Ball Bearings Rear View Mirror Lexus Installation

These radios are amazing. Installed in my Jeep above my rear view mirror and I am stoked about it. It’s small enough to not be in the way but is great for communicating with fellow Jeep’s. I used the ghost antenna so that it didn’t get wiped out by limbs on the trail. I’m thinking of purchasing the 6db antenna to help increase my range. I feel you can’t go wrong with this radio! Will be purchasing another for my sons Jeep.

I already had the R12 cart and wanted something a little beefier and that handled gravel and grass better. This cart does just that. The wheels are wider and the tubing is significantly beefier, emphasis on the beefier part. The cart itself is actually lower than the R12 which is great for my purposes, loading it in and out of an SUV. Upon arrival I had to made some modifications to the cart, like greasing the wheels, drilling some of the pin holes so that the rear wheels would fit on, glue one of the slider plates and fix one of the rear wheel bearings. This thing was made in Malaysia. All of that aside, this thing will last a while, I do not expect the cart itself to break, but the wheel bearings will wear with time, as with anything else. I also recommend replacing the grip tape with something more rubbery that actually grips bins better. I've also made some mods to my cart, to allow stands and things to be mounted to it. Like this review so that I will make a video review. :) I am overall happy with this purchase.

This is a great lens hood that quickly clips on and off plus will reverse-mount for storage. It is particularly good for vintage lenses made before such convenient lens hoods became common. One hesitation I had with the hood is the fairly high force to clip it on and off. I completely eliminated this problem by adding 4 grooves in the mount that align with the 4 ball bearings in the hood. The grooves are positioned such that when the hood is at 45 degrees from level, the ball bearings align with the grooves and the hood easily clips on or off. To secure the hood, rotate it 45 degrees to the correct level position. It is easy to align the bearing with the grooves because the ball bearings detent into the grooves when aligned. See the two annotated photos. To precisely locate where to make the grooves, screw the mount on to the lens that will use the hood. Put the hood on the mount at 45 degrees from the correct "level" position for the hood. Mark the position of the hood on the mount or tape them together. Unscrew the mount+hood assembly and repeatedly clip the hood on and off without rotating either until the four ball bearings mark the aluminum mount exactly where to cut the grooves. I cut the grooves with a Dremel tool but with patience could be done with small files. Slightly flare the opening to the grooves so the hood detents into the grooves when the are aligned. If you want to make it even better, you could slightly widen the ball bearing track (do not cut a groove!) at the four locations were the ball bearings sit when the hood is rotated to the proper "level" position on the camera. Then you have another detent where the hood is properly oriented on the lens. I wish these hoods came in versions specific for wide angle, normal, and telephoto lenses.

1 rpm motor is perfect for our 20 mirror ball!

Easy installation. Clear view

In the mid-1980s I bought a Nikon 7.5mm f5.6 circular fisheye. Being an older design (1966) its rear elements protruded into the mirror box. Fortunately my F3 had a hard physical mirror lockup. The external viewfinder for this lens attached to the camera on the original Nikon F/F2’s proprietary flash shoe. I was able to buy an AS-3 flash adapter for the F3. With the F3s mirror locked up I also had to use an hand-held light meter. With amazing depth of foield focusing was never an issue. The old zoom lens had six filters on a wheel. One was a skylight and the other five were strongly colored for B&W film. While I liked the circular results, using the lens was a hassle. I often had my shoes or forehead in the picture. On a sunny day, my images suffered from solar flares. My new Nikon 8-15mm AF-S fisheye has none of those old problems. It fits on my DSLRs without any problem. It doesn’t need an external finder or separate light meter. At the 8mm setting (and lens hood off) I get a circular image very much like the vintage fisheye. The new lens is faster and focusable. Like my 14mm f2.8 Nikkor, this zoom uses gel filters inserted in the rear of the lens. I really don’t like this arrangement. This fisheye is similar in weight and size to the 14mm lens. I am also not fond of the electronic aperture control first seen on G lenses. Without an aperture ring one cannot use this zoom on older cameras. At the longer end of the zoom range (12-15mm) the image fills the (FX) frame and lens hood stays out of the way. This image is similar to my inexpensive Bower (Samyang?) 8mm fisheye with its fixed lens hood (and DX coverage). So far I haven’t used my new lens much but I think I will like it.

This works well as a head strap but it also works if you want to use it to wrap around something that may be easily scratched. This could mean the side view mirror of a car or maybe just to wrap around your pet. Over all, this product is one to have handy.

This rear cam is small enough to not interfere with your view out your back window. The picture quality is great!!!

The Eliminator 12” mirror ball is perfect for my stand with the pinspot down on the leg. The 1 RPM motor is better so its not fast. The ball arrived in perfect condition, no mirrors off. It feels solid and put together well. I also got the eliminator motor MBM1RP and the ADJ Pinspot LED II. Its all great together. It shipped fast too!

After years of using DSLR's I recently decided to migrate to a mirror-less camera system. After extensive research I purchased a Fujifilm X-T10, which is simply a joy to use! I wanted a small ball head and after a lot of research, I opted for one from Oben. Initially I purchased the Oben BE-108 but found it to be to small on my Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT. I returned it and ordered the BE-117 which is the perfect size ball head for the Fuji X-T10! I must say, for the price, the build quality is amazing! The ball is very smooth, locks in whatever position you put it in, has a rotating mount, for panning, and the best part is that it is Arca-Swiss compatible. It comes with a quick release plate mount, but the Fuji handgrip fits onto the ball head plate without using the quick release plate mount. I am very satisfied with this ball head and highly recommend it, especially for small mirror-less cameras. And, it will save you a ton of money to use on other gear!