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We've never attempted a formal survey of surviving cameras in the UK but we do have a pretty good idea of who has what! There's always surprises though and you can never say never on any point. For instance, there's only two Pye Mk6s left (I used to own one and sold it back to the BBC!). These were a 'special' for the BBC and failed to 'live on' after use with the corp. Are there any more out there? The same goes for the Marconi MkVI but for different reasons - it was a mono Plumbicon just as colour was coming in. Then there's the EMI 2005 - 'a 2001 with the sharpness taken out' as the critics said . . .
I wouldn't like to set down a formal estimate, I'd only be proved wrong!
Cheers,
Paul M
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