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The First Color Picture I Ever Saw Of An RCA TK41…I Was Moved

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The FIrst Color Picture I Ever Saw Of An RCA TK41

I was almost 13 when I first saw this photo and for a long time, I thought TK41s were light green. This was the front cover of an NBC magazine called ‘Star Time’ that introduced the 1963-64 fall lineup. If you sent them a postcard, they would send you one of these. Naturally, I sent two.

I can tell that this photo was taken at NBC Burbank by the shape of the viewfinder hood. They made their own custom versions in the shop there. The extra side vent is not unusual and some CBS TK41s had this too. This was and RCA aftermarket kit and came with vents for both doors. In the comment’s section is the full cover of the magazine. Did you have one of these magazines? NBC put these ‘Star Time’ magazines out for several years in the 60s and I think this was the first edition.

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8 responses to “The First Color Picture I Ever Saw Of An RCA TK41…I Was Moved”

  1. Mike Malone

    I had a Star Time and remember it very well. I wish I still had it or could get another one somewhere!!!

  2. Harry Young

    Yes, I do have a copy of this “Star Time” somewhere in the “archives”…..

  3. Rick Bozeman

    This photos is the TK-42’s we had at WEDU in Tampa. Really the worst camera I ever ran as an operator.

  4. Rick Bozeman

    I did get those back then but long gone now unfortunately.

  5. Terry Drymon

    how many camera’s in your collection work ??

  6. Gary Walters

    When I got to my station in 1977, they had 2 TK-42’s. Engineering had all kinds of extenders for the cards so Maintenance could keep tweaking and keeping them cooled. When replaced with TK-44’s, there were a few happy people in the back room. The 44’s were indeed stable cameras.

  7. Bill Bremer

    In 1974 I worked with TK41’s at KUHT in Houston. Later we bought some used TK42’s that we attempted, without much success, to mix with our two TK44’s. The 44’s were nice, stable cameras.

  8. Eyes Of A Generation.com

    Remember this? Here’s the original cover of the magazine. By the way, the first time I ever met a TK41 in person is the day the one I bought arrived at my house in 2006.

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