26-03-2025, 09:29 AM
Ah - yes the dreaded Sony High Density1/2" tape 
Back in the late 90's when I got interested in old video stuff it was a swift steep learning curve about sticky shed syndrome as my latest toy - a Sony AV3420 portapak shrieked and juddered to a halt every 20 sec
A tad more info about the Ikegami - part 1 of the article on video recording in Oct 67 Practical Television reveals this :-
The Ikegami video recorder is currently
entering the British market at £800 (plus £190 or
so for the camera, which has, unfortunately, a
fixed lens system). Its four -head helical -scan system
is again non-standard, using tape 2/3in. wide at
a speed of 9in./sec. A bandwidth of 2.2Mc/s
is claimed and with 7in. spools it runs for 65
minutes per track.
Back in the late 90's when I got interested in old video stuff it was a swift steep learning curve about sticky shed syndrome as my latest toy - a Sony AV3420 portapak shrieked and juddered to a halt every 20 sec
A tad more info about the Ikegami - part 1 of the article on video recording in Oct 67 Practical Television reveals this :-
The Ikegami video recorder is currently
entering the British market at £800 (plus £190 or
so for the camera, which has, unfortunately, a
fixed lens system). Its four -head helical -scan system
is again non-standard, using tape 2/3in. wide at
a speed of 9in./sec. A bandwidth of 2.2Mc/s
is claimed and with 7in. spools it runs for 65
minutes per track.
