Ben_B
Veteran
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._SUCTION_Fat_Gecko_Dual_Suct ion_Camera.html
I just got my delkin devices fat gecko car mount last week and have already gotten some cool shots with it. It's way more stable with way less vibration than my single suction cup GPS mount, and the adjustable arm (two ball and sockets mounted on two pivots with cutouts for 90º angles, all tightened with two knobs) makes it great to position in interesting places.
As an added bonus I realized it makes a wonderful gunstock chest type stabilizer, similar to the zacuto target shooter. When you tighten everything down there is no play at all (a must for a car mount to limit vibration) and you can position everything perfectly with the arm so the camera's viewfinder goes to your eye and the dual suction cups go to your chest/shoulder area. I can get very very stable static and decently stable moving shots with it, and it relieves tons of stress on my arm (I could shoot for hours like this) all for $70! It's really uncanny how close it reminds me of the target shooter and other similar setups in this configuration, and on top of that can be used as a car mount (its intended purpose!) I've used the zacuto rigs and I'd say this gets you 90% there in terms of results (although it's less convenient) and I actually found it a bit more comfortable. It's heavier, but a lot of the weight is absorbed by your shoulder when you push it in. The two suction cups act as pads, and can be rotated to fit your shoulder.
Here is a photo:
Normally I would hold the camera with two hands but did it with one here so you could see.
Here is a project I shot with it. Check out some of the shots and how stable they are (some aren't as stable as they could be but the whole time I was really running and gunning not focusing on my breathing and getting steady shots.) My favorite shot is at 1:13, the camera move there would not be achievable with naked handheld on a compact camera like this.
I just got my delkin devices fat gecko car mount last week and have already gotten some cool shots with it. It's way more stable with way less vibration than my single suction cup GPS mount, and the adjustable arm (two ball and sockets mounted on two pivots with cutouts for 90º angles, all tightened with two knobs) makes it great to position in interesting places.
As an added bonus I realized it makes a wonderful gunstock chest type stabilizer, similar to the zacuto target shooter. When you tighten everything down there is no play at all (a must for a car mount to limit vibration) and you can position everything perfectly with the arm so the camera's viewfinder goes to your eye and the dual suction cups go to your chest/shoulder area. I can get very very stable static and decently stable moving shots with it, and it relieves tons of stress on my arm (I could shoot for hours like this) all for $70! It's really uncanny how close it reminds me of the target shooter and other similar setups in this configuration, and on top of that can be used as a car mount (its intended purpose!) I've used the zacuto rigs and I'd say this gets you 90% there in terms of results (although it's less convenient) and I actually found it a bit more comfortable. It's heavier, but a lot of the weight is absorbed by your shoulder when you push it in. The two suction cups act as pads, and can be rotated to fit your shoulder.
Here is a photo:
Normally I would hold the camera with two hands but did it with one here so you could see.
Here is a project I shot with it. Check out some of the shots and how stable they are (some aren't as stable as they could be but the whole time I was really running and gunning not focusing on my breathing and getting steady shots.) My favorite shot is at 1:13, the camera move there would not be achievable with naked handheld on a compact camera like this.
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) with not post stabilization or anything. Was playing with color grading so just ignore it if you find that distracting:
