Dashmellow
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A long time ago, I bought a 20cm Mobius lens extension cable but I never did anything with it. In the meantime I've been observing all the interesting, creative things people have done remote mounting the Mobius lens module in other objects like sensor housings, GPS housings, old VCRs and the like.
Remote mounting the lens module alone seems more challenging because the ribbon cable is so delicate and easily damaged. Some of the attempts I've seen to mount the module by itself have seemed sort of crude and sometimes a bit "iffy". Here and there a few people have created small housings that look fairly slick but the universal challenge I've noticed is that nobody has come up with a way to easily aim the module at will or to make something that can be easily mounted and unmounted.
I came up with a few unique ideas and here's my first try. I wanted something that would be self contained, secure and would be rugged enough to take some abuse if needed so the ribbon cable would be well protected. Obviously it needed to be difficult to see from outside a car. I also wanted to create something simple with only a few parts. Heat shrink tubing was a great solution.
The lens module I used for the project is an original metal one that came with an "A" lens but it's been refitted with a "C" optic.
(BTW, this project is kind of a companion to the DIY low profile mounts I posted about yesterday.)
I was able to briefly mount the cam in my vehicle (which is nearly impossible to do in freezing weather for a permanent grip) The camera presents such a small profile when seen from straight-on that it is essentially invisible from outside my vehicle. From the side, you can see it if you look hard enough but there is no way to tell what the heck it is, as it just doesn't register as a camera. Of course, stealth is the basic reason for doing a project like this.
I used a gel type epoxy to glue a 1/4-20 threaded T- stand to the module itself that I modified to fit using a one inch belt sander.
Many of the Mobius remote cam projects I've seen don't give much attention the hole in the camera housing where the lens used to be but I wanted a tight seal that would also allow the camera case to be opened up easily. I used a rubber stopper from the hardware store that I drilled a hole in and cut down to size. When inserted it sits flush with the case opening and is a simple friction fit like the bottle stopper that it is. The color and finish even matches the Mobius case, so it was a great find since I had been looking around for a good solution for this.
The whole project required four basic parts as shown here. The fourth part of course, was the rubber stopper that didn't make it into the photo. I guess the extension cable would constitute a 5th part, but who's counting?
Remote mounting the lens module alone seems more challenging because the ribbon cable is so delicate and easily damaged. Some of the attempts I've seen to mount the module by itself have seemed sort of crude and sometimes a bit "iffy". Here and there a few people have created small housings that look fairly slick but the universal challenge I've noticed is that nobody has come up with a way to easily aim the module at will or to make something that can be easily mounted and unmounted.
I came up with a few unique ideas and here's my first try. I wanted something that would be self contained, secure and would be rugged enough to take some abuse if needed so the ribbon cable would be well protected. Obviously it needed to be difficult to see from outside a car. I also wanted to create something simple with only a few parts. Heat shrink tubing was a great solution.
The lens module I used for the project is an original metal one that came with an "A" lens but it's been refitted with a "C" optic.
(BTW, this project is kind of a companion to the DIY low profile mounts I posted about yesterday.)
I was able to briefly mount the cam in my vehicle (which is nearly impossible to do in freezing weather for a permanent grip) The camera presents such a small profile when seen from straight-on that it is essentially invisible from outside my vehicle. From the side, you can see it if you look hard enough but there is no way to tell what the heck it is, as it just doesn't register as a camera. Of course, stealth is the basic reason for doing a project like this.
I used a gel type epoxy to glue a 1/4-20 threaded T- stand to the module itself that I modified to fit using a one inch belt sander.
Many of the Mobius remote cam projects I've seen don't give much attention the hole in the camera housing where the lens used to be but I wanted a tight seal that would also allow the camera case to be opened up easily. I used a rubber stopper from the hardware store that I drilled a hole in and cut down to size. When inserted it sits flush with the case opening and is a simple friction fit like the bottle stopper that it is. The color and finish even matches the Mobius case, so it was a great find since I had been looking around for a good solution for this.
The whole project required four basic parts as shown here. The fourth part of course, was the rubber stopper that didn't make it into the photo. I guess the extension cable would constitute a 5th part, but who's counting?
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