Which car camera rig do you prefer?

9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago #408785 by CarCameraRig
Hi guys, I need some suggestion from you guys, while shooting a moving car. Which type of Camera rig do you use? Currently I am using Carbon fiber rig.







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9 years 5 months ago #408792 by Pettigrew
How are those attached?

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9 years 5 months ago #408821 by Scott Klubeck
What are the options?   There looks to be just one in your photos. 


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9 years 5 months ago #408866 by EOS_Fan
Does the car come with it?  :drool:   I'm loving that red car!  


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9 years 5 months ago #408871 by Roman Omell
I had one of these rigs a few years ago and what a turd that thing was.  It never was able to get secured to the car good.  The magnets were weak and then when you managed to get it set up, it was for short time before one of the joints gave way.  I guess that serves me right from buying on eBay!  :pinch:


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9 years 5 months ago #408887 by KenMan
What kind of car is that red one?


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9 years 5 months ago #408888 by garyrhook

Scott Klubeck wrote: What are the options?   There looks to be just one in your photos. 


Those are clearly 3 different types of rigs.

Back to the OP....

I don't have a "preference" because I don't do this type of photography. Your first question should be, "does anyone here do live car photography / videography?" I've not seen/heard this mentioned on this forum, so you may be asking in the wrong place. I'd try to figure out, though, which rig allowed me to get the shots that I wanted.


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9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago #408892 by Todd Knight
I'd go with the CF one.  I have one that I made from PVC and you feel ever bump!  It was one of those DIY projects.  The crappy part is that mine is only 8' long.  CF would be much lighter and allow you to get that arm out much further.  


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9 years 5 months ago #408894 by TGonzo

Todd Knight wrote: I'd go with the CF one.  I have one that I made from PVC and you feel ever bump!  It was one of those DIY projects.  The crappy part is that mine is only 8' long.  CF would be much lighter and allow you to get that arm out much further.  



No comment!  I built this one (see vid below) and had point and shoot camera on it.  The suction cups I used didn't work and the camera came off the car!  First, I'm glad it wasn't my DSLR that was on it.  Second part, the camera wasn't even mine!  It was my sisters camera. Which I had to replace :silly:



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9 years 5 months ago #408897 by EOS_Fan
That DIY video cracked me up.  I wouldn't trust anything I built to hold my camera on my car!  Tgonzo, didn't you have a tether on the camera you used?  My brother has one of these rigs.  Actually, I don't know who made it.  But he does photos like this for 4wd trucks.  I've been thinking about doing the same but for motorcycles.  


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9 years 5 months ago #408900 by Todd Knight
I was trying to find the DIY video that I originally watched and found this one.  Forward to 8:38 and watch how this one bumbles around.  Mine is 10X worse!



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9 years 5 months ago #408913 by Farestad
Why in the #@$ would you build something like this from PVC?  That has little tensile strength and is going to topple all over the place. Just my 2 cents.   These sort of rigs need something like CF that doesn't flex as much. 

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9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago #408914 by CarCameraRig

Pettigrew wrote: How are those attached?

Here is the automotive rig tutorial. It will help you to show how to attach Camera rig to Car.



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9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago #408915 by CarCameraRig
Hello Roman Omell,
                  
I agree some photographers to face this issue due to quality of products they
use. I will suggest you to go for CF rigs at http://carcamerarig/ 



Roman Omell wrote: I had one of these rigs a few years ago and what a turd that thing was.  It never was able to get secured to the car good.  The magnets were weak and then when you managed to get it set up, it was for short time before one of the joints gave way.  I guess that serves me right from buying on eBay!  :pinch:



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9 years 5 months ago #408948 by D Hornick

KenMan wrote: What kind of car is that red one?



Looks like a Ford GT


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