david_hornet27
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:16 PM |
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Camera mount
Hi Guys,
Do any of you knowledgeable chaps have any advice on how to attach a video camera to my roll bar in a way that would be acceptable for a track day?
My mate is supplying the camera so I don't know what model it is so I guess I would be looking for something universal. Looked on ebay but I am
not sure really what is good and not so good.
Even better if anyone has any locost ideas...
Cheers.
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Madinventions
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 01:11 AM |
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There's normally loads of the GoPro roll bar mounts on eBay for about £30, but I mounted my camera using a flat ali plate about 4" x
2" with a hole in the centre to take a 1/4UNC tripod bolt, and clamped this plate to the rollbar using two jubilee clips. I undid the jubilees
and put some heatshrink over the bit that would contact the roll bar to prevent scratching, and stuck a bit of foam rubber to the back of the
plate.
Ed.
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gingerprince
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 03:36 AM |
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Like Ed, I've got a sheet of ally with a camera mount bolt through, but it's clamped to the rollbar with exhaust clamps like these: -
A bit of rubber protects the coating of the rollbar itself.
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snapper
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 04:54 AM |
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Exhaust clams are good as are jubilee clips but I use a Manfrotto clamp, easy and quick to fit and position and I hang 2 kilowatt Blondes (tungsten
studio lights) that weigh several Kg over people's heads with them.
A simple wire cable is used to lock it on or cable ties on both clamp and camera
[Edited on 16/10/11 by snapper]
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v8kid
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 04:54 AM |
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Scrutineers have always insisted that there is two seperate fixings at our tracks so that if one fails the camera will not flail about and smack you
on the head. I have always got away with cable ties as the secondary fixing in the past.
I always thought camera screws were quarter whitworth not UNC anyone know for sure?
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david_hornet27
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 06:01 AM |
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Brilliant thanks guys, some great ideas there to keep me busy after the F1 Grand Prix. C'mon Jensen!!
'If everything seems under control you're just not going fast enough' - Mario Andretti
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owelly
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 06:51 AM |
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Camera mounting holes are 1/4 whitworth.
Another +1 for the Manfrotto. I use a short luggage strap for a secondary fixing.
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bi22le
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 10:24 AM |
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I use a gorrila pod as i had it anyway. needs duck tape a zip ties to hold it still but it does work well.
zip ties for secondary.
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Kev99
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| posted on 16/10/11 at 04:45 PM |
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like this
 
Bullet cam and mount
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