You can get the Camera Lens in ARC Raiders mainly by looting tech/security areas on the Dam map and other high‑tech zones, especially during raids.

Fast answer: best farming spots

Focus on these areas:

  • Dam Battlegrounds – Research & Admin building
    • For the Apollo quest (Movie Night), you can find the Camera Lens, Film Reel, and Electrical Components at locations marked with the technological icon on the Dam map.
* One guide notes they found _all three_ in the **Research & Admin building** there.
  • Dam Battlegrounds – Control Tower + other security zones
    • Camera Lenses are most common in security rooms, lockers, rooftop corners, and cabinets in these buildings.
* Check any area that looks like a **monitor/lockdown/security hub**.
  • Other maps with good drops (once you’re comfortable)
    • Buried City – Tech‑heavy sites and rooftops, especially near surveillance gear and security lockers.
* **Spaceport** – Communications towers and tunnel systems, in security zones with lockers/cabinets.

* **Blue Gate** – Security rooms in small commercial buildings; spawns are rarer but still possible.

How to spot and loot them

  • Look for:
    • Red or standard lockers , cabinets , and storage containers in security areas.
* Tech icon markers on the map (for quest items like Apollo’s Movie Night).
  • Move methodically:
    • Clear all lockers and containers in core security rooms first , then move to adjacent rooms to avoid missing spawns.
  • Use verticality:
    • Use ziplines or other mobility tools to quickly reach upper floors and rooftops , where extra lockers often sit with higher‑tier loot, including lenses.

What Camera Lenses are good for

  • They are an uncommon recyclable that:
    • Weighs 0.8 kg , stacks to 5 , and sells for around 640 Raider Coins per unit.
* Recycles into **8 Plastic Parts** , making them a very efficient way to stock up crafting mats.
  • Uses include:
    • Recycling for Plastic Parts for gadgets, equipment, and upgrades.
* Being used as a **component** in utility builds like ziplines, barricades, and binoculars (depending on your recipes).

* Selling for coins if you’re already flush with plastic.

Quick farming tips

  • Prioritize Dam Battlegrounds – Research & Admin + Control Tower runs when you specifically need Camera Lenses.
  • Keep inventory space free: they are light but stack only to 5, so you want several slots open.
  • Make a loop:
    1. Drop into Dam.
    2. Hit Research & Admin and Control Tower security rooms and rooftops.
    3. Clear every locker/cabinet, then extract and repeat.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.