C-mount ELM-F series

C-mount lenses for sensors up to 4/3″ are essential when applications require higher resolution, larger fields of view, and more light throughput.

Integrating liquid lenses enables fast, precise focus without mechanical movement, enhancing reliability and reducing maintenance. This combination delivers sharp imaging, flexibility, and speed for industrial and automation systems.

Product variants

Optotune’s C-mount ELM-F lenses feature an optimized optical design for high imaging performance and reduced development time. They support up to 1.1” sensors with pixel sizes down to 2.7 μm. When paired with Optotune’s optional embedded lens controller, precise and fast focal power adjustment becomes easy—even in environments with fluctuating temperatures.

Optotune works with a broad network of partners who integrate liquid lenses into their focus-tunable optical systems. This enables a wide range of lens solutions with focal lengths up to 300 mm and compatibility with sensors up to 4/3”. When combined with Optotune’s optional embedded lens controller, fast and precise focal power adjustment becomes effortless—even in varying temperature environments.

C-mount ELM for 1.1” series

Product nameFocal length (mm)F#Recommended pixel size (μm)Camera sensor formatConnector typeLens controlhf:tax:tax-focal-length-mmhf:tax:pa_atr-fhf:tax:tax-recommended-pixel-size-mhf:tax:tax-camera-sensor-formathf:tax:tax-connector-typehf:tax:pa_atr-lens-control
ELM-12-4.0-18-C124.02.71.1"Hirose maleDetails124-02-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-12-4.0-18-C-E124.02.71.1"Hirose maleDetails124-02-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-16-3.1-18-C163.12.71.1"Hirose maleDetails163-12-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-16-3.1-18-C-E163.12.71.1"Hirose maleDetails163-12-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-16-4.0-18-C164.02.71.1"Hirose maleDetails164-02-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-16-4.0-18-C-E164.02.71.1"Hirose maleDetails164-02-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-25-3.2-18-C253.22.71.1"Hirose maleDetails253-22-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-25-3.2-18-C-E253.22.71.1"Hirose maleDetails253-22-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-25-3.7-18-C253.72.71.1"Hirose maleDetails253-72-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-25-3.7-18-C-E253.72.71.1"Hirose maleDetails253-72-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-35-3.2-18-C353.22.71.1"Hirose maleDetails353-22-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-35-3.2-18-C-E353.22.71.1"Hirose maleDetails353-22-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-35-5.4-18-C355.42.71.1"Hirose maleDetails355-42-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-35-5.4-18-C-E355.42.71.1"Hirose maleDetails355-42-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-50-3.5-18-C503.52.71.1"Hirose maleDetails503-52-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-50-3.5-18-C-E503.52.71.1"Hirose maleDetails503-52-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93
ELM-50-5.6-18-C505.62.71.1"Hirose maleDetails505-62-71-1hirose-male214
ELM-50-5.6-18-C-E505.62.71.1"Hirose maleDetails505-62-71-1hirose-male%e2%9c%93

• Compatible with ICC-1C or ICC-4C-500 (not included)
✓ Embedded ECC-1C

Third party C-mount ELM-F​

The following table summarizes the main specifications of the third-party ELM-F series for C-mount cameras supplied by our lens partners

