Testing out a suction mount for the car.

[KYLiquid]

Got a suction mount a while back for the car, havent done a lot of shooting with it, but here was a test shot taken with the sony F828. If the road had been a little more even it would have come out nice. More to follow.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/KYLiquid/Misc%20Cars/d2.jpg

[ryans]

dang that's a cool shot.

[.aE_21]

that's such a nice shot

[///M3-=FiN=-]

Were and how much did you get the mount? I've been wanting one for a while.

[KYLiquid]

the mount was from ManFroto, it was 100 bucks + shipping.

Its a large 6" suction cup (the kind with a hand air pump on it....not the lick/stick kind....VERY stable) and then it was a stanard mount with 3 way adjustability :

360* around, Up/down and Left/Right, so you can adjust it to pretty much any angle. Ill post pics of the mount as well.

[fivetengarage]

Looks pretty good.I'll bet you could do some pretty neat stuff with that mount.

[ryans]

Actually PNG on this site sells those. I'm going to be buying his soon.

[PNG]

Here's a video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhOB8yV2YcM

[KYLiquid]

PNG was that first picture taken with your mount. the mount I have works great but i want a mount that gives the camera a longer reach away from the car, so I can get shots like that, but get more of the car.....

I have used a wide angle and fisheye lens, but even so the mount I have only lets the camera get abou 6 inches away from the car....I want one that gives me a foot or more....any ideas.

The ones I have found that do this are all multiple arms and too expensive. Im looking more in the 100-150 range....not 400+ like the ones I have seen.

[PNG]

You mean the shot of the wheel? Yah. The Suctapus uses a Bogen 3025 tripod head to actually mount the camera, and that gives you the option of putting the camera mount stud as close as 3 inches or as far away as 7.5 inches to the surface the cups are clinging to.

[wangamachang]

I know a friend that actually made his own mounts for his car. He made a trunk mount that actually worked quite well. He also made a side mount for his m3 (e36) by attaching it to the screws on the left and right side skirts. There are 2 holes on the side for the screws. Just some ideas.

[PNG]

Just as an FYI, I just built another batch of Suctapus mounts, and I'm ready to ship. $50 plus shipping - send me an email at overrev(at)gmail.com and I'll give you a quote.

[XtremeModifier]

PNG - I might be ordering one soon... that is, if my current project (looks like something from outer space, lol) doesn't work.

[PNG]

Well, like I said, I have a couple put together and ready to go, so just let me know.