Cheaper (<$100) roll bar camera mount
11-16-2004, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mroberts
Is there anywhere you can get a roll bar / harness bar camera mount for less than $100 ?
11-16-2004, 01:20 PM
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Mike,
You can fabricate a mount for next to nothing. It won't be a pretty as an IO port, but it will work. Basically all you need is a plate, some U bolts sized to your roll bar, and a captive screw to locate the camera. Tweak to setup to get a decent camera angle and you're done.
You can fabricate a mount for next to nothing. It won't be a pretty as an IO port, but it will work. Basically all you need is a plate, some U bolts sized to your roll bar, and a captive screw to locate the camera. Tweak to setup to get a decent camera angle and you're done.
11-16-2004, 01:33 PM
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Hey;
I made mine from the head unit of an old tripod I bought at a garage sale for $5. That took care of horizontal and vertical sweep. I made a 2-piece base with a big thumb screw that takes care if radial leveling of the camera (side to side). A mouse pad was cut to provided shock absorbtion under the head of the tripod. The aforementioned exhaust clamps were used to bolt it to the belt bar. I made mine from aluminum and TIG welded it all together. Works perfectly and gets interesting comments all the time. No one would anticipate pride of onwership from a camera mount, eh?
If you had to pay someone to build one like I did, it would cost well more than $100. If you are handy, go for it. If not, buy one!
I made mine from the head unit of an old tripod I bought at a garage sale for $5. That took care of horizontal and vertical sweep. I made a 2-piece base with a big thumb screw that takes care if radial leveling of the camera (side to side). A mouse pad was cut to provided shock absorbtion under the head of the tripod. The aforementioned exhaust clamps were used to bolt it to the belt bar. I made mine from aluminum and TIG welded it all together. Works perfectly and gets interesting comments all the time. No one would anticipate pride of onwership from a camera mount, eh?
If you had to pay someone to build one like I did, it would cost well more than $100. If you are handy, go for it. If not, buy one!
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11-18-2004, 02:35 PM
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i have a few extra bogen/manfrotto "super clamp" roll bar mounts, they are normally a good bit over $100 but as they are extras, and taking up space, i'd let one go for 50+s/h just to help a 'lister out... i'm gonna be outta town a lot in the next few weeks so hopefully you don't mind waiting / aren't in a rush.
