Saturday, October 31, 2009

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Way back machine... quiz for the 'early adopters' over 50...

Evolution? Devolution, maybe. BUT did you ever shoot to a VPR-5?
70% nagra / 30% Ampex. Awesome.

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On Oct 31, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Tom McDonnell <ltr54@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> > That was U-matic.
>
> The 5800's where U-Matic. The Sony Industrial Betamax decks I
> learned on where I think SLO-340's. They where Betamax format
> recording at the one hour speed and had flying erase heads for video
> insert editing and two channel audio. They where controlled by the
> RM-440.
>
> John I cut news pkg's with BVU-200's and V0-2800's. That's when I
> learned what "sweating bullets" meant. I also carried a BVU-100 and
> 150 when shooting back in 1981. I also had the honor two shoot with
> a Ike79 tied to a "portable" Ampex 1" machine. My first introduction
> to portable video was in 1976 with a Sony B&W camera and portable
> 1/2inch open reel recorder. Total running time on full batts 10min.
> The camera and deck didn't have the color modules for color recording.
>
> You know when I look back on all this it really was/is fun watching
> and taking a part in the evolution of our industry.
>
> TMcD
>
>


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