Cameraman Don Davis at NBC Burbank
Cameraman Don Davis at NBC Burbank
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Which studio?
I loved those cameras but being a lefty it was somewhat of a problem crossing my left arm to the right side to mark my shot sheets on the clipboard…….LOL…….
Like pushing a station wagon.
Pulling TV81 video cable on remotes. Good times. Good times.
To push around those 41s, the operator needed to be a weight lifter.