That site you links does have them a little cheaper. $8 less on the 6" w/ a 1/4" stud, but $30 less on the 10" cup.
I'm personally more interested in the ones with the threaded insert rather then with the protruding stud but it depends on what I can find to hold my extensions.
I like the ones with the plates... it leaves some more options open I think, but right now torque is going to be my worst enemy for what I want to do. The weight of the arm shouldn't be too much, but putting a camera/lens at the end of it will result in quite a lot of force at the cup(s). I'm hoping that four 10" cups spaced in a rectangle (two in front of the balance point and two behind the balance point to counter some of the torque around the fulcrum).
Anyone have any information on how these cups do with the metal/paint on the vehicles? What are the chances of a heavily weighted cup (say at the 175lbs limit of the 10") damaging things?
Tanner wrote:
Problem though the number of M3s sold will be much much more than the RS4, the RS4 is an "exclusive" car unfortunately but hopefully Audi will start to introduce the new quattro system in their other cars. At least from the latest I have heard (catching up on news as I've been gone for the last week), the RS4 is coming to Canada but it won't be me getting one.
All the new Audi's, starting in MY2008 will have the new Quattro system.
Maybe sooner than that.
Yes, there will only be 1250 RS4's brought into the US, so it will be a more exclusive car.
M3's are a dime a dozen, especially here in LA.
Funny thing is, most guys that buy em have NO driving skills what so ever....
tcorzett wrote:
Kurt - I had never heard of Shelly Ward, but I believe you're 100% correct. All sorts of great info in the Shelly Ward Enterprises website (http://www.shellywardent.com/). Do you happen to know how they mount the rig to the chassis? I have an idea for cars with frame rails, but all the modern unibody chassis really boggle my mind...
I'd like to setup something like this, but I have no need to go 30' out with a video camera. I was thinking something made from aluminum tubing (triangular mast with reinforcement) with some joints might work, but without modifying the vehicle I can't think of how to mount it.
It has a plate that bolts the bottom block directly to the chasis.
Not sure exactly HOW it's done, but they remove the bumper and it gets mounted to the chasis near the axle rod.....
sideslip wrote:
I'm curious about the market or financial justification for these car rigs? There is no doubt the images are cool but who would they be marketed and sold to?
I like to try different types of photography because of the challenge and not necessarily to specialize and sell into a specific area. So for those of us who just want to experiement and try these shots out (ie. can't justify the $700), I would love to steer the discussion back to ghetto/build-yer-own rigs.
Anyone build their own and not a member of the secret society which prevents them from knowledge sharing?
Car makers and Ad agencies use these rigs all the time.
The amount of money spent on Ad photography and commercials is mind boggling.
Most 30 second spots on tv cost well over 3-5 Million each.....
Spending 2-6K for a rig for a few days is nothing to that...
Shit, I make that operating a camera for a week....
just for curiosity, is the rs4 going to be auto like your car now or are you opting for the manual? and why did you opt for the auto on your current car?
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Kurt - I was referring to the small rigs that photographers purchase, like the filmtools unit. Just wondering what the market was like for these types of shots.
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The RS4 will be a 6 speed manual.
That is the only way they will offer it.
I would have gone back to a manual with the RS car either way though.
I've driven manuals all my life.
I opted for a Tiptronic tranny in the S4 for a few reasons.
1: Los Angeles traffic is HELL !!!!
2: there was NO gas guzler tax on the tip, as there was on the manual S4.
3: My wife wanted to be able to drive it from time to time. (I've only let her drive it ONCE)
4:It was the smoothest Manu-matic I've driven, other than a Ferrari 360 Modena F1.
(and let me tell you, that Ferrari drove like a wet dream )
The Tip in the S4 is a nice smooth tranny. Just a bit too much drive line loss, slowing it down a bit.
It downshifts very nicely. Smooth and blips the throttle,but the upshifts take too damn long, slowing it down a touch under hard acceleration.
An RS car is a drivers car.
It's a luxury saloon (sedan) yes, but first and foremost, RS cars are made to be driven and driven well, hence ONLY a manual again for me.
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sideslip wrote:
Kurt - I was referring to the small rigs that photographers purchase, like the filmtools unit. Just wondering what the market was like for these types of shots.
Alot of shots you see in motor trend, Auto week, etc and most of the Tuner mags use rigs like this from time to time for shoots.
I'd say more in the 'tuner' market, than mainstream mags.
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Tanner wrote:
What's up with those gorgeous seats not being brought to North America?
Tell me about it.
those seat are HOT...
but you know what, if the RS will be your daily driver, like it will be for me, the S4 Recaro's are soooo comfortable. Those sports seat would be HOT on the track, but stuck on the 405S, they'd be torture.....
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They remind me of the seats in my buddy's 996... they are comfortable! But yes, I can't disagree with you anymore - the Recaros in the S4 are sweet and fits me like a glove.
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kirstin wrote:
nice stuff - can't wait to see some night work from this set up. Even though I'm in the u.k I always ship my kit in from the us and it looks like you have wet my appetite, so can you give me a link to the place you got this from please kurt. What else would you need to get, longer poles maybe?
Cheers for the inspiration
Kirstin
Kirstin
Try this company they are in the UK and deliver next day
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