Securing a tripod in a car?

any rules or ways to attatch the tripod on the passenger seat and minimum camera shake..
???

Most camera mounts I have seen for cars are not tripods. They are usually made to attach to the head rest supports or roll cages (if applicable).

Extinctionjet wrote in post #6544361
any rules or ways to attatch the tripod on the passenger seat and minimum camera shake..

I doubt it. A seat is far too flexible to use as a camera mount in the first place, much less trying to attach a tripod to the seat.

Unless the seat has a whole mess of electrical connections, you could easily remove the seat and fasten something to the car's floor where the seat was(possibly even using the fasteners with which the seat was fastened).

A couple years ago, I built a rig that would attach to the head rest posts. It was very simple to make. Something along the lines like this:

http://www.instructabl​es.com/id/Head-Rest-Camera-Mount/

You can attach it to both seats for something secure that will hold the weight. I only used it for a video camera, so ymmv. Also only attach it when you need to use it as it can be a safety hazard. As with anything not bolted to your car.

Camera in car = bean bag

http://www.kirkphoto.c​om/supports.html

I have often wanted

I have often wanted a camera set up to shoot through the windshield of my motor home. There are a lot of vistas that are very interesting but, are difficult or downright impossible to shoot because a motorhome and tow vehicle is not the most convenient vehicle to pull over to the side of the road to get out and take a picture.

I realize that the quality would not be the greatest but, the images would be momentos, not gallery type prints.

that does not look safe... or sound safe

I have seen a lot of guys that race autocross car races and they use the above mentioned mount on the headrest and it yeilds some very good video and still pics.

Have any of you ever noticed just how much a seat back vibrates when there isn't a body on it serving as a damper to the motion?! And the auto itself is subjected to road-induced vibration...so you really need something to absorb all this vibration, like a person holding the camera.

My car was a two seater at the time, so I put some towels between the seats and the back and let the seat push back to steady it. Worked great for video. Maybe some rope attached to something to add some tension will help.

or a gyro!