C-mount lens for machine vision cameras collection

C-mount lens for machine vision cameras

C-mount lens stand out as one of the most common types of lenses for industrial applications. This is because of its standardized thread and the compact design, allowing it to easily combine with any of our industrial cameras. Our C-mount lenses are manufactured and designed to meet the high standards of durability and reliability, these standards are required to withstand harsh conditions such as those found in industrial environments. Featuring high optical performance and precise focusing, they deliver sharp images over an extended lifetime. 

Almost all our C-mount lenses are available on our local Express stock. This means that they ready for immediate shipping after ordering. For high quantities of C-mount lenses, we also offer short delivery times. Need a special lens for your project? We also offer custom machine vision lenses.

C-mount lens products

What should I consider when looking for a C-mount lens?

For every lens series, a variety of focal lengths are available. Most of our C-mount lenses have a fixed focal length, providing stability in your application and enabling high resolution and contrast in captured images. This makes them ideal for use in industrial applications, where fixed parameters such as working distance and field of view are necessary. The cost of a fixed-focus lens is relatively low, allowing the possibility of meeting the needs of large-scale industrial productions.

If you in the process of selecting the right lens for your machine vision application, it is essential to consider various factors. These factors include the desired field of view, working distance, sensor size, and required focal length. To help you calculate the right lens, you can use our Lens calculator to determine the right focal length for your application. This tool can also be used as a C-mount lens calculator for your specific field of view. 

Another point to consider is the match between the lens resolution (resolving power) with the pixel size of your industrial camera. You can read more about this on this article: "How to select the best lens resolution for the pixel size of your camera". This article explains in detail the relationship between the lens resolution and pixel size. 

We have an experienced team that can help you select the best lens for your application. Please contact us for direct assistance!

Advantages of the C-mount lens

Using C-mount lenses has many benefits, they are designed specifically for use in industrial environments. They are built to be robust and durable to withstand harsh conditions such as high temperatures, humidity, vibration, and other adverse factors. Some other advantages include:

Suitable for image sensors up to 1.4

Manual aperture (iris) adjustment

Manual focus setting

Screws to fix securely the iris and focus position

You can easily and securely mount the lens

Selected lenses with very high light sensitivity, apertures ranging up to F1.4

Applications for the C-mount lens

C-mount lenses are versatile optical tools employed in a wide spectrum of applications, including quality control, inspection, and monitoring of the production process in machine vision systems. In robotics and automation, they serve as essential components for object identification, positioning, and tracking. 

Their ability to provide sharp and detailed images is particularly valuable in scientific research and medical imaging for capturing intricate details of samples and tissues. From inspecting products on assembly lines to assisting robots in manipulating objects, C-mount lenses demonstrate their adaptability and versatility across diverse fields.

VA Imaging portfolio of C-mount lenses

We have more than 50 different C-mount lenses on offer in our portfolio, VA Imaging provides an extensive line of high-performance lenses for each resolution level (45MP, 25MP, 20MP, 10MP, 12MP or 5MP), each with different focal lengths and sensor sizes. We also offer options of macro lenses and varifocal lenses. If you could not find a solution for you in our online store//if your applications requires a very specific solution that you cannot find directly in our portfolio, please make an enquiry for custom C-mount lenses. Our goal is to provide high-quality products with an extremely low level of variation among individual lenses. 

You can also explore our machine vision lenses from the following brands:

Are you in need of a perfect camera to match with your C-Mount Lens? Check out our selection of Industrial cameras.

Differences of the C-mount lens

Our portfolio of standard C-mount lenses can be divided into three categories based on their focal length, aperture, and optical design: 

This type of lens is the standard in machine vision applications. While focus and aperture can be set, the focal length (magnification) can’t be changed. This enables the manufacturer to construct a lens with more light sensitivity, compared to other types of lenses. In addition, less mechanical parts make the lenses more rigid and reliable to perform in an industrial environment. The focal length of a lens depends on the sensor size, working distance and desired field of view for the application. Our lens calculator is a perfect tool to determine the needed focal length.

These lenses offer a variable magnification, allowing for a wide range of field of views without changing camera position or more flexibility in the working distance. They are typically characterized by their maximum and minimum focal length. Zoom lenses are available in manual focus or motorized/autofocus such as those commonly used in CCTV systems and machine vision applications. 

