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Originally Posted by KentTeffeteller
Those old TK-41 cameras were very high maintenance when new, worse after they were second and third hand. Many were used in small markets up to the late 1970's. I learned to maintain and align one in the early to middle 1980's when it was used in High School Cable TV duty along with good old tube era Quadruplex 2" VTR recorders. Ampexes to boot. Loved the experience. They made good pictures when all was right. Took a lot of work to make them really perform but enjoyed every minute. Modern TV operators are spoiled.
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Wow, it's amazing to know those silver beasts were still operational even in the 80s! Just curious, what did your high school ended up doing with those TK-41s? If they haven't sent them to the knackers yard already, then it might be worth chasing up these TK-41 camera chains, if they're still around and kept in decent storage then they probably won't need much to get them going again.