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Source: PYE Image Orthicon Camera Control Unit | Set: Control Freak | Sameli Kujala (Flickr).

Full Flickr album: Control Freak.

Some info about Pye Mark III television camera at Science Museum Group Collection:

(...) Mk III Camera Chain made by Pye in England, c. 1955. Image orthicon camera type 2028, used by Associated TeleVision (ATV). Moulded cream plastic letters 'ATV' attached to side of camera.

The Pye Mk III Camera was the first Pye camera to be designed to use the 3-inch Image Orthicon camera pickup tube. Designed in 1951, the first production models became available in 1952 and by the following year increasing numbers were being sold to broadcasters around the world.

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[โ€“] espentan 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the Sony FX-300:

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed, and it has also been posted on r/cassettefuturism:

Sony FX-300 Jackal from 1978 : cassettefuturism