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Only tangentially related but if you already have a popular Logitech webcam (like the C920) chances are you can find a kit to mount C/CS/D-mount lenses on it, l

by Hamcha 4y ago

Only tangentially related but if you already have a popular Logitech webcam (like the C920) chances are you can find a kit to mount C/CS/D-mount lenses on it, like with this one: https://www.kurokesu.com/shop/C920_REWORK_KIT2 https://www.kurokesu.com/shop/C920_REWORK_KIT2 C/CS/D mounts are for CCTV camera so you can find new and used lens for cheap. They will not fix a cheap/bad sensor, but they will definitely get you extra flexibility in what kind of framing/shot you can do.

porphyra 4y ago
I got a Mokose UC70 USB C mount camera on Amazon. It's just a plug and play webcam but I mounted a Ricoh f/1.4 lens on it and it's fantastic. Much cheaper than getting a real mirrorless camera too.
james_xu 4y ago
This right here is the best solution I've found. I have their Brio kit w/2.8-12mm CS lens and it's excellent in a small package. Low light conditions are still a challenge due to the tiny sensor. As a bonus, you can disconnect the built in mics and opt for a nice boom mic with a hardware cut off switch.
- danjc 4y ago
  How would you disconnect the built in mic?
Karawebnetwork 4y ago
Do you know of sites with examples of the results?
zrail 4y ago
With these kits do you lose the ability to autofocus?
- Lammy 4y ago
  That sounds like an upgrade to me since my C920 and C922 had very fidgety auto-focus. I could turn it off via the Logitech camera settings application, but it would always reset itself to on when the computer was rebooted.
alx__ 4y ago
If I understand that correctly, it's a mount to allow you to use a normal camera lens? That are a specific screw-thread type? Similar to how you can get mounts for phones to improve the shot options?
- Hamcha 4y ago
  Yes, but unlike screw-on cameras, the process here takes out the original lens, so you expose the bare sensor to whatever glass you will add later on. C/CS/D mount are screw-on, they are also completely manual, so you lose software control over focus and other things, and you need to rotate rings in the lens itself to adjust.
  - alx__ 4y ago
    Oh ok, that's interesting! Probably a step to far for me, but I love the concept
_carbyau_ 4y ago
For those with a 3D printer they host their STEP files on github. https://github.com/Kurokesu/3d_models https://github.com/Kurokesu/3d_models The github license field says: "GPL-3.0 license" But they look great. I am tempted to buy a Brio and their kit.

by Hamcha 4y ago

porphyra 4y ago

I got a Mokose UC70 USB C mount camera on Amazon. It's just a plug and play webcam but I mounted a Ricoh f/1.4 lens on it and it's fantastic. Much cheaper than getting a real mirrorless camera too.

james_xu 4y ago

This right here is the best solution I've found. I have their Brio kit w/2.8-12mm CS lens and it's excellent in a small package. Low light conditions are still a challenge due to the tiny sensor. As a bonus, you can disconnect the built in mics and opt for a nice boom mic with a hardware cut off switch.

danjc 4y ago
How would you disconnect the built in mic?

Karawebnetwork 4y ago

Do you know of sites with examples of the results?

zrail 4y ago

With these kits do you lose the ability to autofocus?

Lammy 4y ago
That sounds like an upgrade to me since my C920 and C922 had very fidgety auto-focus. I could turn it off via the Logitech camera settings application, but it would always reset itself to on when the computer was rebooted.

alx__ 4y ago

If I understand that correctly, it's a mount to allow you to use a normal camera lens? That are a specific screw-thread type? Similar to how you can get mounts for phones to improve the shot options?

Hamcha 4y ago
Yes, but unlike screw-on cameras, the process here takes out the original lens, so you expose the bare sensor to whatever glass you will add later on. C/CS/D mount are screw-on, they are also completely manual, so you lose software control over focus and other things, and you need to rotate rings in the lens itself to adjust.
- alx__ 4y ago
  Oh ok, that's interesting! Probably a step to far for me, but I love the concept

_carbyau_ 4y ago

For those with a 3D printer they host their STEP files on github. https://github.com/Kurokesu/3d_models https://github.com/Kurokesu/3d_models The github license field says: "GPL-3.0 license" But they look great. I am tempted to buy a Brio and their kit.