Car photography rig

[4Lmike]

Where's the best place to buy one? TIA

[_dobbo_]

Depends what you want - have you done much research into the types/options available?

Edited by _dobbo_ on Sunday 29th August 20:35

[finnyuk]

theres really only one place to buy one and thats B-hague, unless you make your own

[GetCarter]

Most buy B-Hague for the mount and then source longer ali poles

ETA: Thus: http://www.stevecarter.com/rigs3.jpg

Edited by GetCarter on Monday 30th August 13:52

[Muska]

Huge thread, all option explored:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php...

I build one, it cost me about £400 all told but I bought the best kit and imported the avenger suction cups, when you can actually get them from here:

http://www.karlu.com/product_info.php?cPath=41_42_...

Pics time:











I hope that helped.

Regards,

Matt.

[01101001]

Matt, that rig looks familiar.

Edited by 01101001 on Monday 30th August 20:35

[Muska]

I thought it might

You should post up a picture of it as I don't have one with all the pole sections.

[01101001]

Here is one

[01101001]

and after photoshop

[4Lmike]

thanks guys...£400 is quite pricey though. am i better off buying or making one do you think? because this one http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/acatalog/hague_sm11_ca... looks very similar to your one Muska but a fair bit cheaper.

Ian - that location looks familiar....pinkneys green by any chance the red and yellow Sagaris on my website is shot in that same place.

Edited by 4Lmike on Monday 30th August 20:53

[01101001]

Yes thats the spot

Ian

[Muska]

4Lmike if I was to make mine again I would cost it around the £300 mark top line. I wouldn't import the suction cups again!

Looking at that rig I'd say to watch the weight limit, it's only 2kg, I know I'd be damn close to that limit with my camera & lens.

[Oldred_V8S]

01101001 said:

Here is one

My God that looks good. Not sure I would be brave enough to dangle my SLR on the end of a pole, but it says a lot for the suction cups.

Edited to get the correct pic.

Edited by Oldred_V8S on Tuesday 31st August 10:28

[nick_bbb]

What are you guys using for poles? I have the avengers and super clamps and magic arm but I tried using a decorating pole and it wasn't up to the job.

[GetCarter]

nick_bbb said:

What are you guys using for poles? I have the avengers and super clamps and magic arm but I tried using a decorating pole and it wasn't up to the job.

These are just ali tubes

[Oldred_V8S]

GetCarter said:

nick_bbb said:

What are you guys using for poles? I have the avengers and super clamps and magic arm but I tried using a decorating pole and it wasn't up to the job.

These are just ali tubes

You can't just leave it like that; please, please, please post the resulting image. Love the car btw.

[GetCarter]

Well It's Matt Watkinson in the pic and he who took the photos, but I know he won't mind me posting (as they were posted back in 2005!





All my static pics here: www.stevecarter.com/aston.htm

[Oldred_V8S]

GetCarter said:

Well It's Matt Watkinson in the pic and he who took the photos, but I know he won't mind me posting (as they were posted back in 2005!





All my static pics here: www.stevecarter.com/aston.htm

Cheers Steve, they look fantastic.

[Scho]

I had one of those B hauge ones, Waste of time.

Couldn't get far enough away from the car and a propper PITA to shop out.

If i was to do it again i'd build one like muska's.

[nick_bbb]

Thanks Steve, I saw Matt's one when he shot my Charger

I'm interested to know what poles the guys are using who just use the one long one. Mine wasn't stiff enough