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<DIV>I know that we all think of the TK-45 as the one that came after the 42,
43, and 44. But it did not. The original TK-45 was a three vidicon
tube camera with a remotely operated turret and focus. It was all tubes
and had the TK-41, / 26 Colorplexor and Proc amps. There were only a few
made. I was at the NAB show that introduced the later TK-45 and I told
them that I had two TK-45's back home. Then all of a sudden, the model got
changed to TK-45 A. They had forgotten about the early one.</DIV>
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<DIV>Walter Reed had two of them that I am aware of. One in an operating
room and the other with a microscope for pathology work. The main problem
with the camera was that at f5.6 it took 1000 foot candles to get normal
pictures.</DIV>
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<DIV>So again it would be interesting to hear the story.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
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