Plastic Sensor Next To Rear View Mirror

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.

Having some grunge on my sensor & mirror that were not removed with Sensor Clean, I ordered Smear Away. It took a couple of swabs, but the spots were removed and everything was nice and shiny clean. Works as intended and I would buy it again.

Used to view dust on image sensor

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.

I use the product to chack oht the mirror and sensor in my camera for dust. It works great!

I bought this hand strap after the original strap on my Domke Next Generation Ledger bag failed with it's plastic clips. So much for a premium bag. I digress. While not specifically described as being made as a replacement strap for the Ledger bag, it is a perfect fit. Same length and material as the original strap, plus the Domke logo embossed in the center on a piece of leather-ish material. And, most importantly, metal hardware, not plastic. In my opinion, this is EXACTLY the strap that Domke should have used on the Next Generation Ledger bag. Nice product!

Youtubers keep saying these are all plastic and will not last very long. But this is heavy and does have a lot of metal in it. Great lens. Next I'll be getting the Cine DS Rokinon lenses.

This the start of my rig. I am shooting with a GH3. Next I am getting some filters. It assembled easy and is hard plastic, which is fine for my needs. There is no negatives about this item.

This is a fantastic remote, I use it with my 60D. It's cheap for a remote, and it does its job. You can do immediate shutter or 2-second delay. It only has one button, but that's because the switch to turn it from immediate to 2-sec delay is in the back :D Some people don't like it because you can't shoot from behind the camera. Why? Because the camera works with the sensor, which is in the front. So you pretty much need to be in front of the camera. HOWEVER, I saw a tutorial on Youtube, of a guy who put a hairband on his lens, and stuck a mirror in there. That way if you're behind the camera you can bounce the ray back on the sensor with a mirror, or any kind of reflective device. And that way you can use it from behind the camera also, and you won't have to pay as much for such an expensive remote :D

This got the dust off of my sensor, mirror and all my lenses with little effort and no problems. It seems to blow plenty of air to get the job done. I'm a minimalist when it comes to what I bring on a shoot and this fits well with my gear.