A camera inspection system comprising: a housing having a viewing port; an aspheric lens constructed of material capable of continuous operation at temperatures greater than 600 degrees Celsius (1112 degrees Fahrenheit) that is mounted within the housing proximal the viewing port; a spherical lens mounted within the housing in alignment with the aspheric lens; the respective lenses (106, 116) in combination transmitting within the housing an image of an object of interest that is oriented within a field of view established by the lenses (106, 116); a camera coupled to the housing for generating images transmitted through the lenses (106, 116); a tip lens mount having a lens mount barrel with an integral lens retaining flange, the aspheric lens having a front face that abuts the integral lens retaining flange and a rear face,the spherical lens having a front face and a rear face, wherein alignment and spacing between the aspheric lens and the spherical lens being established by a first mounting ring,a biasing element exerting constant axial force on the front face and the rear face of the aspheric lens and the front face and the rear face of the spherical lens thereby maintaining desired lens (106, 116) alignment for image quality, despite operational temperature variations and vibration, wherein the biasing element is a compression spring. a housing having a viewing port; an aspheric lens constructed of material capable of continuous operation at temperatures greater than 600 degrees Celsius (1112 degrees Fahrenheit) that is mounted within the housing proximal the viewing port; a spherical lens mounted within the housing in alignment with the aspheric lens; the respective lenses (106, 116) in combination transmitting within the housing an image of an object of interest that is oriented within a field of view established by the lenses (106, 116); a camera coupled to the housing for generating images transmitted through the lenses (106, 116); a tip lens mount having a lens mount barrel with an integral lens retaining flange, the aspheric lens having a front face that abuts the integral lens retaining flange and a rear face,the spherical lens having a front face and a rear face, wherein alignment and spacing between the aspheric lens and the spherical lens being established by a first mounting ring,a biasing element exerting constant axial force on the front face and the rear face of the aspheric lens and the front face and the rear face of the spherical lens thereby maintaining desired lens (106, 116) alignment for image quality, despite operational temperature variations and vibration, wherein the biasing element is a compression spring. the aspheric lens having a front face that abuts the integral lens retaining flange and a rear face,the spherical lens having a front face and a rear face, wherein alignment and spacing between the aspheric lens and the spherical lens being established by a first mounting ring,a biasing element exerting constant axial force on the front face and the rear face of the aspheric lens and the front face and the rear face of the spherical lens thereby maintaining desired lens (106, 116) alignment for image quality, despite operational temperature variations and vibration, wherein the biasing element is a compression spring.