Sionyx Aurora Lens Mod

I just completed this mod. It's actually pretty awesome and just opens up the capabilities of the aurora by turning it into an interchangeable lens camera. If you're into low light photography or low/no light surveillance then this is gold. I bought an old c mount computar 12-75mm lens for $90 and threaded it into the camera but found I couldn't get the lens to focus. I realized the lens's focus ring had more room than the set screw would allow so I took that screw out and tested and yes I could turn the focus further both directions to get clear images at any focal length but there was the problem of keeping the objective from threading off the end of the barrel so I took my dremel and continued the existing groove in the aluminum lens barrel where rhe stop screw rides. I continued the groove in both directions as far as I could then put the lens back together after cleaning up all the alum shavings. It worked. The lens can focus closer and further now. Maybe this will help somebody. just my story of taking an old c mount and making it work correctly for this camera. It takes this camera to another level

Wow. Stinkin cool. Would’ve loved to have seen some clips through that bigger lens!

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Outstanding DIY explanation. Very informative and well done!

You have good content usually but this is amazing. Got a patreon subscriber for sure

Thanks for the info. Hope You have a Nice Christmas.

Thanks for this guide. I did this mod with a pro and came across the mode selector sensor issue that switches from Night, twilight, day modes. If anyone does this, you need to have the night mode sensor have a reflective piece over it(not touching) and the other two need to be covered and not able to reflect back to each other. I used felt in a black heat shrink tube for the day and twilight sensors. I taped the curved assembly sensor side down to the back of the reflective tape on the inside of the unit so the night mode sensor reflects the IR light back to it. I can use all my manual lenses now. Carpe Nocturnum on youtube has been a big help too for this process.

Merry Christmas!

Bro ur a genius thanks for sharing.

Keep up the good work

Your a genius. I'll be doing this tonight thx

Please, could you upload the movies, captured with this modified version? I'm far beyond courious about the results.

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Thank you for sharing your video, your are great 👍

@S2 Underground Thank you for the great instruction. Can you please tell me if i can use these same instructions on the Aurora Sport (white) or the Aurora Black, rather than the Aurora Pro? I already have the Aurora Pro but I'd prefer to risk this with a lesser model. I've NO technical skills, LOL.

Nick Chen did a good article on this for TFB. He just put a envis lens on though. I really really like the idea of putting a magnified lens on though. Genius.

Wowsers ebay listings are ridiculous... I wonder what other options are out there for people? Awesome video please keep up the great work you do.

Is the aurora better after all of this? do you have before and after ?

I've often thought of buying one of these as a clip on night vision option for a rifle. From what I understand the actual processing speed is fairly slow tho. The other issue is the probability of the recoil chewing it up. I would think that these are not designed to be subjected to rifle recoil. If anyone has experience with implementing these in this manner I'd love to hear about it.

I wonder how this would perform on a small 4 inch telescope.