These lenses are specialized for close-up images, designed for high resolution applications where a short working distance is required. They feature a short minimum focusing distance and a shallow depth of field, making them ideal for capturing intricate details of small subjects. We have macro lenses available for 12MP resolution for 25, 35, 50 and 75mm focal length.

In addition, we have also available telecentric lens with c-mount that you can use in your application. 

Lens filters and adapters for a C-mount lens

We offer a wide portfolio of lens filter for C-mount lenses. With our filters you can improve the contrast in your machine vision application. You can find a diverse range of bandpass, long pass, UV, NIR and polarizing filters. Choose from a variety of filter threads to match your specific C-mount lens.

If you are using a camera with a CS-mount, you can simply pair your C-mount lens with our C-EXTENSION-RING-5MM adapter and easily integrate it into your system.
It is also possible to use a focal extender such as our 2x focal length extender or our 4x focal length extender. to zoom a factor of 2 or 4 and increase your focal length of a C-mount lens. These focal extenders can be very useful when working with a C-mount lenses with a microscopic for example, where the field of view is usually smaller.

C-mount lenses production and quality control

Our manufacturing facility has the capacity to produce more than 300,000 lenses each year. We keep a stock of 500 units specifically for machine vision lenses. These lenses undergo meticulous crafting and polishing to attain the precise aspherical size. Constructed with glass elements and housed in metal, the initial production step involves cutting the glass elements, followed by polishing and thorough cleaning. Rigorous quality control measures are implemented to ensure that our C-mount lenses meet stringent quality standards, providing an outstanding price-performance ratio.

C-mount lens shock & vibration test

The industrial c-mount lens for Machine Vision applications is tested on shock and vibrations. The lens is designed with glasses that are fixed with a pressure ring. Lenses are tested under the following conditions:

For machine vision applications where the c-mount lens might vibrate, we advise to use blue Loctite® glue to be sure that the lens locking screws for focus and aperture will not vibrate or loosen up. These are best practices for industrial C-mount lenses.

a generated sine wave with an amplitude of 1.5mm and a frequency of 10hz-55hz will shake the lens for 25 minutes in three perpendicular directions

The lens, packaged in the standard package, is dropped 5 times, each from 1 corner, 3 edges and 6 sides at a height of 1m on a rigid surface (steel plate)

C-mount lens shock & vibration test - Ruggedized Lenses

The industrial c-mount lens for Machine Vision applications is tested on shock and vibrations. The lens is designed with glasses that are fixed with a pressure ring. Lenses are tested under the following conditions:

For machine vision applications where the c-mount lens might vibrate, we advise to use our Ruggedized Lenses.

1)       Random vibration test

Conducted vibration tests in 3 axes;
5~10Hz: +12 dB/oct;
10~50Hz: 0.04m2/s3 (0.000416 g2/Hz)
50~100Hz: -12dB/oct
The total root-mean-square acceleration is 0.15Grms
0.5 hours in each axis

Sinusoidal vibration test
Conducted vibration tests in 3 axes;
Test frequency: 10~150Hz
Test magnitude: acceleration amplitude 1g
Test time: Frequency sweep test - the number of frequency sweeps in each axial cycle is 1
Sweep rate (oct/min): 1

Conducted shock tests in 3 axes;
Test magnitude: acceleration amplitude 20g/11ms;
100 pulses in each axis;

Reviews C-mount lens

  • 10
    Absolutely thrilled

    I am absolutely thrilled with the MER2-160-227U3M camera I purchased from VA-Imaging. The camera exceeds my expectations in every way. The image quality is sharp and clear, even with fast movements... I am absolutely thrilled with the MER2-160-227U3M camera I purchased from VA-Imaging. The camera exceeds my expectations in every way. The image quality is sharp and clear, even with fast movements. Installation was straightforward. VA-Imaging's customer service was also outstanding. They were very helpful in answering my questions and delivered the camera quickly and securely.

  • 8
    Cameras are a great value for money

    The cameras are a great value for money and the lenses also. The software is outdated and needs refreshing. It took me considerable amount of time to discover how to access the camera features. The cameras are a great value for money and the lenses also. The software is outdated and needs refreshing. It took me considerable amount of time to discover how to access the camera features.

  • 10
    Easy to deal with

    Its a pleasure to contact with the sales department. They are very polite and always ready to help. Our orders are always delivered on time and the communication is easy and simple. High quality pr... Its a pleasure to contact with the sales department. They are very polite and always ready to help. Our orders are always delivered on time and the communication is easy and simple. High quality products.

