u/Idahoroaminggnome

Everyone wanted a video, so here it is. Reolink's Lumus Pro cameras are great 4K, wide-angle, wifi cameras for the price, IMHO; their image quality is amazing, they're small, semi-affordable, and the wifi works great w/ the 24/7 recording to NRVs, assuming your local wifi network is modern. The only downside is that they're not USB-A/C cabled/powered, but that's fixable for a couple bucks.

Wyze used to make a 3x telephoto model, but before that, people were modding their own cameras with zoom lenses, and come to find out, the Lumus uses the same M12 threaded lenses! So now you can easily DIY your own 4.3-8.9x zoom camera for $8-15ish via the M12 CCTV lenses on Amazon; just search "##mm m12 lens" for your desired zoom length (1/2.7" Sensor: 12mm = 4.3×, 16mm = 5.7×, 25mm = 8.9×).

Compared to the 811WA, with a freshly cleaned lens, the image quality is night and day, plus the overall size difference is huge too. Images taken 0-5 minutes after sunset.

Images are 20 minutes after sunset and the air is extra smoky. See the last image for other zoom lenses that are even cheaper, if you want a lower level of zoom. Just search M12 lens and the ##mm on Amazon.

I wasn’t expecting the front camera housing lens to be glass. I even ordered a 14mm drill bit to drill the perfect-sized hole through it, and then discovered it was glass when it shattered. 3+ years ago, before switching to Reolink, I used these same M12 lenses in a couple of my Eufy Indoor 2K cameras, outside, barely protected from the rain and elements, and only one sustained a little bit of moisture inside the lens after a bad thunderstorm; the lens fog went away after a couple of days during the summer time, so they’re fairly waterproof on their own, and they all survived 3+ years outside.

I think on the next Lumus, instead of breaking the glass out, I’ll leave the front of the case disconnected about the thickness of a dime and use electrical tape to re-connect it/waterproof it. Or, the other option is to break the glass out, then cutout a 1.4” round piece of clear acrylic plastic and hot glue/silicone it on the exterior lip around the glass lens.

Top image is CX810, and the XPro image is cropped in to be the same FoV.

FYI 20% Off OMVI 3i Amazon coupon is currently stacking with 10% Reolink coupon code: early3ip10 making it $209.99!

Tested it last month and same exact thing. Hard throttle at 0.30.