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The_Griz
04-21-2006, 01:43 PM
Two grandsons got Moultrie 200 game cameras for x-mas. Poor kids worked hard for several months trying to get pictures. Several pictures but no animals.

I checked the cams out to see what was the problem and they were slow to trigger and the range was lucky to get 3 feet. Pulled them apart and changed the fresnel lens to a wide angle and solved the problems.

They trigger faster and the range is over 20 feet. There going to set them back out this weekend for the real test, but I know they are 100 % better.

Not a hard job to change, but will void the warranty. But doesn't matter if the cams never worked good anyway. I know some guys have had good pictures from the moultrie, but these just didn't work right.

Also I never changed the distance from the pir to the lens.

1BowHunter
04-25-2006, 06:48 AM
can I get the information from you on changeing the lens out type you used and what not?
thanks in advance.

joedobbs1950
04-25-2006, 09:02 AM
1 BowHunter, go to this site it tells you how to do the Mod: http://www.bowsite.com/BOWSITE/TF/bgforums...ages=12&forum=2 (http://www.bowsite.com/BOWSITE/TF/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=319548&messages=12&forum=2)

1BowHunter
04-26-2006, 06:29 AM
joedobbs1950 thank you very much the link

joedobbs1950
04-26-2006, 08:11 AM
Another link that might interest you Moultrie users: Go to ###### web site, Homemade Trail Cameras and do a search Playing with IR, First attempt. WOW, I DON`T BELEVE YOU CAN`T PUT ANOTHER CAMERA WEBSITE FORUMS NAME ON HERE. Do that search on the web, its about changing Moultrie cameras to IR
Joe

joedobbs1950
05-06-2006, 08:46 PM
1BowHunter, did you try that fresnel lens change yet, how did it work out?
Joe

gordy742
05-17-2006, 10:14 PM
My moultrie was getting decent range.. but i love to tinker and i couldnt help myself... the fix is easy and takes only an hour or so... it seems to work, i cant imagine how it wouldnt... Im putting it out in the woods to see how it works

1BowHunter
07-11-2006, 02:12 PM
worked good getting better reaction time now than I did I sent it back once to moultrie they said they reformated t5he memory did not improve till I tried your fix it hint.