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Feb 17, 2018 08:54:12 #

BobT Loc: southern Minnesota

What is a good stable camera support when shooting from inside a car. Specifically something to use when shooting from the drivers side car window.

Thanks

Feb 17, 2018 08:57:34 #

PhilEveratt Loc: Oxfordshire, UK

You can get window clamps that mount a ball head on them or use a small beanbag.

Feb 17, 2018 09:00:43 #

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

PhilEveratt wrote:

You can get window clamps that mount a ball head on them or use a small beanbag.

I'd use a bean bag as to not crack a window with a clamp.

Feb 17, 2018 09:07:04 #

treadwl Loc: South Florida

I use a pillow. It doubles for taking a nap.

Feb 17, 2018 09:09:15 #

olddutch Loc: Beloit, Wisconsin

Manfratto makes a good one that I have had for five years. No broken windows.

Feb 17, 2018 09:09:32 #

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

I sometimes use a thin monopod with a tilt head placed between the seat and door. Somewhat limited, depends on where I am.

Feb 17, 2018 09:13:09 #

d2b2 Loc: Catonsville, Maryland, USA

treadwl wrote:

I use a pillow. It doubles for taking a nap.

THANK you!!!

Feb 17, 2018 09:15:54 #

d2b2 Loc: Catonsville, Maryland, USA

It depends on the weight of the camera and lens, from my perspective. The sill of the window is fine, but anything you put on the window itself is a potential problem if you have a rather heavy setup. Windows and their supports are not designed for that kind of stress and can cause problems for the mechanisms that lift and lower the window.

Feb 17, 2018 09:21:45 #

tinplater Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

I use a neck pillow...one of those horseshoe shaped pillows that wrap around your neck while driving. It drapes nicely over the window ledge and helps support the camera. I was given mine as a promotion gimmick at a golf tournament. Works great.

Feb 17, 2018 09:33:41 #

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Nikon Car Window Mount....$30

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/171181-REG/Nikon_7070_Car_Window_Mount.html?ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwp_UBRD7ARIsAMie3XY06Y4eQF2vBeEXRy-XQy79V8bSZP8AO5qfOtbL73jcr-PsymeFwb0aAo09EALw_wcB

Feb 17, 2018 09:52:25 #

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

BobT wrote:

What is a good stable camera support when shooting from inside a car. Specifically something to use when shooting from the drivers side car window.

Thanks

Puffin Pad Pro, if you can find one. Wonderful device but the maker retired and the company is now for sale. It made for the perfect window mount though, I have two of them.

Feb 17, 2018 09:54:54 #

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

PhilEveratt wrote:

You can get window clamps that mount a ball head on them or use a small beanbag.

Really cheap and easy way to go is to get a piece of that gray pipe insulation and cut it longway down the center, then just pop it on the window.

Feb 17, 2018 11:29:55 #

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Lens Coat has a really nice bean bag that slips over a window or railing. Can come with a threaded tripod screw.

Feb 17, 2018 11:50:36 #

toxdoc42

let us all hope you mean to shoot from a parked car!

Feb 17, 2018 11:53:52 #

BobT Loc: southern Minnesota

Yes, of course. A parked car.

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