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Hi to all,
@Telecolor 3007 :
French color TV, early years, 1967-1972 :
- Studio : Thomson CSF
- ENG News + U-Matic recorder : RCA, Sony, Thomson, Ikegami
some English cameras : Marconi, Link, Bosch-Fernseh
I never saw an RCA TK-41 in France, by the late 60s lighter more modern cameras were available.
The state controlled channels Antenne-2, first with color in 1967 then the first channel (much later) + the SFP (Société Française de Production) all used Thomson studio cameras, pretty much a "must buy French products" policy.
Studio work was very early on done in RGB as even simple effects are nearly impossible to do in SECAM because of the constant FM color information.
When private TV finally started in 1986, most studio work was in PAL with final transcoding for broadcasting.
When component Betacam appeared, a lot of studio work switched to all-component production thus avoiding PAL to SECAM transcoding artifacts.
One must keep in mind that studio cameras evolved slowly, ample lighting was no problem and weight was a secondary concern with fixed location equipment.
For field work, light weight & economic battery/power requirements made the users eager to embrace every new model as technology advanced.
Best Regards
jhalphen
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