Car rigs recommendation

1013mm · 05-27-2009, 01:23 PM

Hey guys, my last car rig broke aka got ran over after it fell thankfully without my gear on it. So I'm look at car rigs with suction mount around less than $100 anyone have some good recs? Thanks.

MikeBoldt · 05-27-2009, 01:40 PM

That's going to be tough. What was your last setup like? Is it salvageable at all?

My rig cost me over $800.00, not including time to get it working properly and effectively. Hmmmm

1013mm · 05-27-2009, 01:47 PM

just a D80 plus 17-55mm so not that heavy maybe a sb800.

MikeBoldt · 05-27-2009, 04:53 PM

I meant what was your rig setup like? Are any of the components salvageable? How come you are rigging with a flash?

1013mm · 05-27-2009, 05:12 PM

just experimental haha and of course I want one that is pretty secure, i mean its not going to go in harsh environments, but I want to have on to have one, nothing extreme or anything. it was a suction mount with an extension basically and thats what im still looking at now.

rodi · 05-27-2009, 06:01 PM

$90 suction mount with a swivel head at filmtools.

then get a triggering device. either wired or wireless (RF).

1013mm · 05-27-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rodi

$90 suction mount with a swivel head at filmtools.

then get a triggering device. either wired or wireless (RF).

got the trigger, can you give me a link to the one youre referring to? cause I was looking at filmtools site and got confused with all the choices

and I cant seem to find reviews of any of the mounts, I know grippers are great but thats about it...

rodi · 05-27-2009, 07:24 PM

one
http://www.filmtools.com/gripper-302...era-mount.html

or get one of these and your own ballhead from B&H:
http://www.filmtools.com/6succupw14sp.html

Carrera RSR · 05-28-2009, 05:50 PM

http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/acatalog...on_Mounts.html

Mahhvinn · 06-06-2009, 02:41 AM

i use this set up:

2 F1000 Suction Cups
3 Manfroto Super Clamps
1 Manfroto Ball Head
1 10' EMT Pole

TWiTCHY · 06-07-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Truong

i use this set up:

2 F1000 Suction Cups
3 Manfroto Super Clamps
1 Manfroto Ball Head
1 10' EMT Pole

F1000s seem to be recommended everywhere I go, but I've also heard that they can leave marks on the surfaces they've been attached to. Are these marks easily removed?

MikeBoldt · 06-08-2009, 01:23 AM

Yes they are easily removed.

I stuck mine on a black F430 Scuderia, little bit of spray wax and cloth and the marks were gone.

Mahhvinn · 06-09-2009, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeBoldt

Yes they are easily removed.

I stuck mine on a black F430 Scuderia, little bit of spray wax and cloth and the marks were gone.

TWiTCHY · 06-16-2009, 10:00 PM

I'm planning to drop $300 on a car rig next week, and I've been researching extensively...or perhaps not enough?

I plan to get the following:

2x Avenger F1000 Cups
3x Manfrotto Super Clamps
1x Manfrotto Magic Arm w/ Camera Platform

Boom will be considered later - that's easy.

Is there a better set-up that you guys know of around that price range? Maybe something a lot more stable...

I remember seeing a 3-legged rig which made cloning on top of the car easier since you could just "pre-make" statics of the car and overlap them in Photoshop, but I don't know what components are needed to make it, and I bet it's a ton more expensive than the equipment I've listed already.

http://forums.mycanikon.com/showthread.php?t=3970
That's the set-up I'm planning to do.

FrankiE90 · 06-16-2009, 11:01 PM

John go with filmtools, I'm using their suction cups.

