[G4] Capture cards Re: [G4] New system...

[sr ferenczy]

i have done a few rally races, but not in my current car. currently i 
do a lot of PCA track/DE events/hill climbs/TracQuest events - just 
getting a feel for the new car, then besides that, there is on road 
races between friends...=)  and maybe sometime in the future a few 
cannonball runs (the wife is highly interested in these-she wants to 
drive)

  i seriously have more problems with using my camera for "normal" 
filming than from in the car.  its been dropped from 10 feet off the 
ground (onto dirt), bumped and banged, etc. in the car it's perfect 
through everything. hell, i have even hooked it up in my friend's CJ-7 
for some great off road shoots.  the cameras really should be fine if 
mounted properly.

as far as outside the car, most people i know who use such systems pay 
a hefty fee, and  replace them at least once per racing season-its just 
more abuse than you can shake a stick at.

sandor


On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 10:23  AM, diane wrote:

> It is mounted to a platform that is welded to the cage. We use a piece 
> of rubber between the two. We do have one of the "official" mounts but 
> have not used it in awhile, no, I take that back. The official mount 
> was used in his car and I have the platform, we only have one official 
> mounting system.
>
> We have also used the cameras in headlights and on the rocker panels, 
> many moons ago when they were on the way out. They get less abuse 
> inside the cars but do still get knocked around some.
>
> The camera doesn't move in the car but is still subjected to the 
> gforces and occasional run over the birms (or worse yet, when one 
> completely overshoots the birms and goes off-roading).
>
> What form of racing do you do? Rallying is about the hardest on a 
> camera.
>
>
> Diane