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05-17-2012, 07:32 AM
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Marconi Mark iv
Reading around http://www.eyesofageneration.com/Arc...era_Census.php it sounds like their not to many of this Model around. Does this Camera count mean Heads or Complete Chains ? I think their must be more than 16 World wide .How many were made ?
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05-17-2012, 08:36 AM
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I think at least 916 were made, and without thinking to hard I can account for at least 9 survivors, I only have one. It is quite surprising how many are hidden away. It needs some thorough counting to establish how many are left.
Brian
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05-17-2012, 03:17 PM
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I know a collector who has one
It was a camera used in the studios of "TV Excelsior" a famous TV network that existed here in Brazil in the 60's ( my avatar is the logo of that network ). His camera can be seen, with the rest of his collection, here:
http://www.televisoresantigos.com.br/
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12-04-2012, 07:33 PM
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05-17-2012, 10:51 PM
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Lets start the count
I can account for at least 5 chains & 4 Heads now in NZ(2 EX BBC TVC Model A,s) .Their,s more heads floating around the world !But were are the complete cameras (chains). The others are model J/k,s. that now makes 916 were made UK=9 Chains ? Heads NZ=5 CHAINS 4 HEADS Known to be about AUS= Nearly 1 Chain 2 Heads Brazil =1 Gibraltar=1 Looks like 1 more Head according to this Photo http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...7768249&type=3 Last edited by XDCAM; 07-23-2012 at 12:41 AM.
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05-22-2012, 02:23 AM
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I have an almost complete chain here - ex ABC, and possible ex BBC as some of the boards had BBC markings on them. It has the large PSU unit and CCU cases and remote control panel, however is missing the main master panel
There was another one around ex HSV7 that was supposed to be complete and once working that another collector had, however it really wasnt looked after and had a lot of damage/abuse to it in this persons care which was a shame. Another HSV7 camera was donated to the television museum at mornington many years ago and it was claimed to be working at the time, last i saw it was on display at the ACMI exhibit in 2006 or so, with added scratches and handling damage and I was told all the external stuff like ccu/psu of all the gear was never retained on items, so its just a prop now.
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05-23-2012, 03:54 PM
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I hear many stories of the decimation/loss/miss-placing of someones donated collection. The last one I heard was referring to telegraph equipment. I am far from convinced that a Museum that has to justify its existence in terms of bodies through the door and or profit is a safe place for anything. All of Marconi's camera Mks went through a process of continuous improvement, so they were sometimes referred to as an "A" or "B" type. For instance the MkVIII had an official B suffix from about serial number 400, but even this depended on what type of tubes the camera could accommodate. (HOP Tubes). All of the cameras had /00 or /01 on the end of the BD683 B3096 number and so on for line standard & mains voltage/Frequency differences. Time permitting I will return the the MkIV on my site and redo the pages, Have a lot of stuff to but it may take a while. Regards Brian www.tvcameramuseum.org
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05-22-2012, 10:36 PM
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models? - MARK IV ? were their revisions or serial numbers on these? I'll look if you can explain what i am looking for
BTW, eyesofageneration.com's camera counts are incorrect for my collection, i wrote to him some time ago and gave accurate numbers of what i have, but he was unable to update it or something which is a pity - my name is spelt wrong too!
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07-22-2012, 09:53 PM
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Last edited by XDCAM; 07-24-2012 at 12:22 AM.
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07-22-2012, 11:39 PM
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facebook link doesnt work...?
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05-23-2012, 06:44 PM
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The panel i have for mine is the remote one, which has the slider control for iris etc, in other words the one the ccu operator would have been "riding" on air if called for. Rather than the main panel which would i assume by for setting up the camera.
I cant find any mention of modem number on my camera, it has no little nameplate on the side like many others i have seen, not even the little warning about opening the camera up. My camera has a broken rubber band thing to turn the turret with, no focus spinner, tally lamp cover, viewfinder hood, and the orthicon yolks thermometer is broken, and the fan intake had perished. But other than that its all in very good condition for its age, much better than others i have seen. My MARK 8's are mostly "B" models, except for one, still yet to get any of them working due to the troubled camera head psu modules, a technician friend is looking at them currently and is fascinated by seeing something he's never seen anything like before!! Brian, i must at some point send you more photos for your website
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05-29-2012, 06:12 PM
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There,s less than I thought !
UK=9 Chains ? Heads NZ=5 CHAINS 4 HEADS Known to be about AUS= Nearly 1 Chain 2 Heads Brazil =1 USA =6 Gibraltar=1 Looks like 1 more Head according to this Photo http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...7768249&type=3 I think that the Number for NZ might be lower now thanks to the Earthquakes ? Last edited by XDCAM; 07-24-2012 at 12:46 AM.
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