Here's what I want: Two *identical* USB webcams for a machine vision project, under $25 including shipping. Color or monochrome is okay, and they should be usable on a Mac, perhaps with Ecamm's iChatUSB software, which is compatible with this list of cameras. Any suggestions of where to look?

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Here's what I want: Two *identical* USB webcams for a machine vision project, under $25 including shipping.

Color or monochrome is okay, and they should be usable on a Mac, perhaps with Ecamm's iChatUSB software, which is compatible with <A HREF="http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/configs.html">this list</A> of cameras.

Any suggestions of where to look?

have you tried maplin ?

Yes? ok well what about ebay

Last time I looked, neither was a good choice....

Compatibility may be an issue but there are some cheapies with free shipping at DealExtreme. I'm partial to the Diamond cam. There's a ton of other cheap stuff just ripe for re-purposing on that site too.

hard to come by, i would of said ebay.. maplins is just costs tooooo much
car boot sale xD humm i dont think you guys have them in the US
its like a large yard sale only you take it all to a big car park of field but loads of people go
its where i get most of mu butcherings from.. on the electronics side anyway
maby you do something like that..