Additional information needed on lenses/adapters

[beesterman]

This build guide is in depth enough for someone that doesn't know what they are doing to build it. However, after handing over the repo to my less tech savy friend they struggled to answer the following questions:

• Lenses used in build guide

After some searching neither of us were able to find the type of lense that was used in the build guide aside from some related links of digikey

• Other common/cheap lenses options

After some digging into the discord we found some potential options but some additional guidance on what other lenses outside of what was used in the guide would be nice. Especially because some of the best promo material for the project uses massive lenses but no info provided.

• Additional information about the specifics for mounting various lenses

The sensor that you linked states that it fits C mounts by default. However the datasheet on digikey is broken. Going to the raspberry Pi official page states that the lense comes with a CS adapter. So this might be confusing for new people and a good reason to provide more info on the lenses and mounting options. Also the sensor housing/adapter that you linked appears to be different from the one used in the build guide.

picture from build guide

linked sensor

I feel that these small differences were already difficult enough to explain to my friend that inst familiar with electronics so it may turn off other similar camera nerds that aren't savvy .I really love this project and I think this could be a amazing option for amateur photographers or just people wanting to DIY something. If I could contribute I would but I hope this might provide some insight to improve your wiki even further!

[schoolpost]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the current build guide is incomplete and a ( long time ) work in progress. I will try my best to address the points you have highlighted.