Look what I found
Added 2017-12-20 22:34:08 +0000 UTCLGR, eat your heart out.
My local Menards has a Goodwill next to it, and I tend to stop in whenever I need to buy hardware-y type stuff. I made the trip to Menards to get adhesive for attaching sound absorbing tiles to my walls.
Anyway, I spied a bulky case with Sony on the side. "That looks like a camcorder. That could be a Betamovie. Oh god, it is. There goes ten dollars."
No idea yet if it works, haven't even tried it, but it's in near perfect shape cosmetically. Spent its whole life in a protective leather thing which took some wrestling to free it from.
EDIT: It does work! Can't say how well, but it threaded a tape, recorded onto it, didn't eat the tape (important), and the recording is legible! I don't want to waste too much time tinkering with it, but wow! It will bring some fun.
Incidentally, this is a BMC-110, the first portable camcorder ever made. So there's some history to it as well.
Expect a video some time in the future. I doesn't really jive with current plans but I could NOT pass this up.
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It actually works! I have NO IDEA how to use the camera because it's incredibly cryptic (there's a warning indicator for white balance and a button labelled "white balance", but pressing the button makes nothing happen? Without the manual nothing makes sense). But! I can make out an image from the tape. My SL-5400 is having trouble with tracking but it always does, so without getting my Toshiba out to confirm 100%, it appears to function as normal!
Technology Connections
2017-12-21 01:43:31 +0000 UTCCan't wait!!!
Jason Wellband
2017-12-20 23:11:55 +0000 UTCWay to go, Alec. Really hope it works, but expect a few perished belt problems. Let us know! :)
Stephen Bell
2017-12-20 23:08:06 +0000 UTCNice find! Having just discovered your channel in the last week or two, and having just watched your VHS vs Betamax Format War video last night, I'm excited to see what you'll do with this. I'm glad you didn't pass it up! And speaking of the VHS vs Betamax video, that was awesome - I already "knew" about the format war, but learned a lot from you. :)
‘Leigh
2017-12-20 23:06:26 +0000 UTCOMG. That is beautiful!
2017-12-20 23:04:06 +0000 UTCGuilty as charged
Technology Connections
2017-12-20 22:53:42 +0000 UTCGod, you’re such a nerd...😉 Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Esemwy
2017-12-20 22:52:56 +0000 UTC
