Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

mellofelow wrote in post #10379992
Great shot! Excellent distance. Looks like it's shooting from another vehicle.

that was also my first thought i got!

Mike Bowen wrote in post #10379031
one from a recent shoot with josh mackey

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Not a bad shot, I'm a fan of Josh Mackey's work. Seems a little weird at the far left. As if the tree's are cut off for some reason

Pana wrote in post #10383193
Not a bad shot, I'm a fan of Josh Mackey's work. Seems a little weird at the far left. As if the tree's are cut off for some reason

i'm not sure exactly what you mean

I hope I can get some quick help. I am supposed to do a rolling shoot today, and it's for an SUV with a skiboat behind it. I don't have any "L" glass, but do have a Sigma 10-20, or I can use my 18-55 kit lens.

Also, any guidance on settings? Much appreciated...

I would use the 10-20.

low iso, and experiment with shutter speeds. the longer the better

blam wrote in post #10384712
I would use the 10-20.

low iso, and experiment with shutter speeds. the longer the better

Thank you. Any suggestions on the f-stop?

You can stop down a bunch to slow down the shutter but too much and the image will get soft. Most of us are using ND filters to gain the extra stops.

My rig is being built as we speak

P1et wrote in post #10384946
Thank you. Any suggestions on the f-stop?

what chris jones said.

you *could* go to f22, but your pictures might be a tad soft. if this doesn't bother you, by all means do it.

if you can get away with f11 or larger, do it.

before i always use f22, but now i try to stay away from f22 is not because of sharpness... friggen sensor dust lol

Looking to build my first rig to use for commercial use. The following rig is little more expensive with the hopes it will be nice and sturdy:

2 x Avenger F1000 Pump Cups with Baby Swivel Pin (B&H #AVF1000)
3 x Manfrotto 2909 Super Clamps with 2907 Reversible short stud (both 3/8" and 1/4"-20) (B&H #MA2909)
1 x Manfrotto 492 Micro Ball Head (B&H #MA492)
1 x Manfrotto 047-3 Alu-Core (12-feet) (B&H #MA0473)

Total $247.70

Anyone have experience using Manfrotto Alu-Core? We use it to support studio backdrops and it's very strong, lightweight and breaks down into 2 x 6 foot sections. I'm hoping it will work well as a pole.

How do you attach the Super Clamps to the Pump Cups? Am I missing something?

Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated?

P1et wrote in post #10384546
I hope I can get some quick help. I am supposed to do a rolling shoot today, and it's for an SUV with a skiboat behind it. I don't have any "L" glass, but do have a Sigma 10-20, or I can use my 18-55 kit lens.

Also, any guidance on settings? Much appreciated...

Rolling shoot is different than a rig shot.

mitchman wrote in post #10390701
Looking to build my first rig to use for commercial use. The following rig is little more expensive with the hopes it will be nice and sturdy:

2 x Avenger F1000 Pump Cups with Baby Swivel Pin (B&H #AVF1000)
3 x Manfrotto 2909 Super Clamps with 2907 Reversible short stud (both 3/8" and 1/4"-20) (B&H #MA2909)
1 x Manfrotto 492 Micro Ball Head (B&H #MA492)
1 x Manfrotto 047-3 Alu-Core (12-feet) (B&H #MA0473)

Total $247.70

Anyone have experience using Manfrotto Alu-Core? We use it to support studio backdrops and it's very strong, lightweight and breaks down into 2 x 6 foot sections. I'm hoping it will work well as a pole.

How do you attach the Super Clamps to the Pump Cups? Am I missing something?

Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated?

12 feet is probably gonna be too short.

Thanks! Manfrotto makes the Alu-Core in 12 and 9 foot lengths and you can attach the 12 and 9 foot pieces together. I'll just add the 9 foot version to the list.

dont take the manfrotto cups.... use the woods powr grips! they hold 32kg per cup!