8-50mm Zoom Lens for Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, C-Mount

Whether you’re building a custom security system, a specialised camera dolly for unique photography and videography, or just like to experiment with what’s possible with Raspberry Pi and image capturing capabilities, it’s always great to have options available, as more options means more possibilities for creating even more awesome projects. However, with the cost-effective nature of most Camera Modules within the hobbyist range, you may often find that a lot of the cameras available to us are quite limited, and that’s what really enticed us toward the IMX477 High Quality Camera from Waveshare, as this specialised camera module has been equipped with a C/CS-Mount style fitting, so as to fit a good range of different Lens Mounts and open up many more possibilities for what you can do with cameras and Raspberry Pi.

This 8-50mm Zoom Lens is built for the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera, and features an adjustable zoom that is quite wide, going from 8mm focal length all the way up to 50mm. This of course is better than almost any digital zoom that you could post-process images with, and uses the classic analogue light-focusing style to keep the image quality crisp and clear. These features, especially given the mountable nature of this lens and the fact that it can be installed and removed at will, makes it a great addition for almost any Makers who like to build projects with cameras, and when used alongside other C-Mount Lenses, can really let you take full advantage of the high quality that the IMX477 Camera Module offers. So if this Mountable lens take your interest, but you’re perhaps looking for more options with other focal lengths and apertures, check out our C/CS-Mount Range to find the ones that best suit your unique project and photography needs.

Additional Resources:

• For more insights and information on this Lens, check out the official Waveshare 8-50mm Telephoto Lens Wiki Page, which features useful info on this as well as other C-Mount lenses.

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