Rigs! - AutoPhotog : Photo Enthusiasts/Pros Forum

**Vudoo4u2** · 10-26-2009, 09:32 PM

Anyone here have any good photo rigs? Any homemade ones that work well or is it really going to come down to spending the big bucks,....

BillLee · 10-27-2009, 08:46 PM

just hang out the passenger window or from a truck bed and drive really close to each other. cheap & effective, but dangerous.

**Vudoo4u2** · 10-30-2009, 10:50 AM

hahaha...im debating making a little wooden cart that follows the car wheel (rolls w/it...) to avoid having to hang a camera, and to avoid needing to clone out a bar??

like a frame with wheels on the inside to roll w/the tire and a bar sticking out to put the camera on...hmmm

**UdubBadger** · 10-30-2009, 12:35 PM

see people don't even think. All you gotta do is put the rid on your own car and follow... that way you're in control of everything and can be a chase car but get much more extreme angles... and you're not shooting back into the rig so, no cloning needed.

**Johan** · 11-02-2009, 08:16 PM

I have one. Home made

You can come by and check it out anytime!

BandyDesign · 11-03-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

see people don't even think. All you gotta do is put the rid on your own car and follow... that way you're in control of everything and can be a chase car but get much more extreme angles... and you're not shooting back into the rig so, no cloning needed.

You cant get the shot posted above me by following along unless your both on frictionless parallel tracks...

1/80 of a second doesn't cut it for that effect.

BandyDesign · 11-03-2009, 12:34 AM

Here are my first few. Just built the rig.

That shot was setup like so(affixed to rear glass):

BillLee · 11-03-2009, 01:48 AM

holy crap, i've never seen a rig pole so long. pic came out great!

kcsays · 11-03-2009, 02:10 AM

mine cost me about $300

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-03-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BillLee

holy crap, i've never seen a rig pole so long. pic came out great!

this was my feeling exactly...its ridiculous...and awesome

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Originally Posted by kcsays

mine cost me about $300

great pic

Johan...im going to come steal your rig

BandyDesign · 11-03-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BillLee

holy crap, i've never seen a rig pole so long. pic came out great!

Thanks! It works far better than I expected. Just have to have patience with it. I think thats true with all long rigs until you hit the carbonfibre lattice price range

@kcsays: What kind of ND filter are you using to stop down? I don't have one yet, because they aren't as easy to find for a 77mm. So, Im still limited to night shots.

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-03-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BillLee

holy crap, i've never seen a rig pole so long....

I cant believe I forgot this..

"Thats what she said"

BandyDesign · 11-03-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Vudoo4u2

I cant believe I forgot this..

"Thats what she said"

Chicks dig the rig

myacreative · 11-03-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BandyDesign

Here are my first few. Just built the rig.

That shot was setup like so(affixed to rear glass):

can you share your set up for that? i want to get my rig to extend upwards like that but can't find the peices that people are using to angle them up. i'd appreciate the help

:D

awesome shot btw.

kcsays · 11-04-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BandyDesign

@kcsays: What kind of ND filter are you using to stop down? I don't have one yet, because they aren't as easy to find for a 77mm. So, Im still limited to night shots.

i'm using ND64 with CP ( sometimes )

Travis C · 11-04-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BandyDesign

WOW!!! Damn dude thats impressive. Great results everyone! There was another thread on rigs, i posted more pics there..

Mine

BandyDesign · 11-04-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by myacreative

can you share your set up for that? i want to get my rig to extend upwards like that but can't find the peices that people are using to angle them up. i'd appreciate the help

:D

awesome shot btw.

I don't have a swivel or anything, that just happened to be the angle of the rear glass.

<< love that emot!

Stupeyfied · 11-18-2009, 08:53 PM

Question...with your rig being that far from the vehicle, how hard is it to get a decently clear and some-what tack sharp photo? Won't the pole bounce quite a bit? Some insight to this would be awesome..I'm looking to get a rig myself, but don't feel like spending 800+ on one o_O

BandyDesign · 11-18-2009, 09:23 PM

It is definately tough. Most people don't attempt rigs this long for good reason. One tip tho, if you use a magic arm it amplifies vibrations because you are putting the load further from the pole. You cannot stop torque very well with round tubes. Directly mounting your camera via a swivel really steadies out the bounces.

Still requires quite a bit of patience. Also, make sure you get tubing not too thin not too thick so that you have the strength you need without the weight that will make it more difficult.

Good luck!

10-26-2009, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Vudoo4u2 Night Sh1ft Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Shoots With: 5D MKII Flickr: AutoPhotog Posts: 509	hahaha...im debating making a little wooden cart that follows the car wheel (rolls w/it...) to avoid having to hang a camera, and to avoid needing to clone out a bar?? like a frame with wheels on the inside to roll w/the tire and a bar sticking out to put the camera on...hmmm __________________ A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster. Canon 24-70 F2.8 L : Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS/L : Canon 5D Mark II : B+W Filters : Photo Whore

10-30-2009, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	see people don't even think. All you gotta do is put the rid on your own car and follow... that way you're in control of everything and can be a chase car but get much more extreme angles... and you're not shooting back into the rig so, no cloning needed. __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

11-03-2009, 02:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
kcsays PhotoN00B Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MD Shoots With: D300 & D50 Posts: 18	mine cost me about $300 __________________ KC Image

11-18-2009, 08:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Stupeyfied PhotoLover Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rapid City, SD Shoots With: Nikon D90, and an assortment of lenses Flickr: Stupeyfied Posts: 61	Question...with your rig being that far from the vehicle, how hard is it to get a decently clear and some-what tack sharp photo? Won't the pole bounce quite a bit? Some insight to this would be awesome..I'm looking to get a rig myself, but don't feel like spending 800+ on one o_O __________________ Jason M. Check out my Flickr here.

10-27-2009, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
BillLee PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Shoots With: Nikon D90 Flickr: b.by Posts: 303	just hang out the passenger window or from a truck bed and drive really close to each other. cheap & effective, but dangerous.

11-02-2009, 08:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Johan PhotoMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24	I have one. Home made You can come by and check it out anytime!

11-03-2009, 12:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
BandyDesign PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Shoots With: D90\|11-16 2.8\|35 1.8\|50 1.8\|70-300\|bees! Posts: 150	Here are my first few. Just built the rig. That shot was setup like so(affixed to rear glass):

11-03-2009, 01:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
BillLee PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Shoots With: Nikon D90 Flickr: b.by Posts: 303	holy crap, i've never seen a rig pole so long. pic came out great!

11-18-2009, 09:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
BandyDesign PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Shoots With: D90\|11-16 2.8\|35 1.8\|50 1.8\|70-300\|bees! Posts: 150	It is definately tough. Most people don't attempt rigs this long for good reason. One tip tho, if you use a magic arm it amplifies vibrations because you are putting the load further from the pole. You cannot stop torque very well with round tubes. Directly mounting your camera via a swivel really steadies out the bounces. Still requires quite a bit of patience. Also, make sure you get tubing not too thin not too thick so that you have the strength you need without the weight that will make it more difficult. Good luck!

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