[adlx21]

Hi, I would like to know a quick thing about rolling shots of cars... What setting would you use? Auto or manual mode? Thanks!

[desertimported]

manual.

good luck

[JacobPhoto]

slower than 1/100 shutter speed

[desertimported]

but that's relative to your rate of travel.

[MacONE]

http://automotiverigs.com/gallery.html

[Tim Flat4]

Do you or do you plan on buying a rig? What kind of rolling shot do you have in mind? Do you want a scenic rolling shot or just a blurred background?

I have very little experience with rolling shots but I've had a few rolling shots turn out really nice. I'll help out where I can

[Potatoepapa]

Rule of thumb:

1/X

X = Vehicle Speed

Ex: Both cars traveling 40mph, 1/40

Use a tripod. Use a truck. Use a camera. Use toilet paper. Spay and neuter your dogs and cats.

[v2L]

Potatoepapa, on 03/14/08, 01:00 PM, said:

Rule of thumb:

1/X

X = Vehicle Speed

Ex: Both cars traveling 40mph, 1/40

Use a tripod. Use a truck. Use a camera. Use toilet paper. Spay and neuter your dogs and cats.

i never heard that before 40mph = 1/40th - but that definitely sounds about right

[silverbullet123]

Potatoepapa, on 03/14/08, 01:00 PM, said:

Rule of thumb:

1/X

X = Vehicle Speed

Ex: Both cars traveling 40mph, 1/40

Use a tripod. Use a truck. Use a camera. Use toilet paper. Spay and neuter your dogs and cats.

rule of thumb woks great

how would you use a tripod for rollin shots

[JustinL]

Potatoepapa, on 03/14/08, 01:00 PM, said:

Rule of thumb:

1/X

X = Vehicle Speed

Ex: Both cars traveling 40mph, 1/40

Use a tripod. Use a truck. Use a camera. Use toilet paper. Spay and neuter your dogs and cats.

Bear in mind these "rolling shots" are being taken from one car to another...

The rule above where the speed of the car is 40 miles per hourand the shutter is set to 1/40 of a second doesn't seem like it'd work out too well.

[Potatoepapa]

silverbullet123, on 03/16/08, 06:26 PM, said:

rule of thumb woks great

how would you use a tripod for rollin shots

That's why I mention using a truck. At least an SUV that you can shout out of from the back. It's going to be hard to setup a tripod in something like a Civic. But there are also products like Gorillapods that can help.

JustinL, on 03/16/08, 11:59 PM, said:

Bear in mind these "rolling shots" are being taken from one car to another...

The rule above where the speed of the car is 40 miles per hourand the shutter is set to 1/40 of a second doesn't seem like it'd work out too well.

It's simply a reference. They don't relate in any way, you're right, but it tends to be a good starting point. What makes you think otherwise?

[JustinL]

Potatoepapa, on 03/17/08, 12:35 PM, said:

That's why I mention using a truck. At least an SUV that you can shout out of from the back. It's going to be hard to setup a tripod in something like a Civic. But there are also products like Gorillapods that can help.
It's simply a reference. They don't relate in any way, you're right, but it tends to be a good starting point. What makes you think otherwise?

Because I tried that years ago... if that's your reference, then dial down to a slower shutter speed. Motion shots look better when the background is blurred, not just the wheels. If you shoot at 1/60 shutter when the car is doing 60mph, you won't get the blurred background

And btw, you can get great rolling shots at only 15 mph-- less dangerous

[hspxnick]

My newbie rolling shot 1/160 sec, i wanna try out the rule of thumb also

[biglou954]

dude that is sick! looks good

[abs0Lut]

Just if the light was to your back. Still a great shot none the less.

[chad1.5litertoaster]

I'm still learning rolling shots from one car to another.

Some things I have learned is if you are shooting freehand and not using a tripod of any kind, you'll need to keep that shutter speed above 1/80. The problem here is if you are traveling at less than 50mph or so, the pics don't show enough motion blur.

If you are wondering what mode to set your camera on.... I use manual or M, but if you want the camera to figure a few things out for you, set it on S so you can control the shutter speed.

There is an awesome how to thread for rig shots on here. If you follow that thread and build a rig, you can do rolling shots with really long exposures and the car moving a low speeds.

There are all sorts of ways to do this.

[digitalh3lix]

i find 1/40 and 1/60 to be really good shutter speeds. I guess the 1/XX method would probably work well, but you must hold the camera really still.

[poetikrime]

I usually just set mine to 1/50 and shoot in Shutter priority.

[KLackey]

Good info and shots in this thread.