Recently released smallest motorized lens controller which could be suitable to drive advanced lenses. And after a few iterations finally, the SCF4 controller is released. It is time to introduce a new camera module C1_PRO_X18. Specs 5.5~96mm optical zoom (approximately 54.2° to 3.4° horizontal view angle) Motorized Focus, Zoom, Day/Night filter Reference points for precise […]
Read MoreMotorized lens controller mk2 updates
It has been a while since zoom lens controller v1 was discontinued. The reason was very simple and happens to the best of us – the manufacturer made critical part outdated. Half a year ago swept all available stock and manufactured the last batch. An updated version was in development, but only internal use sample […]
Read MoreUse of Kurokesu C1 family cameras in NIR spectrum
Usually, an image sensor is more sensitive to near-infrared (NIR) than visible light. For normal home use operation, it is mostly preferred to have NIR spectrum part to be blocked, but for scientific, industrial or biometric applications there are a lot of cases where having unrestricted sensitivity to full spectrum is a huge benefit. Kurokesu […]
Read MoreIntroducing C1 MICRO USB camera
Tiny and lightweight camera system based on original C1 was in development for a while. It was challenging to squeeze all components even to 6 layer PCB with tight tolerances. After a few design iterations finally, C1 MICRO M12 camera is released and pre-orders are open. Key features Lightweight and small. Camera weight without a […]
Read MoreNew cameras and near future plans
As new amazing cameras are in development and few will be released soon there was a struggle how to name them. Wanted to reflect it’s purpose and have universal coding so there was a big toss between few ideas and finally the decision was made. Kurokesu started camera portfolio with C1 camera in 2014. After […]
Read MoreBig scary laser
Or not. I have been begging Santa for fiber laser for years and this year seems like I behaved myself good enough to deserve it. Crate weight was more than 60kg, pulled my back while carrying it but I don’t complain. Marking It’s quite opposite to 3D printers where material is being deposited. Laser energy […]
Read MoreStressing C1 camera
I know from previous experience that Kurokesu C1 camera can handle decent temperature range, but only today made proper tests in thermal chamber. There are few aspects to be tested: stable data transmission over USB bus, stable hardware performance and temperature influence on picture quality. So let’s shove camera with attached temperature probes into chamber […]
Read MoreMaking best webcam even better
I have been planing to release Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam aluminium unibody rework kit for a while and as soon as I got time, designed and ordered a prototype. After receiving manufactured parts found few minor overlooked issues, but all has been fixed now. Can’t believe how small and slim it is compared to Logitech […]
Read MorePlaying with expensive tools (double checking filter transmission charts)
Double checking and quality control is always a good thing. So few days ago I visited friendly optics lab to inspect if my new batch of filters match expectations. They have this awesome Lambda 1050 spectrophotometer. Slow, clunky, but still it is a top of the shelf precision instrument. New filters will be used in […]
Read MoreAll metal C930e webcam
I had Logitech C930e webcam laying in my drawer for a while waiting for a better fate. So today finally fitted it into aluminium C920 enclosure to be used with CS lenses. Actually it did not took much, had to remove some material on my trusty Proxxon MF 70 mini mill, everything else fitted like […]
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