Recommended camera support for car window?
Feb 18, 2018 07:06:39 #
Feb 18, 2018 07:08:43 #
lamiaceae wrote:
I'd use a bean bag as to not crack a window with a clamp.
Right. I never liked the idea of clamps on glass. Although a beanbag would be ideal, any kind of a soft bundle from home would work.
Feb 18, 2018 07:17:01 #
MT Shooter wrote:
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.
got mine from you years ago
Feb 18, 2018 07:27:53 #
GlenBose wrote:
I use a pool play noodle available any hardware or Walmart store, less than $5. Cut a length to fit the window when half open and slit lengthwise, it's a nice cushion. I can tuck it under or beside my seat, access always there for cheap. Thanks to another UHH member - can't remember his name.
Larry
Larry
My wife and I have used noodles for years, they provide great support and their CHEAP.
Feb 18, 2018 07:29:11 #
Ronsh
Loc: Floresville,Tx.
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
Thanks
Look up Vacu-pod
Feb 18, 2018 07:29:23 #
GlenBose wrote:
I use a pool play noodle available any hardware or Walmart store, less than $5. Cut a length to fit the window when half open and slit lengthwise, it's a nice cushion. I can tuck it under or beside my seat, access always there for cheap. Thanks to another UHH member - can't remember his name.
Larry
Larry
By the way... shut off the engine before the shoot!!
Feb 18, 2018 07:46:41 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
Pool noodle on glass, 1 leg of tripod extended to floor.
Feb 18, 2018 07:57:10 #
I use a double folded microfiber cloth... works great and doesn't leave any marks on anything...
Feb 18, 2018 08:03:33 #
I bought a suction cup mount from B&H, on sale a couple of years ago. I always have it in my car. Mine has 2 cups but another Hogger linked to others that had 3 cups.
I just took a quick look for it & couldn’t find it but I’m sure a search or call to them would help.
I just took a quick look for it & couldn’t find it but I’m sure a search or call to them would help.
Feb 18, 2018 08:03:45 #
I never realized that shooting out a car window was an industry. What happened to getting out and walking around? Now I know who takes all those boring landscapes.
Feb 18, 2018 08:04:24 #
Cut a pool noodle to the desired width. Then, cut a shallow slit the length of the piece you are going to use. Slip it over the window.
Feb 18, 2018 08:05:05 #
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
Thanks
I would go with a bean bag and nothing else.
I am not an advocate of using window glass in a structural manner for obvious reasons. Yes I know people do it but I would never do it.
Bean bag allows for instant mobility and mounts and dismounts near instantly for a quick animal shot where time is of the essence.
Feb 18, 2018 08:15:42 #
via the lens wrote:
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.
Works every time... I use a pool noodle!
Feb 18, 2018 08:18:53 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
olddutch wrote:
Manfratto makes a good one that I have had for five years. No broken windows.
I have one and with sane use I can’t see a problem.
My process is to have just enough window raised for it to attach and use relatively light lenses.
When shooting something like an 80-200 I use a beanbag.
Feb 18, 2018 08:20:39 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Architect1776 wrote:
I would go with a bean bag and nothing else.
I am not an advocate of using window glass in a structural manner for obvious reasons. Yes I know people do it but I would never do it.
Bean bag allows for instant mobility and mounts and dismounts near instantly for a quick animal shot where time is of the essence.
I am not an advocate of using window glass in a structural manner for obvious reasons. Yes I know people do it but I would never do it.
Bean bag allows for instant mobility and mounts and dismounts near instantly for a quick animal shot where time is of the essence.
Lightning quick instances I hang an arm out a window.
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