  • 10
    embedded camera

    We initially explored several embedded vision camera and USB3 camera options for our application. Our main priorities were compact dimensions and keeping the required software development to a mini... We initially explored several embedded vision camera and USB3 camera options for our application. Our main priorities were compact dimensions and keeping the required software development to a minimum. We selected a VEN-161 boardlevel camera. It was easy to integrate and USB3 Vision interface allowed our software team to get started quickly. The sales guy was very helpful with selecting the hardware for us. We are happy that we selected the USB3 board-level camera instead of a Mipi embedded vision camera as we didn't require now the additional driver development.

  • 10
    Excellent

    It was easy and quick process from ordering to receiving. One personal message from the team is making it even better. Thanks It was easy and quick process from ordering to receiving. One personal message from the team is making it even better. Thanks

  • 10
    Excellent quality material and attentive and reliable supplier

    In the commercial phase we had maximum support and delivery times were respected. The material is quite good with low and competitive costs. In the commercial phase we had maximum support and delivery times were respected. The material is quite good with low and competitive costs.

  • 10
    Fast cable delivery

    I had ordered a camera but forgotten to include the required cable. the cable was ordered and delivered very fast. I had ordered a camera but forgotten to include the required cable. the cable was ordered and delivered very fast.

  • 8
    Fast delivery

    Fast delivery even without paying the speed premium Fast delivery even without paying the speed premium

  • 9
    Fast Delivery and good quality!

    A very good company, I will continue to cooperate next time！ A very good company, I will continue to cooperate next time！

  • 10
    Fast service

    Extremely fast service. I got the camera next day. Highly recommend the seller! Thank you! Extremely fast service. I got the camera next day. Highly recommend the seller! Thank you!

  • 8.5
    Good Experience

    Top, good experience. Very attentive and quick to respond. Product arrived in good condition. Top, good experience. Very attentive and quick to respond. Product arrived in good condition.

  • 10
    Good products and services

    Lead time are a bit long but they VA imaging is a reliable provider that simply does what it says. Each time we needed to talk to someone, we had a proper client service with real listening and the... Lead time are a bit long but they VA imaging is a reliable provider that simply does what it says. Each time we needed to talk to someone, we had a proper client service with real listening and the will to find solutions.

  • 8
    Good quality and fast delivery

    So far, all components meet expectation, it would be great, though, if 3d models for all components were available. So far, all components meet expectation, it would be great, though, if 3d models for all components were available.

  • 10
    Great

    These people know their subject. Thanks to their help, I was able to successfully complete my machine vision project. They are competent in optics and that makes the difference. Delivery and post-d... These people know their subject. Thanks to their help, I was able to successfully complete my machine vision project. They are competent in optics and that makes the difference. Delivery and post-delivery service at the highest level.

  • 9
    Great customer service, fast delivery.

    Unfortunately they could not help me finding a suitable camera+lens combination for a specific application, but they even assigned a physicist to my query. Unfortunately they could not help me finding a suitable camera+lens combination for a specific application, but they even assigned a physicist to my query.

  • 10
    Great customer support, products and prices

    I contacted GeT Cameras to help out with selecting the best camera and lens solution for me. They provided great support. I ordered with express and received the products 2 days later :) I contacted GeT Cameras to help out with selecting the best camera and lens solution for me. They provided great support. I ordered with express and received the products 2 days later :)

  • 9
    Great prices, great service, everything great

    Bought quite a few cameras from these guys, prices are great, service is great, delivery times of the hardware is also very nice. Bought quite a few cameras from these guys, prices are great, service is great, delivery times of the hardware is also very nice.

  • 10
    Great products. Excellent support.

    GeT Cameras in Germany made some photo's of our products to show the performance of their cameras and they looked perfect. Recently we purchased a camera with lens, and LED lights. We are not exper... GeT Cameras in Germany made some photo's of our products to show the performance of their cameras and they looked perfect. Recently we purchased a camera with lens, and LED lights. We are not experienced with machine vision but the installation worked out fine. After installation on our laboratory we were surprised again of the high quality of the photos and the versatility of this system. (options in Galaxy viewer and integration in Python. Recently we had an issue with the software and the customer support was able to give us the relevant information to fix it within one day. The next time we need a camera we will not be looking to other suppliers but contact GeT Cameras immediately.

  • 10
    Great service

    I needed a replacement part for a camera - not only was it delivered almost two weeks earlier than expected, but it also arrived well packaged. I needed a replacement part for a camera - not only was it delivered almost two weeks earlier than expected, but it also arrived well packaged.

