Our mission is to help filmmakers creatively explore classic analog video cameras in a simple, contemporary way. Based in Los Angeles, Retrocams specializes in renting rebuilt and digitally (keep?) converted vintage video cameras from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s — all from the era before HD.

We offer both professional broadcast cameras and consumer video cameras, allowing productions to achieve everything from polished network looks to unmistakable home-video aesthetics of the past. Originally designed for tape formats like U-matic, Betacam, VHS, Hi8, MiniDV, and DVCAM, each Retrocam has been converted to output a SDI or HD-SDI signal. This allows recording directly to SD cards in ProRes or Avid DNxHD codecs, combining authentic analog imagery with a reliable digital workflow.

Vintage video made easy and tape-free for today's productions. Our systems are designed to be plug-and-play, giving filmmakers the ability to easily recreate period-accurate video using the actual cameras that defined those eras.