Equipment for hire

"Amateur Photography" equipment.

Single TRINITRON tube Sony HVC 2000P colour camera claiming 300 lines of resolution. This camera boasted several features. Fader. Sharpness control. Sensitivity booster. Remote operation. Compact mid-1980s design.

Described as a Compact Video Cassette system, this Sharp ensemble used a VHS 'C' strap-carrying portable battery powered cassette recorder- model VC 220N- and a truely basic 'Saticon' color (sic) video camera (XC 51) with a fixed focus zoom and optical viewfinder. This lightweight kit was aimed at the average amateur and proved the last gasp of video separates until the integrated 'camcorder' came along. Our very clean Sharp kit looks good for re-creations of 'home video' scenes, the cast wearing tank tops and flares, naturally.

Single-strip Vidicon amateur colour video camera capable of 230 lines of resolution. 6x zoom lens with under or over exposure LED indicators in viewfinder. The shoulder-mounted JVC G71 camera could be either battery powered or attached to a portable VHS recorder (or other record unit). Camera price 700 UKP. Our example, typical of 1980s design, is in full working condition and delivers a picture quality 'of the era'.

A large & heavy 1980s vintage semi-professional JVC vidicon colour camera. Non-working condition. The camera came equipped with two pickup tubes (red & blue). The picture quality was nothing to write home about. Top mounted b/w viewfinder.

A re-badged (as Telefunken)JVC 3V20 single-tube colour camera, giving approx 250 lines of laggy image. This particular GATV camera has filmed two concerts with 'The Horrors' and a music video for the 'Manic Street Preachers'. As was common to 1970s/80s colour video cameras, there is no in-built recording medium ie: they are not camCORDERS, but instead record onto a separate video machine, either mains or 'portable' battery operated. Picture quality 'of the period'.

Sony's Consumer Video camera from 1965, part of their reel- to-reel monochrome 'home video' taping system (1/2" inch tape running at 12" inches per second). Note the camera's snazzy metal fame 'viewfinder'. In fact this system, which retailed in the US for $695 was used mainly by business or educational establishments.

Several types of well-known amateur camera pictured including 8mm, super 8mm and 35mm snapshot.

Handy, shoulder-mountable amcam, which links into a dedicated portable 'Telerecorder'. Pure 1980s design with a tricolour Saticon tube for that 'period' look. This camera is in working condition.

The SONY DXC 1610P was used for non-broadcast applications. Corporate or similar. Also by the well-heeled amateur or club. Camera price new (2,300 UKP). This camera, in common with video equipment of the period, recorded images to a separate recorder. Still in working condition, this camera gives a picture quality typical of the era. Used recently by Dicky Howett to film sequences with bands 'The Horrors', 'Plan B', 'Manic Street Preachers' and 'The Kills'.

Sharp consumer video camera. VHS'C'. Camcorder type. Black. Auto or manual functions. Reasonable image quality. Camera heavy by today's standards.

The Kodak EKTASOUND 130 was the first Super-8 movie camera that recorded sound as well as picture. Introduced in 1973, the Ektasound 130 used special magnetic striped cassette Super 8 film. Tech details: Lens: Ektar f/1.2 / 9 mm. Fixed focus. Frame rates: 18/20. Shutter degree: 230. Auto Exposure (Not TTL). Backlight Control. Auto Recording Level Control.Original price in the UK (in the year of introduction): 132 UKP. Our very clean example (unfortunately not in working condition) comes with it's own microphone and rare dedicated 'Movie Making Case'.