How can I stand a camera in a vertical bar?

[saintcore]

Hello amigos,

I would like to make some pictures (timelapse) inside a subway wagon and I need to know if there's some accessories to stand the camera in one of those vertical bars.



Any ideas?
Thanks.

[zona5101]

a superclamp.

several different manufacturers make one superclamp or super clamp

link:
superclamp

[inkista]

And, obviously, a stud to connect the superclamp to however you're going to mount the camera--probably a tripod ballhead.

If you're using a really light camera/lens combo or a P&S, you could possibly do this with a gorillapod, but a superclamp would definitely be a lot more stable.

[CaptainNH]

+1 on the Superclamp, I use them all the time for lighting.

Evidently, according to the photo below, you can mount a tripod head on them, but I've never tried......

[inkista]

You mount it via the stud. The threads on one end or the other of the stud should match up with the tripod mount hole on the camera and/or tripod head. Studs aren't just there to give your umbrella swivel something to grab onto.

[spazoid1965]

If the super clamp is too small, there are several "C Clamp" style mounts on the market. I have a homemade one that I use sometimes.

[saintcore]

To be honest, I didn't really understand how to use this superclamp :S
I have to attach the clamp to the bar and above it I put the camera using a tripod head?

Is there a simpler solution? And not too expensive...maybe a DIY?

[OsmosisStudios]

Gaffer tape?

[inkista]

Originally Posted by saintcore

To be honest, I didn't really understand how to use this superclamp :S
I have to attach the clamp to the bar and above it I put the camera using a tripod head

Yes. You clamp the superclamp to the pole. The clamp can grab onto a stud. The stud can be screwed directly into the tripod hole of the camera, or the tripod hole of a ballhead that can hold the camera.

Is there a simpler solution? And not too expensive...maybe a DIY?

Dude, a Superclamp with stud is $27 on B&H. It's $19.99 for the Lumopro knockoff. Exactly how much cheaper did you need to go?

A home-made version of this would involve using Home Depot clamps, and nuts'n'bolts, but I doubt it'd be quite as stable as a superclamp, and given how much I paid for my camera/lens, I'm pretty sure I don't want to be saving $5 on a clamp that'll drop 'em on the floor. Most of the DIY Superclamp subs you can google up around the interwebz are for holding a flash--a dSLR with lens mounted tends to be substantially heavier.

[saintcore]

Originally Posted by inkista

Yes. You clamp the superclamp to the pole. The clamp can grab onto a stud. The stud can be screwed directly into the tripod hole of the camera, or the tripod hole of a ballhead that can hold the camera.


Dude, a Superclamp with stud is $27 on B&H. It's $19.99 for the Lumopro knockoff. Exactly how much cheaper did you need to go?

A home-made version of this would involve using Home Depot clamps, and nuts'n'bolts, but I doubt it'd be quite as stable as a superclamp, and given how much I paid for my camera/lens, I'm pretty sure I don't want to be saving $5 on a clamp that'll drop 'em on the floor. Most of the DIY Superclamp subs you can google up around the interwebz are for holding a flash--a dSLR with lens mounted tends to be substantially heavier.

Sorry man, I'm not cheap. It's just because here I don't have where to buy that kind of stuff and I have only access to basic equipment.

Thanks for the tips!