Learn from my mistake
Feb 20, 2019 06:39:12 #
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
Feb 20, 2019 06:44:56 #
ngrea wrote:
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
Just put it in the cup holder, it did a good job.
Feb 20, 2019 07:06:38 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
I reckon we have all done stuff like that. I'm glad your lens wasn't damaged.
Feb 20, 2019 07:14:34 #
Put it on the floor, lens facing forward (zoom lens). That way the camera can’t fall & the longer lens will help prevent it from rolling if you stop short.
Feb 20, 2019 07:20:01 #
When I the car I have learned it takes a few seconds to put the camera in the bag on the floor in the back.
Willie
Willie
Feb 20, 2019 07:36:23 #
ngrea wrote:
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
I expect to see that scene in a comedy sometime in the future. : )
When I drive with my camera in the car, I put it on the floor behind the driver. It's already on the floor, so it's not going to fall there.
Feb 20, 2019 08:10:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I expect to see that scene in a comedy sometime in the future. : )
When I drive with my camera in the car, I put it on the floor behind the driver. It's already on the floor, so it's not going to fall there.
When I drive with my camera in the car, I put it on the floor behind the driver. It's already on the floor, so it's not going to fall there.
Ditto.
Feb 20, 2019 09:02:52 #
I put mine inside the console - keeping it on the driver's seat is just asking for trouble in the event of a quick stop.
Feb 20, 2019 09:03:12 #
I think you just discovered the perfect anti-theft device for your camera! 
Feb 20, 2019 09:08:20 #
ngrea wrote:
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
I am thinking KICKSTARTER !!!! A camera seat belt!!!!
NO! A CAMERA SEAT BELT/ARTICULATING GIMBAL ARM!!!!
Yeah! With a backup power supply!!!
Teathered to a tablet computer!!!
The arm will rise up through the sunroof to a height of 25 feet SO YOU NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR CAR!!!
With built in Arsenal and other useless stuff!!!!!!!
And of course anti-theft cables and an alarm!
Feb 20, 2019 09:09:21 #
dsmeltz wrote:
I am thinking KICKSTARTER !!!! A camera seat belt!!!!
NO! A CAMERA SEAT BELT/ARTICULATING GIMBAL ARM!!!!
Yeah! With a backup power supply!!!
Teathered to a tablet computer!!!
With built in Arsenal and other useless stuff!!!!!!!
NO! A CAMERA SEAT BELT/ARTICULATING GIMBAL ARM!!!!
Yeah! With a backup power supply!!!
Teathered to a tablet computer!!!
With built in Arsenal and other useless stuff!!!!!!!
(I think we're going to need a bigger car.)
Feb 20, 2019 09:11:41 #
Longshadow wrote:
(I think we're going to need a bigger car.)
Sorry, I keep going back and adding stuff!
Feb 20, 2019 09:47:53 #
ngrea wrote:
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
I'm happy for you that the lesson only cost you time.
Feb 20, 2019 10:09:01 #
As a guy who worked as a press photographer, a long time wedding shooter and still does a heap of location work where gunning and running is part of the routine, I can attest to the fact that your car or truck can be a place of equipment destruction. If you don't take precautions you might just as well toss your cameras into a garbage compactor, freezer or an oven.
The list of perils are numerous: Overheating, freezing, vibration, impact from dropping, damage for spilled foods and beverages AND as the OP succinctly explained, gear getting stuck in improvised holders. What's worse, is a camera or lens on the dashboard, console or rear deck can become a projectile due to a sudden stop or an accident and seriously injure or kill the driver or one of the passengers. Let's not even talk about shooting while driving which has got to be number one on the "stupid list"! Yes- I have seen folks do that!
So...we spend all that money on our gear and fancy cases, so why not put a little time effort and investment in safe equipment transport when our gear needs to be quickly accessible?
Sir Issac Newton had it figured out long ago that stuff does not fall upward as long as we stay on Earth. Was it Ralph Nadar (?)that reacquainted us with the physics that tells us that when we are traveling down the highway at 60 MPH and stop short or hit something, the stuff and folks in the car are still moving at 60 MPH- OUCH- SPLAT- THUD- CRUNCH!
I invested in some nice thick foam padding covered with cloth which I keep on the floor of the car so when the gear is fully assembled out of the cases and ready to rock 'n' roll so it is not exposed to much vibration and won't go anywhere if I stop short or God forbid, hit anything or if anything hits me!
I realize that just about every fast food chain has a drive-through window but I never cared for eating in my car- ugh! Maybe I am slightly paranoid but I have a theory that crumbs, grease, sticky- surgery hot or cold liquids will somehow find there way into my equipment. That emergency coffee is kept in a covered Thermos bottle and only if necessary. Remember that horror story about the lady who kept her hot coffee in her lap- double ugh! ...and sued Mc D!
I vacuum the car's interior frequently, especially the mats and the floor to get rid of road salt, gravel, sand, and dust. Up here in Canada, the Winters get very messy and dirty.
The glove box is for gloves and maps- not photographic equipment. The trunk (or boot in the UK) is for spare tires, jacks, lug wrenches, and luggage- not your cameras!
Please drive safely!
The list of perils are numerous: Overheating, freezing, vibration, impact from dropping, damage for spilled foods and beverages AND as the OP succinctly explained, gear getting stuck in improvised holders. What's worse, is a camera or lens on the dashboard, console or rear deck can become a projectile due to a sudden stop or an accident and seriously injure or kill the driver or one of the passengers. Let's not even talk about shooting while driving which has got to be number one on the "stupid list"! Yes- I have seen folks do that!
So...we spend all that money on our gear and fancy cases, so why not put a little time effort and investment in safe equipment transport when our gear needs to be quickly accessible?
Sir Issac Newton had it figured out long ago that stuff does not fall upward as long as we stay on Earth. Was it Ralph Nadar (?)that reacquainted us with the physics that tells us that when we are traveling down the highway at 60 MPH and stop short or hit something, the stuff and folks in the car are still moving at 60 MPH- OUCH- SPLAT- THUD- CRUNCH!
I invested in some nice thick foam padding covered with cloth which I keep on the floor of the car so when the gear is fully assembled out of the cases and ready to rock 'n' roll so it is not exposed to much vibration and won't go anywhere if I stop short or God forbid, hit anything or if anything hits me!
I realize that just about every fast food chain has a drive-through window but I never cared for eating in my car- ugh! Maybe I am slightly paranoid but I have a theory that crumbs, grease, sticky- surgery hot or cold liquids will somehow find there way into my equipment. That emergency coffee is kept in a covered Thermos bottle and only if necessary. Remember that horror story about the lady who kept her hot coffee in her lap- double ugh! ...and sued Mc D!
I vacuum the car's interior frequently, especially the mats and the floor to get rid of road salt, gravel, sand, and dust. Up here in Canada, the Winters get very messy and dirty.
The glove box is for gloves and maps- not photographic equipment. The trunk (or boot in the UK) is for spare tires, jacks, lug wrenches, and luggage- not your cameras!
Please drive safely!
Feb 20, 2019 10:18:58 #
ngrea wrote:
I set my camera on the console of the car. Then as I shifted into gear it tipped into the drink holder, lens down. It was a wide angle lens with a lip. Exactly the same diameter as the holder. The holder has 3 spring loaded knobs to keep drinks steady. They sprang out above the lip of the lens. It took me 20 minutes to get the lens out. Luckily no damage. Will set my camera on the passenger seat in the future!!
I prefer to strap it in on a seat with the seat belt when not in a bag. The floor is also a good place if you dampen the vibration of the vehicle.
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