Typical C-Mount machine vision lenses have a minimum operating distance of 100 – 200 mm. Lenses of this type can work fine for large field-of-view imaging applications, but they fall short when used for macro imaging.

Standard C-mount lenses can be modified for use in small field of view applications, by adding spacers between the camera and the lens, but doing so greatly degrades the light sensitivity, sharpness and distortion characteristics of the lens. Standard machine vision lenses are simply not designed for macro imaging applications. 

Navitar manufactures both Zoom and Fixed-Magnification macro lens solutions, providing the utmost in image resolution and manufacturing quality for small field of view close-up imaging. The Zoom 6000, 12X Zoom, Resolv4K Fixed, Resolv4K Zoom, MTL and Precise Eye modular lens solutions are designed from the ground up to provide high accuracy and image clarity for small Field of View applications.