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Pinhole board camera - Is there something in there?

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Many models of board camera have models with the normal screw lens,

and several types of pinhole lens--conical, flat, etc. What I'm wondering

is if with the pinhole models, is there a piece of glass or plastic in the

hole, or is it just a real hole straight to the camera ccd? The reason I'm

wondering is the use will be a dusty environment so I don't want dust

getting inside.

 

Needs to be more covert than normal lens will allow.

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Ok thanks, reason I asked is I remember as kid building a little camera

whose "lens" was a tiny hole. A pinhole camera. You can google this.

So I felt I should check that there's actually something in the hole in

this case.

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the cone shaped pinhole lens is good for hidden cameras.

 

There are various types, example from one manufacturer:

http://www.ktnc.co.kr/english/viewtopic.php?t=508#

 

The cone type with the 4.3mm lens, make a small hole in something then put the lens tip into that.

 

Personally Ive not actually used one yet, I use regular board lenses or varifocal lenses mostly.

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