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That’s my dream to do that one day.

What an honor and privilege that must have been to fly those gorgeous legendary airplanes.

It was...but most was the actual pilots/crew I have met during these tour flight!@@SquarewaveTechnology

@@SquarewaveTechnology Yes it was!

Oh, I didn't know that! I've never been to Farmingdale, but if I'm ever in the area I will make sure to visit.

Yep! :-)

Yes the plane belonged to tallache who owned the 56 figter group restaurant there I have a picture of him doing a low pass over the air field there

I guess the family sold it to you guys

Yeah, the real Belle is here in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. They did a wonderful restoration of her. Can't wait to see the Swoose whenever they finish her and get her on display.

Beautiful airplanes. The sound of those four huge radial engines is legendary.

You can find them on eBay by searching for the model number. I happened to have the correct sizes on hand though. I have assortment kits that I bought from Amazon.

Good hard American currency that leaves your fingertips dark grey and smelling like metal.

@@SquarewaveTechnology And don’t forget the free hand wipes As well as the free Heniken as long as you’re winning!

@@TeslaTales59 Not unless I want to trip and fall and break the boombox and a few bones!

@@TeslaTales59 Thank you! I really like the creepy aesthetic of that old toy camcorder.

Oh, you have one too? That's great!

No, I set it up so that it will activate and output video without the tape transport motor running.

@@SquarewaveTechnology Oh very smart and probably cuts down on power consumption as well

Rs 6000 send me

That little incandescent bulb is 45 years old.

You can find used units cheap! People are getting rid of them.

@@SquarewaveTechnology Nevertheless I wan to use it .I have many cassette players

Please manage a dvd

Perhaps! Depending on what you're looking for!

I used a cheap USB composite video capture device. For some reason people feel the need to harass and insult me for it, but it's all I have. It works, but if you use one, be prepared to be abused by assholes if you post the video!

@@SquarewaveTechnology yeah people are weird bro i appreciate it the footage looks good

It's all I have. What am I supposed to do? Not sure why I keep getting harrassed and insulted just because the video quality isn't as good as it could be if I had expensive equipment. If I seem defensive, it's because I keep getting hassled. Give me a break.

@@SquarewaveTechnology The issue is that you're posting a bad comparison - People who don't have as much of a technical understanding will see this and might believe that Betacam SP had this abysmal quality (while in reality it was capable of much, much more). It's just misinformation, no matter if intentional or, in this case, unintentional.

I only have one way to capture the Betacam SP video. I'm sorry if it offends you. Perhaps in the future I will have better equipment. Feel free to donate. Thanks!

Those old machines are great. Simple and reliable, and very much different from the modern ones. I love them.

Thanks! I am happy that you enjoyed it.

@@SquarewaveTechnology I want one lol

@@stephenkane2464 They're a lot of fun. You can find them if you look on eBay!

Awesome! ⭐️

The vampire movie Nadja (1994) was partly made on the pal...

Keep an eye out for "The Curse of Kissy Carrots" in the not-to-distant future.

@@SquarewaveTechnology cool

Here it is, but it says that it's currently unavailable: a.co/d/bUIpc4D

Thanks!

Yep. They were super lucky. Pretty scary situation to be in. Thanks for watching.

The dishes are really cool. I found out that it belonged to a regional cable TV company that was purchased by Suddenlink in 2010.

Thank you, sir.

Obrigado pelo seu comentário perspicaz! Concordo plenamente com o seu sentimento.

The blue LED is nice. The whole clock is so bright that I couldn’t keep it in a bedroom. I put some ND gel over the display and that did the trick. Thank you for the details on your modifications. Very much appreciated.

Excellent suggestion. Thank you for your feedback!

LOL

Well he said in the other comment, it had to be a metal tape.

lololol

Yeah, I know what you mean. I also love the aesthetic of the old video, but sometimes you actually want to capture detail and watch it on a modern screen. Maybe I'll have to get something that does 1080. Thanks for watching!

Why thank you, Captain Mutiny!

Turn up the subwoofer and it sounds better.

Wow, thank you so much! I am a novice at this in general, and Betacam SP in particular. Yes, I definitely should have used a darker ND filter. I didn't adjust the sharpness though. I have a PVW-2800 that I could use for playback, but instead I just used the VA-510 VTR Adapter that I have in order to output composite video to my USB capture device. I don't have a compatible tripod for the Sony ENG camera, but I could have used one for the Panasonic MiniDV. I am not sure what you mean about transcoding the Betacam SP tape to digital. I have an USB capture device that accepts either composite or S-video input. Perhaps you can elaborate a little? It is very exciting to me to get advice from an accomplished professional. I really appreciate your advice. I will concentrate on the 10-second still shots next time! Thank you!!!

There should be a filter wheel on the side of the camera that gives you the following choices, tungsten, sunlight, and sunlight plus ND for really bright situations. On the side there might be ASA gain functions, zero gain will be the cleanest. You can also set up the viewfinder by using the built in color bars. Hopefully you have the color bars with the three black pluge bars. If you get zebras in the image, they probably mean the video is clipping or about to clip in the bright spots. See if you can find the menu options that can be viewed in the viewfinder. If you record directly to tape, then playback the tape through the three component connections known as R-Y, B-Y, Y, and convert that to a digital signal, the picture quality can be surprisingly good. I think there is an option to border the top and bottom of the camera acquisition image if you want to have a matching aspect ratio for transferring to digital. @@SquarewaveTechnology I hope you can find a way to tripod your betacam sp, that is when the fun begins. Super slow zooms if you want, balanced camera that elegantly can be panned or zoom and pan.

Yes, there is a filter wheel with 4 choices. I disabled the zebra function as I didn't quite understand what it was for, but it definitely would be helpful. I keep the camera gain switch on 0 dB. I do record directly to tape, and the camera doesn't have component video output, but my PVW-2800 VTR does, so I will try that. While I appreciate the aesthetics of analog video, I do want the best quality possible when digitizing the base footage. I am not sure about aspect ratio for digitizing, but I like the look of 4:3 with the older media. I checked out tripod prices on eBay...Wow. Hundreds of dollars at the minimum. I'll keep looking, as it's impossible to hold that 20 pound camera still and it's going to throw my spine out of alignment. I'm fascinated by the Betacam SP format as well as the intricacies of my Sony DXC-D30. I'm planning on picking up a DSR-1 DVCAM VTR for the camera since it's easier to transfer and the cassettes are ubiquitous and inexpensive. It's all a learning process. I am very grateful for your detailed, helpful advice! Thanks again!

I made a new video over the weekend and tried to keep your advice in the forefront of my mind while filming. I used only a MiniDV camcorder this time, and didn't use a tripod (again), but I tried to focus on the 10-second motionless shots for the most part. I am pretty happy with the results.

Thank you, sir!

Thank you! I checked out your channel. Your videos are amazing!