I've got a Manfrotto 241V. It seems tiny in that pic, but it isn't. It's rated for up to 3kg, so enough for a dSLR with a healthy lens (more than enough for a compact 350D ;)). I payed €119, but it's better to be safe than sorry.....

Yep, I know the price is worth, but as I ended up buying a cheaper brand for my tripod, I fear I'll do the same for the suction mount

Actually I'll watch that auction in case it will stay onto reasonable territory

the Cullman is rated for 6.6 pounds too, i think...

anyway, no accidents yet :P

Just make sure you lick those suction cups good before slappin them on!

That would be REALLY cool.. would definitely get amazing photos with a remote flash.. Sounds like another cool photo gadget I'll have to look into..

I really need to pick up one of those remotes for the shutter first though! I havent had time to go out and take photos... Next week classes start so I'll have more free time.. I think I'll go out late at night and have a play with my new tripod.

I also have a Manfrotto (not sure on the model as its in the car at the moment), but I got it off eBay (USA) for around $AU 200. Its slightly bigger than the one Martijn has mentioned, and obviously gives you adjustments in each direction.

Been there, done that, but got a Manfrotto 055ProB with a 488RC2 head this time. It's just awesome, rocksteady compared to the €30-crap I used to have. And if you put it into perspective, it makes sense: why would I put over 3kg and €3000 worth of gear on such a cheap thing? :)

Did some car shots last night and it had no problems keeping the 70-200 steady.

Well, the "cheap" one I bought was still 100 € and no problem with the 70-300 IS at 300 mm or the L lenses I tested (17-40 for instance).. I wouldn't trust a 30 € thing neither ;)

one more from tonight, unfortunately no more time to play around for now.

http://www.ozcarsightings.com/motion7.jpg

The picture is a little too dark and too yellow, but other than that quite nice!

I also did some more, with another Clio. :)

http://www.xs4all.nl/~akoevoet/JW/IMG_4057.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~akoevoet/JW/IMG_4053.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~akoevoet/JW/IMG_4059.jpg

@ Martijn - they look great :good:

@ dingo - your wheels look even sexier there, with the chrome lip 8)

Shit.. found a simple Cullman in town :roll:

http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/imgs/ih00...6_2006_006.jpg http://Serv1.imagehigh.com/imgs/ih00...6_2006_013.jpg

quick testing still with daylight.. so I couldn't really use long exposure times

(yes, I noticed the dirt in the corner :roll: will check later if it's the lense or mirror)

And your fuzzy dices are all..... ehr..... fuzzy. :D


These shots might get boring soon if everybody starts doing them. :D I've got a trick up my sleeve to get some long exposures during the day, still waiting for some ordered stuff to find out if it works.

HAHA, of course I was wondering the same.. of course the polarizer can help a bit, but noway you'll be able to have a good 5 sec or more with no other tricks...

no idea what martijn's ideas are... besides mabey some darkening filters of some sort; but when shooting in raw, you can fix over exposure to some significant degree

Patience my friend. 8)

Regular ND-filters are not flexible enough for my taste and you have to take them of to get reliable focus (either MF or AF). And as soon as areas are 255,255,255 there's no RAW in the world that can fix it. But yes, overexposing 1 stop is possible and even helps to reduce noise (as you are effectively pulling to ISO50).