LabGuy's World:
Vintage B/W Video Cameras
196?: Concord MTC-12 Vidicon Surveillance
Camera.
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A classic small vidicon
camera from the late 60's. These surveillance cameras were quite common
by then. This one has a one inch vidicon tube, all solid state circuitry,
baseband video and RF outputs and is otherwise fully self contained. RF
output means you can hook this guy straight to the antenna terminals on
a TV set and pick it up on an unused TV channel. Quite a common practice
for its time period. The lens is a Cosmicar 25 mm, f 1.8 non zooming type.
There is no iris diaphram, light level (exposure setting) is controlled
electronically.
You could see these little
fellas in banks and stores. TV cameras were not the common site, back then.
At least not like they are today. For the small time video enthusiast of
the late 60's, these were pushed into service as home video cameras. I
assume this one was because I got it along with an old Concord VTR in a
lot sale. I didn't mind getting this one, even though it is not exactly
100% on topic with my web site, because I used to have access to this identical
model camera in my high school electronics class. So, I present to you:
"LabGuy's Nostalgia Collection!"
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