Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

[illuzioo]

Originally Posted by Konstantinos

Thanks Pole is about 16 feet long, but this shot was rotated and cropped so it doesn't look nearly as far away as the original.

Rotated i cant imagine how looks the original... xD

16ft long pole? You don't have flexibility problems? I see the tensioner part of the rig, but the 16ft is very long....
I wait for my wide-angle, and the suction cup based rig's some parts...

[hene-]

Originally Posted by zacm7

so i looked through about 30 different pages and didnt see any motorcycle shots. anyone ever rig a 2 wheeler? the only other vehicle i saw was the golf cart.

Here is one:

[n1nj4 m0d3]

^wow that is sweet! where was the rig mounted?

[Konstantinos]

Originally Posted by illuzioo

Rotated i cant imagine how looks the original... xD

16ft long pole? You don't have flexibility problems? I see the tensioner part of the rig, but the 16ft is very long....
I wait for my wide-angle, and the suction cup based rig's some parts...

i used to, but the tensioner kind of fixed it a little. also, the further away the camera as (assuming you're using a wide angle) the less noticeable vibrations are. i physically grabbed the camera and shook it up and down with a 5 second shutter speed just out of curiosity, and the image still looked pretty nice. the further away the camera, the more bounce you get, but at the same time, the less visible it is in the pic, so it kind of cancels out.

Originally Posted by hene-

Here is one:

gangsterrr!! i have no idea how to do bikes yet

[hene-]

Originally Posted by n1nj4 m0d3

^wow that is sweet! where was the rig mounted?

Thanks man!

Rig was mounted under the bike. It was selfmade rig, and main attachment was bolted to shock absorder bolt. I also had to make some anchors, to make rig stable.

[quickster]

[MacDogg]

Konstantinos,
Are you anywhere near Austin? I would like to peak at your rig if you are.

[azncarbos]

Alright after looking at this thread for about month now, I want to build a rig, but can't really seeing me forking over $250 for DIY rig yet, so I trying to looking through this thread for a good starting point and not spend a lot of money too, any thoughts? plus I will be using this as project I'm shooting for school. Thanks

[DonNguyen]

long time lurker, first time posting...

i built my rig last night and here's a test shot.

[MacDogg]

Looks good for your first shot, Don!!

Originally Posted by azncarbos

Alright after looking at this thread for about month now, I want to build a rig, but can't really seeing me forking over $250 for DIY rig yet, so I trying to looking through this thread for a good starting point and not spend a lot of money too, any thoughts? plus I will be using this as project I'm shooting for school. Thanks

Same here, although I just saw this thread a few days ago. I already have a parts list and thanks to aridan for answering one last question for me.
I'll drop that kinda cash for this, though, as I think I can charge my GTO club about $5 a piece and do shoots for a bunch of them. That will help get my money back and be able to get awesome pics like these (I hope!!).
This looks like what I will need. Still trying to figure out where to get the pole, though.

www.bhphotovideo.com or www.adorama.com
1 x 10' EMT pole - $8
2 x Avenger F1000 suction cups - $48.50 ($97)
3 x Manfrotto super clamps - $24.95 ($74.85)
1 x Manfrotto 484 Mini ball head - $45
1 x Manfrotto 037 Reversible Short Stud, with 3/8" & 1/4"-20 Threads $5.95

[DonNguyen]

does anyone have a materials list for the part of the rigging that would help stabilize it? I want to call it the flyer, but i'm not too sure on the name. Konstantinos has one in his shot.

[JDMist3hFastar]

Would my 17-85 be wide enough for most rig shots? I guess that all just depends on the length of the rig...

[DonNguyen]

took a few more tonight

[aCiD99]

Built mine the last few weeks, spent all last weekend working with it and working out the bugs, some of the highlights;









Already got plans to build an entirely new one from what I learned from this one, going bigger, longer, everything better!

Gonna shoot an F-250 super duty with it tomorrow out of boredom.

[azncarbos]

Originally Posted by MacDogg

Looks good for your first shot, Don!!



Same here, although I just saw this thread a few days ago. I already have a parts list and thanks to aridan for answering one last question for me.
I'll drop that kinda cash for this, though, as I think I can charge my GTO club about $5 a piece and do shoots for a bunch of them. That will help get my money back and be able to get awesome pics like these (I hope!!).
This looks like what I will need. Still trying to figure out where to get the pole, though.

www.bhphotovideo.com or www.adorama.com
1 x 10' EMT pole - $8
2 x Avenger F1000 suction cups - $48.50 ($97)
3 x Manfrotto super clamps - $24.95 ($74.85)
1 x Manfrotto 484 Mini ball head - $45
1 x Manfrotto 037 Reversible Short Stud, with 3/8" & 1/4"-20 Threads $5.95

Thanks for the list of parts, but right now I'm not looking to spend that much yet.....