Replacement lenses for Amcrest ProHD PoE camera

[timholman]

I've just purchased an Amcrest ProHD IP4M-1025E. I'm very pleased with it (great to see Amcrest marketing a line of rebranded Dahua cameras), but I want to experiment with different lenses.

Can anyone recommend a source for ordering 6mm (or greater focal length) lenses, to replace the default 3.6mm lens in the camera? As far as I can tell, Amcrest doesn't sell replacement lenses.

[waynew]

try searching "dahua camera lenses" there are a couple posts that include results and sources

[FinickyBob]

Tim,

How do you know these Amcrest cameras are rebranded Dahuas?

[timholman]

Tim,

How do you know these Amcrest cameras are rebranded Dahuas?

I've got three outdoor Dahua cameras set up outside my home. The Amcrest PoE outdoor cameras are physically identical to them in every respect. Compare the Amcrest ProHD 4MP camera to the Dahua DH-IPC-HFW44A1SN(-I) camera. Plus, the Amcrest IP Config application recognizes the Dahua cameras in my network just as if they were Amcrest models.

Amcrest is doing what many companies do; rebranding a Chinese product and providing the technical and customer support that the manufacturers can't or won't. Dahua makes great cameras, but trying to get support from them is like pulling hens' teeth.

[FinickyBob]

Thanks for the insights, Tim.

Yes, I've learned lately that Dahua OEMs Amcrest. I was thinking of getting a Dahua NVR hoping it would recognize my Amcrest IP2M-841E & 844E. But according to Dahua USA, it's a crap shoot just like with the Hikvision NVRs -- 3rd party cameras are recognized but cannot motion-detect record. Bugger.