Recently, the cost of industrial cameras has been constantly falling. The cost of C-mount lenses, on the other hand, has remained the same. The new generation of CMOS cameras make this development very clear: The prices of entry level models are similar to those of Megapixel C-mount lenses.
The cost of board lenses is incredibly low, while their quality is surprisingly high. They do, however, have two disadvantages:
Both of these issues are solved by the TLH CCS.
The M12 lens can be locked into position with the thumbscrew.