Today’s Webcams Are Boring, So I Brought Back a Classic

Re:Today’s Webcams Are Boring, So I Brought Back a Classic by brirec on Sunday October 11, 2020 @06:13AM (#24744801)

The sensor definitely isn’t too tiny to be useful, and you can get some nice C-mount lenses for cheap on eBay and Amazon. Incidentally, my favorite lens for my Canon M50 mirrorless is actually a C-mount lens with an adapter that cost me $30. It goes for about $20 new on the bay.

Edit: $50 for the Pi HQ camera, $30 for the lens, $20 for four Pi Zeroes (just in case it’s not as easy to find them for $5 where you are). Still comes out to way less than half the price of a used A6000 with the kit lens.

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Re:Today’s Webcams Are Boring, So I Brought Back a Classic by fhars on Sunday October 11, 2020 @06:34AM (#24744859)

But as far as I can see, that lens (assuming the default 6mm lens offered with the module) will give you about the same effective resolution as your standard webcam, with maybe slightly better control over depth of field, far worse image distortion near the edges, and no autofocus.

The cheapest 6mm lenses that come even remotely close to using the sensor resolution start at 400€.

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Re:Today’s Webcams Are Boring, So I Brought Back a Classic by epmaybe on Sunday October 11, 2020 @10:13AM (#24745923)

What lens? Always a fan of interesting old lenses

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