- March 27th, 2016, 10:24 pm#4858945
http://www.gbfans.com/equipment/other/p ... camcorder/
"This type of camera did not actually record the image, and had to be connected via cable to a separate portable VCR, which was slung off the opposite shoulder in a carrying case. The operating instructions for a PK-750 list a PV-3000 as one possible compatible unit. "- Alex Newborn
So I after a great deal of searching I finally found the correct Portable VCR used in both the Library scene and the "we're ready to believe you" commercial. The model used was :
Quasar Portable VCR Model Number VP5410TE
This was a tremendous challenge as almost everyone who might own this is not likely to take the time to list such and old, weird VCR on eBay. Narrowing the search was near impossible because even the description on gbfans equipment page was unsure of what was used. If someone did list the vcr, it is not likely to be under "portable" because I don't think many people know that was even a thing, furthermore all vcr's are "vintage" now and without knowing the manufacturer of the VCR it meant searching through every possible vcr listing online (and there are a lot) and re-searching every few days through new postings for a longer than I care to think about until I got lucky.
It appears for the movie they may have blacked out the Quasar logo in the lower right hand corner (sponsorship conflict?) This unit is even heavier than it looks weighing in at 17 pounds without the hefty 12 volt battery and probably closer to 25 pounds with it (to give you a frame of reference a cinder-block weighs 28 pounds). I would hope for filming the scenes that much of the internals were removed to make this thing less punishing on ones shoulder.
The one I found is obviously in rough shape, been beaten up, had tape labels on it, seen spills, scratches, and unknown abuse for 30 + years and is sadly missing it's strap. I am already working on remaking the strap, please let me know if you know where to find that style of strap hook up as I will likely have to machine it from scratch.
So now the question is: do I leave the rare item as is, or do I restore the outer shell and scoop out all the unnecessary internals and take it to cons?
I would love to hear your thoughts.
http://www.gbfans.com/equipment/other/p ... camcorder/
"This type of camera did not actually record the image, and had to be connected via cable to a separate portable VCR, which was slung off the opposite shoulder in a carrying case. The operating instructions for a PK-750 list a PV-3000 as one possible compatible unit. "- Alex Newborn
So I after a great deal of searching I finally found the correct Portable VCR used in both the Library scene and the "we're ready to believe you" commercial. The model used was :
Quasar Portable VCR Model Number VP5410TE
This was a tremendous challenge as almost everyone who might own this is not likely to take the time to list such and old, weird VCR on eBay. Narrowing the search was near impossible because even the description on gbfans equipment page was unsure of what was used. If someone did list the vcr, it is not likely to be under "portable" because I don't think many people know that was even a thing, furthermore all vcr's are "vintage" now and without knowing the manufacturer of the VCR it meant searching through every possible vcr listing online (and there are a lot) and re-searching every few days through new postings for a longer than I care to think about until I got lucky.
It appears for the movie they may have blacked out the Quasar logo in the lower right hand corner (sponsorship conflict?) This unit is even heavier than it looks weighing in at 17 pounds without the hefty 12 volt battery and probably closer to 25 pounds with it (to give you a frame of reference a cinder-block weighs 28 pounds). I would hope for filming the scenes that much of the internals were removed to make this thing less punishing on ones shoulder.
The one I found is obviously in rough shape, been beaten up, had tape labels on it, seen spills, scratches, and unknown abuse for 30 + years and is sadly missing it's strap. I am already working on remaking the strap, please let me know if you know where to find that style of strap hook up as I will likely have to machine it from scratch.
So now the question is: do I leave the rare item as is, or do I restore the outer shell and scoop out all the unnecessary internals and take it to cons?
I would love to hear your thoughts.
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