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Anybody know where i could get hold of one of these, its the small refective sphere few inches on front of the lense...

Many thanks

make your own, the ones commercially available are pricey.

There's only one "rhino" cam and it's a small lipstick camera on a 4' boom pole that I designed in 1999....

No, this isn't the one i meant, the one I'm after is a small reflective sphere a few inches away from the lense held with a clear tube, seen on JimmyH's videos,

Thanks anyway.

That is a Parabolic mirror on the front, and the lens and mirror cost somewhere around $2000 to make because of the quality of the materials. Dan From Atair made it and from what I know does not have one anymore. However you can make one by buying a mirror from a telescope supply company and mounting it on to a lens for much cheaper

Jason,

What did you use for the stick? (or what material did you use to make it) How much does it weigh?

Thanks,
Yuri

Aluminum 5052-H32, tubing approx. 1" and .75 (2 telescopic tubes). I ran the cables for the lipstick cam through the tubing. The moment of inertia is high, but the weight was only about a pound. I was definitely a test dummy, learning to only deploy with my head facing downward and not looking up at the slider too early. Otherwise, it's a pretty normal jump and deployment if you follow the rules. The video is absolutely amazing, though.

I agree completely. IMHO, that is some of the best BASE video that exists.

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