Rear View Mirror Night Setting

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.

So far I have only been able to use these in a VERY urban setting, but last night was clear enough to see quite a bit. The field of view just fits Orion's belt inside to give an idea of what to expect. These binoculars get heavy, so resting them against a window or mounting them to a tripod are necessary for extended viewing. I was able to see the Pleiades last night and was able to pick out a 8.05 magnitude star. I bought these to learn the sky a bit before investing in a telescope and am very satisfied with them so far.

I have used it at night to view various things. It is a good light, but a bit bright for reading close, even on the lowest setting. I have experimented with charging from the unit, and is works fine. The lens has a diffusing grid built in but could use one more step down in brightness. Feels solid and well made.

This came free with purchase, really handy for setting up at night.

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.

I bought this lens for gym mirror selfies because the lighting in my gym is really bad, and I needed a wide open f-stop. The f/1.4 setting with autofocus works great in a mirror. The 30mm focal length is also great for an indoor setting. You don't have to get too far away from your subject for a full body shot, and it's not so wide that it's capturing other people. This significantly reduced the ISO and noise I had to get the same exposure with my Fuji zoom kit lens where the f-stop was ~3.4 with the same focal length.

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!