Aperture (electronic iris) manufacturer?

[Pete Gray]

Does anyone know where I could purchase a standalone aperture (electronic
iris) mechanism ? - i.e. the type with a tiny servo attached.
Thanks, -Pete.

 

[Dave]

Pete Gray wrote:

Does anyone know where I could purchase a standalone aperture (electronic
iris) mechanism ? - i.e. the type with a tiny servo attached.
Thanks, -Pete.

I've not seen them with a variable iris, only an open/close shutter, but

http://www.mellesgriot.com/default.asp
or
http://www.edmundoptics.com

would be worth asking. Professional optics components tend to be expensive.


You might find a cheap lens that has the right control for use on CCTV
cameras, in which case I suspect taking the lens apart and removing the
glass might be a cheap alternative.


An ex-collegue of mine developed a variable shutter/iris as part of his
PhD. For the application, there was no commerical alternative - money
was no object, but he had some rather exacting requirements.

His PhD thesis is online

http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/research/borl/homepages/florian/thesis/