video tap conversion installed on a Beaulieu 4008

[Ray]

Saw this site with a photo of a video tap on a Beaulieu 4008 ZMll. Can someone do a English translation ?
http://www.cine-super8.net/index.php?ordpp=4&idp=151

[aj]

Certainly looks nice and compact.

It looks simple but there must be some optics in the tube otherwise it never can project an image on the sensor.

The text isn´t that detailed. The images seem tell most. The signal is PAL tv and can go to a display monitor or some small TFT-LCD screen with PAL input.

[Ray]

Thanks for the quick reply, AJ. Any mention of the company who made the optics ?

[Ace]

I am also interested in this, I think that this can be replicated if we can get the specific components used, i would be able to use this, instead of trying to use a lipstick cam.

I looked around and there are many very capable "spy cams" and pinhole cams that would do the trick, but I am still curious on what they used here.

[Rachel Oliver]

Hi;

Looks like a pretty standard mini cctv security cam to me, i have one just like it which I have taped into my Leicina eyepiece on occasion. I think whats impressive with the link pic is the coupler... That's the hard bit!

Rachel

[Bjarne Eldhuset]

Looks very nice indeed, and actually pretty simple. Although I'm not saying I could make one myself

I sent them an e-mail and asked a load of questions. Will post back what they have to say.

Bjarne

http://www.super8.no - on it's way up again!

[Scotness]

Hi;

Looks like a pretty standard mini cctv security cam to me, i have one just like it which I have taped into my Leicina eyepiece on occasion. I think whats impressive with the link pic is the coupler... That's the hard bit!

Rachel

Agreed - standard cctv back with a cheap crappy c-mount security lense on the front. Key thing there is to get a c-mount lenses with the right focal length so as to see all of the frame through the eyepiece and not effectively vinjette your view - otherwise you'll have things in shot you didn't realise were there.

Scot

[gianni1]

I once put a D mount lens with a toy video cam ccd onto a Canonet 8 eyepiece. I used a magic tape core as spacer between the lens and sensor, held on by electrical tape.




more pix here

G