Meet the 100-Pound Grandfather of Modern Video ProductionMike Meyerson4 min read·Just nowJust now--NOTE: This article was originally published in FEELING CREATIVE? — please visit for more guest posted creative content.Every now and then you see a piece of vintage gear that just stops you in your tracks. For me, it’s this retro machine. It looks like something out of a 1950’s sci-fi movie like (“Forbidden Planet” comes to mind). So I did a little digging, and the real story is even cooler. This is the Ampex ...