Kowa lenses for machine vision and factory automation

Kowa manufacturers extremely high quality glass camera lenses that are very cost effective for factory automation applications. Kowa categorizes their lenses into their ‘standard‘ 1/2 and 2/3" family, their ‘multi megapixel‘ family, and their 1" megapixel family. All Kowa lenses are glass with metal barrels, have lock mounts, and short MOD. Kowa is one of the few companies that will publish MTF and distortion specifications.

Kowa 2/3" JC and 1/2" NCL Lens 2/3" JC and 1/2" NCL Lens
  • High resolution
  • All metal body, glass lens
  • Locking Screws Excellent Corner Performance
  • Light weight and compact
Kowa JC1MS Series Lenses JC1MS Series Lenses
  • Low distortion
  • High performance even in low light
  • Consistent resolution from center to edges of the image
  • Wide angle optical design
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Kowa NCM Wide Angle Lens NCM Wide Angle Lens
  • Very wide angle optical design
  • Extremely high resolution
  • High precision aspherical lens for very low distortion
  • C-mount lens mount
Kowa 2/3" 5 Megapixel JCM2 Lens 2/3" 5 Megapixel JCM2 Lens
  • Very high quality lenses
  • For up to 2/3" sensors
  • Extremely low distortion
Kowa 1" Megapixel HC Lens 1" Megapixel HC Lens
  • Super High Resolution
  • For 1" sensors and smaller
  • Economically priced
  • Excellent Light Transmission
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Kowa 10 Megapixel 2/3" JC10M Lens 10 Megapixel 2/3" JC10M Lens
  • Highest quality lenses available
  • 10 Megapixel rating
  • For up to 2/3" sensors
  • Extremely low distortion
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Kowa 4.3"  XC Lens 4.3" XC Lens
  • c mount for up to 23 mm image circle
  • 160+ lp/mm
  • very low distortion
  • wideband multi-coating reduces glare and refraction
Kowa F mount and Line Scan Lens F mount and Line Scan Lens
  • F mount for up to 43.3mm image circle
  • Very low distortion
  • Very close working distance
  • Nikon F or 48mm mount
Kowa LM-M42 50MP 2" M42 mount lens LM-M42 50MP 2" M42 mount lens
  • For sensors with a pixel size of 3.1µm or more
  • Suitable for Sony IMX342, CMOSIS CMV12000, CMV20000 & CMV50000
  • Suitable for APS-C format
  • Ø32mm image circle
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Kowa LM-M35 50MP 2" TFL mount lens LM-M35 50MP 2" TFL mount lens
  • For sensors with a pixel size of 3.1µm or more
  • Suitable for Sony IMX342, CMOSIS CMV12000, CMV20000 & CMV50000
  • Suitable for APS-C format
  • Ø32mm image circle
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Kowa LM-JC5MC 2/3" 5MP Ultra Compact C-mount Lens LM-JC5MC 2/3" 5MP Ultra Compact C-mount Lens
  • For sensors with a pixel size from 3.5µm
  • Suitable for Sony IMX250, IMX252, IMX264, IMX265 and many more sensors
  • Smallest 5 megapixel lens in its class
  • Sensor size 2/3"
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Kowa FC24M C-mount Lens FC24M C-mount Lens
  • For sensors with a pixel size from 2.5µm
  • Suitable for Sony IMX531, IMX183 and IMX304 sensors and many more
  • C-mount lens mount
  • Sensor size 1.1"
Kowa 1" Megapixel HC-SWIR Lens 1" Megapixel HC-SWIR Lens
  • Super High Resolution
  • For 1" sensors and smaller
  • Economically priced
  • Excellent Light Transmission
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