at tgt.org>
To: <tig at ns1.colorist.org>
Subject: Re: [Tig] More memories please

Thanks to Tom Tomlinson/Nice Shoes for supporting the TIG.
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My first color cameras were four GE PE-15s.  They were basically a bad copy
of a RCA TK-40.  They used three 3" I/Os, three pieces of 71 camera cable
EACH, and a color encoder that took half a rack by itself.  They used relay
optics with gel color seperation filters and holders for ND gels to allow
you to set the knee of the each I/O to be equal to the others.  The Iris was
driven by a selsyn motor in the relay optics that also made for a great
camera call function.  Grab the iris knob and turn it real fast and the
camera made a good-awful grinding sound.  All the operators knew that if
they heard that, I needed them on camera.

Tom


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