![]() I have tested both the telecine boxes and the mirror and ground glass. They use a single surface mirror that will give you a much sharper less distorted image than a piece of stainless steel tile. Telecine boxes and the mirror and ground glass units do not use standard mirrors. Hot spots are caused by too much light and not the mirror. Someone had used a piece of a stainless steel tile instead of a mirror and the results were very good. I saw a solution to the mirror problem Ty refers to on YouTube. That was in the days of limited range zooms and tube pick-up cameras though. ![]() The idea is that the light is more straight on through the system so the diffuser does less work at the edges. I think when I tried a box like this the hot spot was less noticeable if I used the maximum telephoto range on both the projector and camera lenses. If the mirror issue has been corrected, then I withdraw my reservations. ![]() I've also used glass etching paste on the lens taken from a cheap halogen lamp to make an effective diffuser.Įdit: I see in another thread that Janice, who would know, is recommending the Sharples ground glass unit. You can reduce the hot spot by placing a piece of translucent glass in front of the projector lamp to diffuse the light. According the the instruction sheet, the ghost image is a the result of a setting problem in the customer's camera, which is utter nonsense. This means the the reflected image in the ground glass is both the bright, sharp intended image from the rear surface, and a ghost-like shadow image from the front surface of the mirror glass. Instead, the manufacturer has cheaped out and used the more common rear surface mirror. This type of setup absolutely requires a front surface mirror, which means, as the name suggests, the reflective material is on the front of the glass. I've used the Sharples unit sold on Amazon. Those boxes are from a time when home video cameras were far less sharp than they are today, and the results intended for VHS. The best one I've come across was made by Keystone. Some of those old transfer boxes on ebay are better than others in this regard. I've never used the Ambico box, but a common problem with those older devices, besides the hot spot, is the texture of the screen material that is picked up by the camera. I'd appreciate any thoughts any of you may have. The picture frame style product currently being sold on Amazon: seems to take the opposite approach. I believe there's a macro lens in there somewhere: The Ambico's are a dime a dozen on Ebay and it looks like you project onto some sort of diffusing surface and that image is reflected towards the camera. I know hot spots can be an issue with this type of setup. I'd be using a Sankyo 2000H projector and my wife's Canon DSLR for the camera. Just wondering which one results in better quality transfers (if there's much difference). picture frame type mirror and ground glass ![]() #AMBICO V 0916 MANUAL TRANSFER PASSWORD#My profile | my password | search | faq | register | forum homeĪmbico Video Transfer box vs. ![]()
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