Comments on: The Dawn of Corporate Video (UD)

By: lesj

lesj — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:13:01 +0000

Ah yes, I remember those days also. I remember Flashback, didn’y you guys kick off by recording the finish line at The Glasgow Marathon and selling copies to the punters of them crossing the line? I started with Hitachi PF21′s, then JVC KY950, JVC BY110, JVC FP15, JVC DY90 (D9) then DSR570, now just ordering a EX1R
Cheers
Les

By: Jim Snyder

Jim Snyder — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:17:29 +0000

I recall walking with my XL-1 Canon and having someone ask, “Doesn’t that big camera get heavy?” And also thinking about puny the camera actually felt! After the KYs and M3s, then later, BVW Betacams, the XL felt tiny,indeed! Add that to the 9600 Avid that eplaced roomsfull of tape machines, switchers, ADO and monitors and… WOW! Then there were the Arriflex BLs…!When I started, we actually had some Sony (-non-C) 1″ recorders with a yardstick and a grease pencil… When the mark spun around the drum, you’d mash down on the big red “EDIT” button! -after unreeling 35″ of tape. Of course, in THOSE days, we shot all the remotes on 16mm. I also remember all that stuff introducing me to another post-millennium phenomenon: eBay!

By: HD Warrior

HD Warrior — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:47 +0000

Thanks Simon I was wondering how long it would be till someone recognised Mr Bidgood, I am crap with names and could not remember Tony’s name. You can let him know he has gone down in the anneals of Sony history and if he cares to apologise for his poor predicting skills all the better.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:14:39 +0000

Wow, that’s a very young Tony ‘Bidders’ Bidgood!

By: HD Warrior

HD Warrior — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:35:57 +0000

Tell me about it…I am still paying through the nose for video gear…it doesn’t help that the UK has such a poor conversion against the Yen and the Dollar.

By: Yves Simard

Yves Simard — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:37:26 +0000

I had a KY210 ohh the days, learned on a Hitachi F-21… and of course the m3, m3A, bvp 30 30P.. paid a fortune for these cameras.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

By: Adam West

Adam West — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:29:18 +0000

Ahhh… memories…. sweet memories, Couldn’t agree more with the comments on the HVX200 it’s a brick, but I do love it all the same. (I have to I have one).

EX3 is much more of a ‘camera’ type camera (er.. if that makes any sense at all)

I may have to save up for one… but ditching all the p2 cards etc from the Panasonic will be heartbreaking (for my wallet)

By: George Griswold

George Griswold — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:04:04 +0000

I shot my first TV spot with the 2000 in Erie, Pennsylvania back in 1980/1981. I won a local advertising award for the spot for a hat maker…. after all these years I still remember how fun it was and is to pt together a nice piece of TV.