Hey friends!
Once upon a time, I did a residency (at Alfred) and used vintage camcorders to “rescan” my laptop screen and pipe the signal into the synth rack, through the Fairlight CVI, etc. I want to get that into my everyday setup so I’ve been looking at camcorders and realized I know nothing. But maybe you do, dear reader.
My top questions are:
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If it’s a camera with a big pinout, probably a 10 pin, are there converters I can find and use today to power them and get the video out? Do you have suggestions?
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Do you have any places online you like to learn about these things?
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Do you have any favorites? I’ve mostly been looking at 80s and 90s Hitachis and Ikegamis, but like I said, I am truly ignorant here.
Bonus question: If you know Berlin, do you have any recommendations for good places to dig through bins looking for these beauties?
Thank you a million times for checking this out and your knowledge. <3