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
You can get window clamps that mount a ball head on them or use a small beanbag.
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.
I use a pillow. It doubles for taking a nap.
Manfratto makes a good one that I have had for five years. No broken windows.
I sometimes use a thin monopod with a tilt head placed between the seat and door. Somewhat limited, depends on where I am.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lens Coat has a really nice bean bag that slips over a window or railing. Can come with a threaded tripod screw.
let us all hope you mean to shoot from a parked car!
BobT
Loc: southern Minnesota
Yes, of course. A parked car.
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