Rear View Mirror For Hiking

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.

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!!!

This is my second dash camera from Garmin. I use it for a rear view. The size is phenomenal. It doesn't attract attention. Very good software. Voice commands are very well designed and functional. It syncs with the front camera and works very well with the parking cable. The image quality is pretty good.. Higher resolution would require a lot more disk space.

I have always been a fan of a blacked out rear so the Trij HD's have been my go to. The new HD XR's do the same thing with the added benefit of a better view of your intended target. B&H had the best price with quick shipping. Have continually been pleased with their service and pricing!

We rarely use the rear LCD and use the view finder most of the time. This makes viewing it much easier in bright sunlight and just snaps on to the camera. It will get in the way of your rear LCD. Works with our Sony A77 II. ~photosbymeta

We purchased these binoculars for hiking, hoping for something light yet with good clarity (bright field of view). The Zeiss 8x25 are indeed light and bright, rivaling the larger and heavier 8 x 30 Swarovski binoculars we use for birding. They have good ergonomics and are particularly good if you wear glasses. Though they are a bit pricey you get the quality you pay for. I highly recommend these binoculars.

I bought this to help me view possible routes while hiking up and down slopes (scrambling), and for general use in viewing far-away objects, as my eyesight is not what it used to be. I had to purchase this based only on reading specs and reviews on the Internet of various similar monoculars, having no way to check them out physically. It is also the first tool of this kind that I have ever purchased. I am giving this five stars because, in spite of a couple of flaws, this tool meets my needs of good optics and compactness. It stays in its case in my back pack while hiking, but once I need it, it goes into my pants pocket in a plastic bag for immediate use, and doesn't bother me a bit. I can see well through the eyecup with and without my glasses, no problem of a restriction in field of view, eye relief is very good. Views are sharp and there are no aberrations. Two things that could be better, but do not detract from the quality of the instrument : 1) the focus wheel/ring is flush with the rest of the body - so while it is grooved, it is still not that intuitive to feel the wheel, especially as it is also quite narrow. Five or six small knobs on the wheel would have made for a better design imo : this would make the wheel easier to feel, and also aid in turning the wheel, as it is indeed a bit stiff (which I think is a good thing). 2) there is a protective rubber cup on either end of the monocular, to protect the lenses, but only one is tethered. I can't see the logic in not implementing a similar tethering for the eyecup. I have steady hands, but I prefer to use this with two hands. An added benefit of this monocular is that I can discern various faint night sky objects, like the smudges of the Andromeda galaxy and the Orion Nebula - both objects that in good conditions can be seen with the naked eye, but with my failing eyesight I haven't seen in quite a while.

I purchased the Vixen Flip Mirror Diagonal for Astrophotography, therefore, I needed to also buy some accessories. Thanks to fellow reviewer, I was able to get all the accessories at the same time as the mirror. My setup: Celestron EdgeHD 11 - Tele Vue Schmidt-Cassegrain Adapter-Long - Vixen Flip Mirror - T-Mount for Canon EF-M Canon Camera. On the upper tube of the mirror: Vixen #37292 T-Thread to 2 Eyepiece Adapter 2 Celestron 29mm eyepice.