05-27-2009, 01:23 PM	#1
1013mm aka 1013MM 1249 Rep 9,545 Posts Drives: pokingly flush Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles / HK iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 135i [8.26]	Car rigs recommendation Hey guys, my last car rig broke aka got ran over after it fell thankfully without my gear on it. So I'm look at car rigs with suction mount around less than $100 anyone have some good recs? Thanks. __________________ -John Project YOSHI Sale Thread
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MikeBoldt Enlisted Member 16 Rep 36 Posts Drives: Nikon D700 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada iTrader: (0)	That's going to be tough. What was your last setup like? Is it salvageable at all? My rig cost me over $800.00, not including time to get it working properly and effectively. Hmmmm __________________ Nikon D700 / Nikon D300 / Nikon P6000 / Nikon 10.5mm F2.8 / Nikon 14mm F2.8 / Nikon 20mm F2.8 / Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 / Nikon 50mm F1.4G / Nikon 70-200mm F2.8VR / Nikon SB80DX x 2 / Nikon SB28 x 2 / Nikon SB800 x 2 / Nikon SB900 x 2 / Pocketwizard Plus II Transceiver x 7 My Photos: http://www.flickr.com/mikeboldt
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1013mm aka 1013MM 1249 Rep 9,545 Posts Drives: pokingly flush Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles / HK iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 135i [8.26]	just a D80 plus 17-55mm so not that heavy maybe a sb800. __________________ -John Project YOSHI Sale Thread
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MikeBoldt Enlisted Member 16 Rep 36 Posts Drives: Nikon D700 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada iTrader: (0)	I meant what was your rig setup like? Are any of the components salvageable? How come you are rigging with a flash? __________________ Nikon D700 / Nikon D300 / Nikon P6000 / Nikon 10.5mm F2.8 / Nikon 14mm F2.8 / Nikon 20mm F2.8 / Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 / Nikon 50mm F1.4G / Nikon 70-200mm F2.8VR / Nikon SB80DX x 2 / Nikon SB28 x 2 / Nikon SB800 x 2 / Nikon SB900 x 2 / Pocketwizard Plus II Transceiver x 7 My Photos: http://www.flickr.com/mikeboldt
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1013mm aka 1013MM 1249 Rep 9,545 Posts Drives: pokingly flush Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles / HK iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 135i [8.26]	just experimental haha and of course I want one that is pretty secure, i mean its not going to go in harsh environments, but I want to have on to have one, nothing extreme or anything. it was a suction mount with an extension basically and thats what im still looking at now. __________________ -John Project YOSHI Sale Thread
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05-27-2009, 06:01 PM	#6
rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	$90 suction mount with a swivel head at filmtools. then get a triggering device. either wired or wireless (RF). __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	one http://www.filmtools.com/gripper-302...era-mount.html or get one of these and your own ballhead from B&H: http://www.filmtools.com/6succupw14sp.html __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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Mahhvinn EUROPROJEKTZ 187 Rep 7,958 Posts Drives: backwards Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Jose, CA (Bay Area) iTrader: (15) Garage List 2008 E90 335i [7.00]	i use this set up: 2 F1000 Suction Cups 3 Manfroto Super Clamps 1 Manfroto Ball Head 1 10' EMT Pole
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06-08-2009, 01:23 AM	#12
MikeBoldt Enlisted Member 16 Rep 36 Posts Drives: Nikon D700 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada iTrader: (0)	Yes they are easily removed. I stuck mine on a black F430 Scuderia, little bit of spray wax and cloth and the marks were gone. __________________ Nikon D700 / Nikon D300 / Nikon P6000 / Nikon 10.5mm F2.8 / Nikon 14mm F2.8 / Nikon 20mm F2.8 / Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 / Nikon 50mm F1.4G / Nikon 70-200mm F2.8VR / Nikon SB80DX x 2 / Nikon SB28 x 2 / Nikon SB800 x 2 / Nikon SB900 x 2 / Pocketwizard Plus II Transceiver x 7 My Photos: http://www.flickr.com/mikeboldt
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TWiTCHY Colonel 376 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	I'm planning to drop $300 on a car rig next week, and I've been researching extensively...or perhaps not enough? I plan to get the following: 2x Avenger F1000 Cups 3x Manfrotto Super Clamps 1x Manfrotto Magic Arm w/ Camera Platform Boom will be considered later - that's easy. Is there a better set-up that you guys know of around that price range? Maybe something a lot more stable... I remember seeing a 3-legged rig which made cloning on top of the car easier since you could just "pre-make" statics of the car and overlap them in Photoshop, but I don't know what components are needed to make it, and I bet it's a ton more expensive than the equipment I've listed already. http://forums.mycanikon.com/showthread.php?t=3970 That's the set-up I'm planning to do.
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