Any Ideas for video tapping Super 8?

Henderson · Post by **Henderson** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 3:43 am

I'm looking for an inexpensive way of video assisting super 8. I figure one could buy one of those little video cameras, attach it to the eye piece, and run it through a mini DV camera LCD. What does anyone think?
Henderson

Post by **Lucas Lightfeat** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 5:31 am

Hope this is useful, it took me an age to find in my archives...

http://jl-site.com/Super8/S8VideoTap.html

Lux

Post by **jessh** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 8:12 am

heres some links to cameras that could be good for making one:

http://www.herbach.com/Merchant2/mercha ... de=CTV-031
http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp?aol ... OG&ref=GOG
http://www.mpja.com/product.asp?product=11610+ST
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/w ... 6&id=24754

anyone have input on what it takes for a camera to work, and if any of the less expensive of these would?

~Jess

Post by **Lucas Lightfeat** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 5:48 pm

I'd just like to add that I think there's a good reason why Pro video assists are in black and white - it's helpful for seeing contrast ratios. A colour camera is then, not only more expensive, but perhaps unsuitable for your requirements.

Lucas

Post by **jessh** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 10:11 pm

Lucas Lightfeat wrote:I'd just like to add that I think there's a good reason why Pro video assists are in black and white - it's helpful for seeing contrast ratios. A colour camera is then, not only more expensive, but perhaps unsuitable for your requirements.

actually, I believe many high end ones are in color, b&w is probably more common due to lower cost, especially when it comes to using high res cameras in order to be able to focus accurately.
For contrast ratio's you can always switch your monitor to b&w....

~Jess

Post by **S8 Booster** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 10:58 pm

Can not verify this info but I am pretty sure that in the late Ã‚Â´80s or early Ã‚Â´90s I saw a magazine print of a Beaulieu, planneed, or prototype? that included a built in video tap so the camera could be used either as a S8 camera or video camera with an external recorder.

I am not thinking of the Hi8 video camera they launched.

I have never seen this camera since so it might have been a prototype or project model only.

Anybody else who recalls this?

R