  • 10
    Great support and inhouse knowledge of the cameras

    First I was a little bit sceptic about buying online industrial cameras. It’s a critical part for our machine. For a new product development there was a lot of price pressure. We needed a cheap cam... First I was a little bit sceptic about buying online industrial cameras. It’s a critical part for our machine. For a new product development there was a lot of price pressure. We needed a cheap camera. I called them and Caspar was providing great support. He even advised a cheaper camera than I had in mind. I was just surprised by the inhouse knowledge of get cameras about machine vision. Never expected this from a webshop. The image an built quality of the camera is also great. The camera feels and operates the same as our Basler cameras.

  • 10
    Great support by email

    I ordered a 20MP USB3 camera including a lens 2 months ago for a datamatrix code reading application. In the beginning I was sceptic because of the low prices, but support by email was great. They ... I ordered a 20MP USB3 camera including a lens 2 months ago for a datamatrix code reading application. In the beginning I was sceptic because of the low prices, but support by email was great. They advise a lens and provided additional technical information. Unfortunately they don't offer a loan service, but I decided to try it. I had the cameras in house within 2 weeks and connection was easy. The SDK looks like the SDK from Basler so I felt directly comfortable with it. The camera and lens was a perfect match and now I'm able to read small DMC codes on large products with just a single camera.

  • 10
    Great support while selecting a lens

    We have bought a 20MP camera and lens with extension tubes to use it as a digital microscope in our lab. The support with selecting a lens was great. Connecting the USB3 camera was easy. We receive... We have bought a 20MP camera and lens with extension tubes to use it as a digital microscope in our lab. The support with selecting a lens was great. Connecting the USB3 camera was easy. We received everything on time.

  • 10
    High quality

    High quality components and service! My order was handled quickly and arrived ahead of schedule. Would recommend. High quality components and service! My order was handled quickly and arrived ahead of schedule. Would recommend.

  • 10
    I like the quality and price of the camera

    I bought a camera and lens. It was delivered fast. Connecting was easy using their quickstep article. The image quality is really great. I bought a camera and lens. It was delivered fast. Connecting was easy using their quickstep article. The image quality is really great.

  • 10
    It is important to have a skilled and efficient team of workers to get the goods efficiently.

    Maintained a good relationship and very good communication from start to finish to purchase the item. Maintained a good relationship and very good communication from start to finish to purchase the item.

  • 10
    Just great

    Needed a customized lens with fixed iris and I just needed 10 pieces. They where able to do it for just a few euro's extra per lens. Great service Needed a customized lens with fixed iris and I just needed 10 pieces. They where able to do it for just a few euro's extra per lens. Great service

  • 9
    Outstanding products and customer service

    The customer service staff was friendly, easy to approach and helped us select the appropriate products which fit our use case perfectly. The customer service staff was friendly, easy to approach and helped us select the appropriate products which fit our use case perfectly.

  • 10
    Outstanding products and customer service

    Get Cameras were extremely kind to sponsor us with some amazing equipment for our RoboCup student team, Delft Mercurians. We had no issues with the cameras, they perform as advertised and enabled u... Get Cameras were extremely kind to sponsor us with some amazing equipment for our RoboCup student team, Delft Mercurians. We had no issues with the cameras, they perform as advertised and enabled us to continue with the project and the company was extremely supportive of us overall. The customer service staff was friendly, easy to approach and helped us select the appropriate products which fit our use case perfectly.

  • 8
    Perfect customer interaction

    Good site and perfect customer interaction. Good site and perfect customer interaction.

  • 10
    Products delivered sooner than promised

    Ordered products were delivered sooner than promised, all ordered items were included in the package and we had no problems to make them work (cameras work with the attached software and with Matlab). Ordered products were delivered sooner than promised, all ordered items were included in the package and we had no problems to make them work (cameras work with the attached software and with Matlab).

  • 10
    Professional support, fast delivery and good product.

    I liked that your team helped me chose the needed equipment by my description. The items that i have ordered are exactly what i have looked for. I liked that your team helped me chose the needed equipment by my description. The items that i have ordered are exactly what i have looked for.

  • 10
    Prompt responses to many questions

    Prompt responses to our many questions. A good selection of cameras despite shortages elsewhere in the industry and we have been able to specify some of these cameras to keep projects moving forwar... Prompt responses to our many questions. A good selection of cameras despite shortages elsewhere in the industry and we have been able to specify some of these cameras to keep projects moving forward. We continue to buy regularly.

