I've seen the flexible tripods but also reviews that they break easily. I had read instructions on how to make a monopod from a gooseneck lamp and thought that might be just the ticket, and cheaper to boot since I had a broken lamp handy. Made one with the help of my dad (who has every size bolt and washer known to man squirreled away in a few cans in the garage :-] - thanks, Dad!). Unfortunately, for a motorcycle mount this is a failure IMHO. Required too much tape to hold on target (flexibility in a lamp: Good... flexibility in a camera mount on a moving object: Bad). Also too much shaking movement in the video product... eeeaarrrthqqqquuuuaaaakkke!!! This will still make a great monopod for stills or for shooting home movies; just not bike rides. Back to duct-taping the cam to the handlebars I guess. :-]
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Homemade clamp mount for camera on motorcycle made from gooseneck lamp - fail
Homemade clamp mount for camera on motorcycle made from gooseneck lamp - fail Video Clips. Duration : 2.63 Mins.
I've seen the flexible tripods but also reviews that they break easily. I had read instructions on how to make a monopod from a gooseneck lamp and thought that might be just the ticket, and cheaper to boot since I had a broken lamp handy. Made one with the help of my dad (who has every size bolt and washer known to man squirreled away in a few cans in the garage :-] - thanks, Dad!). Unfortunately, for a motorcycle mount this is a failure IMHO. Required too much tape to hold on target (flexibility in a lamp: Good... flexibility in a camera mount on a moving object: Bad). Also too much shaking movement in the video product... eeeaarrrthqqqquuuuaaaakkke!!! This will still make a great monopod for stills or for shooting home movies; just not bike rides. Back to duct-taping the cam to the handlebars I guess. :-]
I've seen the flexible tripods but also reviews that they break easily. I had read instructions on how to make a monopod from a gooseneck lamp and thought that might be just the ticket, and cheaper to boot since I had a broken lamp handy. Made one with the help of my dad (who has every size bolt and washer known to man squirreled away in a few cans in the garage :-] - thanks, Dad!). Unfortunately, for a motorcycle mount this is a failure IMHO. Required too much tape to hold on target (flexibility in a lamp: Good... flexibility in a camera mount on a moving object: Bad). Also too much shaking movement in the video product... eeeaarrrthqqqquuuuaaaakkke!!! This will still make a great monopod for stills or for shooting home movies; just not bike rides. Back to duct-taping the cam to the handlebars I guess. :-]
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