1.8 or 2.1mm lens for runcam eagle?

baevans11 · Oct 8, 2017

Does anyone know of a link to get either a 1.8mm or 2.2mm lens for the eagle? I'm having a hard time landing cause I'd like to keep a decent angle on my camera but it makes landing a pita cause I'm trying to land looking at the sky lol. It looks like one of these would help. Btw I have the 16:9 version if that makes a difference. Thanks for any help. Edit: I can only find 2.5mm.

HighTechPauper · Oct 9, 2017

Man I wish I knew the answer for you, relatively new myself and I am flying ARF low end for now, I need to get some upgrades for it to fly now, and hopefully use in my own build in the near future. But for now I just need to fly and this is a huge question for me. I may just get a Rotor Riot RunCam (best view lens??) and put it in my ARF.

Why a 1.8 or 2.2 specifically? The diff should be minor to a 2.5 I would think

I think in the end we will have a few different things for all of this... cams/lens, vtx etc. but I hate to waste too much money so I try to research... and it can be hard to make every decision the correct buy until you use it.

baevans11 · Oct 9, 2017

HighTechPauper said:
Man I wish I knew the answer for you, relatively new myself and I am flying ARF low end for now, I need to get some upgrades for it to fly now, and hopefully use in my own build in the near future. But for now I just need to fly and this is a huge question for me. I may just get a Rotor Riot RunCam (best view lens??) and put it in my ARF.

Why a 1.8 or 2.2 specifically? The diff should be minor to a 2.5 I would think

I think in the end we will have a few different things for all of this... cams/lens, vtx etc. but I hate to waste too much money so I try to research... and it can be hard to make every decision the correct buy until you use it.

The 1.8 and 2.1 lens offers a larder field of view at the expense of a slight fish eye effect. But from the footage I've seen it is alot better especially for landing when you have a steep angle on your camera. For where I like the camera now it's like looking at the sky trying to land. But I'm still learning so I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

VirtueViolater · Oct 11, 2017

This is the one I use, its really good, no fish eye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015EE7G58/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

VirtueViolater · Oct 11, 2017

baevans11 said:
The 1.8 and 2.1 lens offers a larder field of view at the expense of a slight fish eye effect. But from the footage I've seen it is alot better especially for landing when you have a steep angle on your camera. For where I like the camera now it's like looking at the sky trying to land. But I'm still learning so I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

Try spinning around 180deg. just before landing, landing backward, works great
Like the end of this vid

HighTechPauper · Oct 11, 2017

I like that 180 method, gotta give that a try!

VirtueViolater · Oct 11, 2017

VirtueViolater said:
This is the one I use, its really good, no fish eye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015EE7G58/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The rc rotor riot camera comes with a good lens, so does the foxeer monster. I think the other runcams come with good lenses also. The 2.5, 2.1mm etc are actually lens sizes, the degrees of view (as in 70 deg wide view) is what Baevans is looking for

baevans11 · Oct 11, 2017

Ok great thx. And this fits the eagle? I see it fits the swift. Thank you for your advice!

baevans11 · Oct 11, 2017

Thx everyone for the info!

VirtueViolater · Oct 11, 2017

baevans11 said:
Ok great thx. And this fits the eagle? I see it fits the swift. Thank you for your advice!

Yes, it fits the Eagle as long as its 2.5mm. No problem on the info

VirtueViolater · Oct 11, 2017

Was just looking at rc eagles and realised they come in 2.1 and 2.5 mm lens, you need to make sure of your size before ordering

HighTechPauper · Oct 11, 2017

Great info Vv, thanks!

Wayno52 · Oct 11, 2017

I do the same for landing Vv. My skyzones have front camera but l only have two hands. Lol

theGreenOrange · Oct 11, 2017

The 2.1mm, 2.5mm etc is not a size of the lens, it is the focal length. The smaller the number, the larger the FOV will be.

baevans11 · Oct 15, 2017

VirtueViolater said:
This is the one I use, its really good, no fish eye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015EE7G58/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I tried this one but it doesnt work unfortunately. It fits but I have a smaller screen and the corners are dramatically rounded. But **** I can tell I'd really love this camera too cause I have the angle to 40 degrees and I can see much more of the ground. Oh well it was worth a shot. I'm guessing the issue is mine is a 16:9 camera and this is a 4:3 maybe? I'm still learning so I'm not certain.