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@fenderman I agree 100% about purchasing the right camera in the first place but since it's not my call I have to work with what I get. Is there a website where I can purchase the correct lenses for this camera other than the amcrest website? They don't have the 2.8mm lens listed.

Thanks looney2ns for the fast reply! The area the camera will be covering is an open area where facial ID wont be needed. All I really need to figure out is which lens the camera will accept.

Fair disclosure I am an idiot when it comes to security camera, but I have been tasked with coming up with solutions. I am a highly technical person with vast knowledge of computers, networks, servers, OSes, and mobile devices and now I'm learning about CCTV cameras because I have no choice. I...

I showed the owner your comments fenderman and he agreed to purchase a different brand of camera. Since Dahua and Amcrest are essentially the same thing, he wanted a cheap stationary camera so he puchased the Amcrest IP2M-844EW 1080P POE IP Camera but it came with a 3.6mm lense. From what you...

@fenderman how much Field of View will the 2.8 provide?

@drunkpenguin I wish it were that simple. He does all the ordering and will only purchase from Amazon.

Hes nearly 80 years old and very set in his ways. I dont have the expertise yet to convince him otherwise.

Thanks for the reply fenderman, I really wish it were that simple. The business owner loves Foscams and nothing else and it has to be purchased via Amazon otherwise he wont buy it. He got burned by ebay and a few other sites while the guy before me was around. Because of the previous guy I am...

I wish to start off letting everyone know right away that I am an idiot when it comes to the different components in these types of cameras. I am a highly technical person with vast knowledge of computers, networks, servers, OSes, and mobile devices and now I'm learning about CCTV cameras...