I had high hopes in this old 80's ENG/EFP camera. This is the 1983 Ikegami HL-79E, the "lightweight" variant of Ikegami's 3 tube broadcast cameras that came out in the late 1970's.

This camera is completely DOA. Nothing works- it won't display a picture, output video, or even generate color bars. I'm not completely sure what is wrong with it other than costing me a huge amount of money (for basically a giant paperweight!). Even the lens mount is damaged, and the lens that came with it more or less broken. (the zoom button is a dead giveaway.)

But for some more historical info; the Ikegami HL-79 series were first introduced in 1979 with the plain "A" model. These featured 2/3" Plumbicons (XQ-1427) and could rival the big studio cameras of their time period. In 1980 the D/DA/DAL models came out, and they introduced higher grade Diode-Gun Plumbicons (reduced image lag) which were tougher to burn-in, higher resolution, and reduced smearing. In 1983 the E model came out and would run until Ikegami stopped making these cameras in the early 1990's. The E models were very well near the zenith of tube camera development, sporting advanced Diode Gun Plumbicons (unsure what variant this camera is), many HL-79's lasted until the mid 1990's when solid state CCD Betacam's finally rendered them completely obsolete.

For the furry side of this: This camera is featured quite extensively in my written series. My fursona uses the HL-79 for his vintage broadcast application and appreciates their quality and soft, pastel colored image (Too bad I won't enjoy it!)