Buried Treasure - Part II

Well, turns out unfortunately that the vintage VHS camcorder that was found at work wasn't in working order. At least the battery/battery charger didn't work, so hence, no working camera either. We were sorely disappointed. I wasn't able to get the VHS tape out of the camera either, although I haven't been willing yet to break the camera o get it out. Maybe I'll go that far this weekend. After all, I wouldn't be willing to pay a penny for this thing even if it did work! Updates on what's on the tape when I find out myself...

Buried Treasure - A blast from the past

A co-worker found this "ancient" camera at work today. Apparently, someone threw it into a dumpster there, and someone had dug it out thinking it might be something worth keeping. They then "rightly" decided it wasn't and threw it on the ground where he later found it. In it's day, it actually probably was a quite expensive and nice video camera. It has a I.D. plate on the bottom of it that dates it's manufacture to October of 1987! And yes, it is a full size VHS camcorder, the kind that uses VHS tapes! It's a complete kit, a gorilla case with foam inserts, camera, battery, cables, and editing dock etc.
We've got it all layed out on this table in the shop letting it dry out, as it had been raining and everything was soaked. When it's dried out, we're going to try charging the battery and see if it works. It does have a tape in the drive and we're curious to see what might be on it. I'll report back on what results we get if any in a couple of days.