ljarrald 0 Posted February 24, 2012 i went to a site close to my house today where there used to be a building. i spoke to the demolition team when it was half demolished and they gave me access to take whatever i wanted so i did. i wanted the CCTV cameras but they were all external and it would of been a pain getting them so i didn't bother. i went back to check it out today and the demolition crew have gone and taken the building with them. they have cleaned up ready for the builders but left a few bits and bobs behind... i saw a cctv camera housing, examined it and saw that the front window was cracked but apart from that it was fine so i took it home. here is a picture of it on the building before demolition (taken from street view) the housing was MASSIVE and basic, i reckon its probably from the 80s so i didn't expect anything special inside. i opened the housing and found a 240V to 24VAC PSU and a panasonic day/night box cam. the camera definitely doesn't match the age of the housing so the original one probably broke and this was probably a replacement. but anyway... now i have a nice 'new' camera in mint condition that cost me nowt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDM Group 0 Posted February 24, 2012 Not only camera, but a nice A/I varifocal lens to boot. Nice score Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 24, 2012 Hey, it's a lead-free lens even! This just gets better and better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted March 28, 2012 yeah, i'm pretty happy with it. i think i'll use it in a housing to replace camera 13 because the current camera is day only. http://www.norbain.co.uk/downloads/manuals/WV-CP254H_Operating_Instructions.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myplace46 0 Posted April 4, 2012 Nice going! that was a pretty expensive camera in its day. cheers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolie11 0 Posted April 4, 2012 i wanted the CCTV cameras but they were all external and it would of been a pain getting them so i didn't bother. I'm sure you wish you had gone through the pain of getting them all before the demo. Never the less, nice take. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted April 4, 2012 i wanted the CCTV cameras but they were all external and it would of been a pain getting them so i didn't bother. I'm sure you wish you had gone through the pain of getting them all before the demo. Never the less, nice take. i know right! i could of had 9 more of these things! oh well, we learn from our mistakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