  • 10
    Prompt shipment

    Reachable by phone and smooth cooperation. Invoice provided without the need for extra requesting for it. Reachable by phone and smooth cooperation. Invoice provided without the need for extra requesting for it.

  • 10
    Quick responses and good selection of cameras

    Prompt responses to our many questions. A good selection of cameras despite shortages elsewhere in the industry and we have been able to specify some of these cameras to keep projects moving forwar... Prompt responses to our many questions. A good selection of cameras despite shortages elsewhere in the industry and we have been able to specify some of these cameras to keep projects moving forward. We continue to buy from Get-Cameras regularly.

  • 10
    Quick shipping and excellent customer service

    The customer service is quick, friendly and helpful, shipping takes place fast and the quality of cameras and accessoires is excellent. Very useful is also the provided software, including coding e... The customer service is quick, friendly and helpful, shipping takes place fast and the quality of cameras and accessoires is excellent. Very useful is also the provided software, including coding examples to implement the cameras in our systems.

  • 10
    Quick shipping and excellent customer service

    The customer service is quick, friendly and helpful, shipping takes place fast and the quality of cameras and accessoires is excellent. Very useful is also the provided software, including coding e... The customer service is quick, friendly and helpful, shipping takes place fast and the quality of cameras and accessoires is excellent. Very useful is also the provided software, including coding examples to implement the cameras in our systems.

  • 10
    Really nice products

    i called them and they proposed the camera, lens and light setup. I received everything 2 days later. Tested it and it works. I didn't expect such a good image quality for the total set price. They... i called them and they proposed the camera, lens and light setup. I received everything 2 days later. Tested it and it works. I didn't expect such a good image quality for the total set price. They recommended the cheapest camera they had, but it's perfect for detecting the defects on my products.

  • 9
    Suitable product for us

    We already have several of your cameras. These are for stock only. Since we are taking them into stock, that means we are happy with them. Only lead time is little bit longer. We already have several of your cameras. These are for stock only. Since we are taking them into stock, that means we are happy with them. Only lead time is little bit longer.

  • 10
    The German-speaking customer service team is very attentive to our needs.

    We greatly value our collaboration with VA Imaging. The German-speaking account managers always address our individual requirements and consistently find suitable solutions, even for last-minute ch... We greatly value our collaboration with VA Imaging. The German-speaking account managers always address our individual requirements and consistently find suitable solutions, even for last-minute changes. Thanks to their support and flexibility, we have always been able to implement our projects quickly and smoothly. Thank you for the excellent collaboration!

  • 8
    Very good service

    We are very happy with the quality of goods and services. We are very happy with the quality of goods and services.

  • 10
    Very good value for money

    The camera arrived on schedule and gives excellent images. Very good value for money. The SDK makes it very easy to acquire images into a program of my own written using C++Builder (about 2 hours p... The camera arrived on schedule and gives excellent images. Very good value for money. The SDK makes it very easy to acquire images into a program of my own written using C++Builder (about 2 hours programming).

  • 10
    Very happy with the support

    I was using cameras from a German competitor, but I was not happy with the support. They contacted me and we where able to select a camera with the same sensor. I received the camera within 2 days.... I was using cameras from a German competitor, but I was not happy with the support. They contacted me and we where able to select a camera with the same sensor. I received the camera within 2 days. It took me half a day to implement their SDK into my software so it was relative easy.

  • 10
    Very helpful customer service

    We needed a vision camera for our project very urgently. They where able to deliver it in a few days time. They responded quick to my emails also when I needed support. They send me an article how ... We needed a vision camera for our project very urgently. They where able to deliver it in a few days time. They responded quick to my emails also when I needed support. They send me an article how to quickly install the camera and set the most important parameters. it was very helpfull and within half an hour we had a good live view image. We have also ordered the lens they advised. It provides a nice and sharp image.

  • 10
    Very pleasant contact, quick response

    My questions were answered very quickly. The right camera was determined quickly and the order placed immediately. Camera delivered within two days. I hope to do business again in the future! My questions were answered very quickly. The right camera was determined quickly and the order placed immediately. Camera delivered within two days. I hope to do business again in the future!

  • 10
    Very smooth transaction

    Great seller, good comunication, ship very fast. Great seller, good comunication, ship very fast.

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