Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

hey StE823, what are your thoughts on your 7D vs your 5d2? I'm thinking about getting the 7D for now and going to the 5d2 if after awhile I'm not happy with it

Two pics from me, First time rigging a car;

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rideuntildeath wrote in post #10237144
Got the Pole from VisualEchos.

Not bad, turn the wheels the other way next time

Yea, but a little too dark for my tastes... and I like dark!! Also, the rear negative space is confusing.

Could always set the camera to +.5 or +1.0 next time

byker28i wrote in post #10235468
Nice, homemade setup, or did you buy that as a kit somewhere?

All custom made.

first attempt...

StE823 wrote in post #10240676
first attempt...

you serious mate?

On behalf of this forum, I DEMAND more!

(love it!)

Dexamenus wrote in post #10240700
you serious mate?

On behalf of this forum, I DEMAND more!

(love it!)

yes holy **** im still freaked out... but i learn alot after testing it today lol
need to tie the damn rig boom and strap it on the door jam next time!

That is amazing, dude.

Hi all, haven't posted for quite a while, here's a couple of my more recent efforts. Still having some trouble with tube flexing, I'm wondering where to ditch the circular tube design in favour of a square one, any thoughts on this?

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Bob Tilton wrote in post #10229689
Is there a preference in attaching camera? Magic Arm or mini ball head? Seems like the Magic Arm is heavy by comparison to a mini ball head and weight being a contributor to bounce.

Practice shot in the driveway with my StE823 cable tension modification - six second exp:

did you find the cable helped a lot with bounce? I was looking to do a cable support this past weekend but couldn't find the parts i wanted.

Spoolin wrote in post #10235107
I have been running an under carriage for a long time, but I needed something a little quicker to setup for shoots with less budget:

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Just getting things finely tuned now.

what kind of poles are you using?
would you mind posting a parts list?

looks like carbon fibre poles. pretty BA.

blam wrote in post #10242561
did you find the cable helped a lot with bounce? I was looking to do a cable support this past weekend but couldn't find the parts i wanted.

i spent an hr at home depot to piece things out.

just find stuff that works for you I had to hav my cables be removable at both ends and able to tighten at one end.