Product nameFocal length (mm)F#Recommended pixel size (μm)Camera sensor formatConnector typeLens controlManufacturerDatasheetTest reporthf:tax:tax-focal-length-mmhf:tax:pa_atr-fhf:tax:tax-recommended-pixel-size-mhf:tax:tax-camera-sensor-formathf:tax:tax-connector-typehf:tax:pa_atr-lens-controlhf:tax:tax-manufacturer
ELM-6-5.6-9-C65.63.51/1.8"HiroseOpto Engineering65-63-51-1-8hirose214opto-engineering
ELM-8-4.0-9-C84.03.451/1.8"HiroseOPT Machine Vision84-03-451-1-8hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-8-5.6-11-C85.63.52/3"HiroseOpto Engineering85-63-52-3hirose214opto-engineering
ELM-12-2.8-18-C122.82.41.1"HiroseVST122-82-41-1hirose214vst
ELM-12-2.8-18-C-E122.82.41.1"HiroseVST122-82-41-1hirose%e2%9c%93vst
ELM-12-4.0-9-C124.03.451/1.8"HiroseOPT Machine Vision124-03-451-1-8hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-12-5.6-11-C125.63.52/3"HiroseOpto Engineering125-63-52-3hirose214opto-engineering
ELM-16-4.8-18-C164.83.451.1"HiroseLinkhou164-8214
ELM-16-4.8-18-C-E164.83.451.1"HiroseLinkhou164-8%e2%9c%93
ELM-16-5.6-11-C165.61.52/3"HiroseOPT Machine Vision165-63-52-3hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-25-2.8-18-C252.81.41.1"HiroseEvetar252-82-41-1hirose214evetar
ELM-25-2.8-18-C-E252.81.41.1"HiroseEvetar252-82-41-1hirose%e2%9c%93evetar
ELM-25-4.2-18-C254.21.451.1"HiroseLinkhou254-23-451-1hirose214linkhou
ELM-25-4.2-18-C-E254.21.451.1"HiroseLinkhou254-23-451-1hirose%e2%9c%93linkhou
ELM-25-5.6-11-C255.63.52/3"HiroseOPT Machine Vision255-63-52-3hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-35-4.2-18-C354.23.451.1"HiroseLinkhou354-23-451-1hirose214linkhou
ELM-35-4.2-18-C-E354.23.451.1"HiroseLinkhou354-23-451-1hirose%e2%9c%93linkhou
ELM-35-5.6-14-C355.63.02/3"HiroseKowa355-63-02-3hirose214kowa
ELM-35-5.6-14-C-E355.63.02/3"HiroseKowa355-63-02-3hirose%e2%9c%93kowa
ELM-35-5.6-16-C355.611"HiroseKowa355-63-01hirose214kowa
ELM-35-5.6-16-C-E355.611"HiroseKowa355-63-01hirose%e2%9c%93kowa
ELM-35-6.4-11-C356.43.452/3"HiroseOPT Machine Vision356-43-452-3hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-50-8.0-11-C508.03.452/3"HiroseOPT Machine Vision5083-452-3hirose214opt-machine-vision
ELM-60-4.0-24-C604.03.54/3"HiroseSchneider Kreuznach604-03-54-3hirose214schneider-kreuznach
ELM-60-4.0-24-C-E604.03.54/3"HiroseSchneider Kreuznach604-03-54-3hirose%e2%9c%93schneider-kreuznach
ELM-75-4.0-16-C754.03.451"HiroseEvetar754-03-451hirose214evetar
ELM-75-4.0-16-C-E754.03.451"HiroseEvetar754-03-451hirose%e2%9c%93evetar
ELM-75-4.0-8-C-NIR754.03.451/2"FPCEvetar754-03-451-2fpc214evetar
ELM-80-4.0-24-C804.05.04/3"HiroseSchneider Kreuznach804-05-04-3hirose214schneider-kreuznach
ELM-80-4.0-24-C-E804.05.04/3"HiroseSchneider Kreuznach804-05-04-3hirose%e2%9c%93schneider-kreuznach
ELM-150-7.5-11-C1507.55.02/3"HiroseSill Optics1507-55-02-3hirose214sill-optics
ELM-150-7.5-11-C-E1507.55.02/3"HiroseSill Optics1507-55-02-3hirose%e2%9c%93sill-optics
ELM-300-10.0-11-C300108.02/3"HiroseSill Optics300108-02-3hirose214sill-optics
ELM-300-10.0-11-C-E300108.02/3"HiroseSill Optics300108-02-3hirose%e2%9c%93sill-optics

• Compatible with ICC-1C or ICC-4C-500 (not included)
✓ Embedded ECC-1C

For more information regarding the third party models

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Electrically tunable lenses​

Common applications:

machine vision, microscopy, laser processing, ophthalmology, medical

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Manually tunable lenses​

Common applications:

machine vision, microscopy, laser processing, ophthalmology, medical

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Electrical lens modules

Common applications:

machine vision, microscopy, laser processing, ophthalmology, medical

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Electrical lens modules

Common applications:

machine vision, microscopy, laser processing, ophthalmology, medical

The ELM-T series offers telecentric lenses with integrated Optotune tunable lenses, preserving telecentricity and minimizing magnification shift. It supports 0.133×–4× magnification and 1/2”–35 mm sensors, delivering distortion-free imaging with no vignetting in modules.

Compact camera modules

Common applications:

AR/VR camera modules, AF, AF+OIS
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