Hitachi VM-2000A VHS Movie Camera

I just added some serious Cold War era tech to my arsenal of movie-making equipment with this vintage Hitachi VM-2000A VHS movie camera. Released the same year as Back to the Future and weighing as much as a Buick, this Hitachi camcorder comes with state of the art auto-focus technology and VCR compatibility.

I've also been adding unopened brands of blank VHS tapes to my collection during my province-wide thrift hunts, which might further prove that this "vintage media wall" I've been building really is (at least in part) just a big art installation. Do you remember ever seeing these giant VHS cameras in the wild? This one still had a tape with a little league game from 1991 in it.

Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

A few visuals from the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy.

 

Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California

A few visuals of the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. 

Piazza del Campidoglio | Capitoline Hill in Rome

As the historic centre of Rome, the Capitoline Hill is the most significant of the seven hills that Rome was founded on. The Piazza del Campidoglio is the large public square that now sits atop the Capitoline Hill, and was designed by Michelangelo in the 16th century. Since the Middle Ages, the Piazza del Campidoglio has been the seat of civil administration in Rome, and to this day, has remained a symbolic landmark and prominent gathering space.

   

High-Speed Frecciarossa Trains in Italy

A few train snapshots from the travel shoots across Italy.