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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/01/2008 10:25:45 PM · #1

After the "Perspective V" challenge, many of you have asked how I shot my entry (above), and what rig did I buy to do this.

Well, there are a few commercial rigs you can purchase to do this and there are some DYI step-by-step instructions on how to build a very nice one. Me? I chose the inexpensive route. I bought a 1-by-2 length of wood (8-ft long) and a 1/4-inch diameter, #20 thread bolt (which is the standard tripod-sized screw). The whole thing cost me about US$3.00. It's pretty ghetto, but it works. Oh, and I took off my battery/vertical grip to cut down on the weight.

Basically, I sat in the back of the vehicle with the hatch open, propped the boom on my leg, and fired away (dozens and dozens of shots) while my driver drove around in circles. Needless to say, we were both nauseous after it was all over (seriously). :-(

Message edited by author 2008-01-09 03:05:41.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

01/01/2008 10:32:22 PM · #2

That's just sick. Literally. ;P

Thanks for sharing the how to! And add that one wants to be very very careful not to drop the darn contraption or fall out of the car!

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/01/2008 10:36:06 PM · #3

Looks like fun! How did you handle the focusing part?

cryingdragon

Canon EOS-10D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/01/2008 10:40:16 PM · #4

Cool...thanks. Looks like it was loads of fun.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

01/01/2008 10:53:45 PM · #5

Originally posted by Beetle:

Looks like fun! How did you handle the focusing part?

It was super fun, until we started to get dizzy. The vehicle was turning on a tight radius and going round-n-round about 12 miles per hour. It was scary back there trying to hang on and fire the shutter at the same time.

For focusing, in order to ensure that I had a relatively large DOF, I set my lens to a small aperture (f/20) and pre-focused (set to manual focus) to the front quarter-panel of the car. f/20 worked well, because I could get both front and rear wheels in focus.

Message edited by author 2008-01-02 14:33:34.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

01/01/2008 11:44:24 PM · #6

Les: that's great info. Thanks!

Now, since you've done all the work already, put your writeup and "how to" shots into a ZIP file and send it to Langdon using help->contact us. He'll make it a "How'd they do that?" entry and you'll get a $5 credit toward DPCPrints or your next membership. :)

-- Jeffrey ($25 and counting!)

01/02/2008 11:59:06 AM · #7

Originally posted by levyj413:

Cool...thanks for the tip. I was wondering how new posts got into that "special" forum. :-)