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    Camera Bean Bag Suggestion?



    Hi all,


    I'm looking for a portable bean bag for resting my camera on to take long exposures. Yes, I know a tripod is best, but there are places where I cannot take my tripod and also my mini tripod will be awkward to set up. The camera in question will my 40D with/without battery grip, and the 10-22, 17-40, or maybe the 24-105 (i.e., no really large lens).


    Thanks!


    Tony

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    Re: Camera Bean Bag Suggestion?



    Tony, have you considered making your own? I've just did that and it's extremely easy to do. Got a chance to use it yesterday for the first time and I love it.

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    Re: Camera Bean Bag Suggestion?



    Hi there,


    Quote Originally Posted by Oren
    have you considered making your own?

    I did. But, I've come across something like this:


    http://www.cam-pod.com/about_cam-pod.php


    which looks nicer than what I can do. It looks kind of bulky though...


    Quote Originally Posted by Oren
    I've just did that

    Just curious, why did you use stuff it with?


    Tony



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    Re: Camera Bean Bag Suggestion?



    Well at $15 the cam-pod is pretty cheap. I saw bean bags at $100 so there was no way I was going to pay that for some bean and a bag lol.


    I did mine using rice. After you find all the materials needed to make it, it takes no more than 1min to make it!


    I took some rice, put it inside a piece of nylon and then took it and put it inside a small old bag which has a zipper, so I can take the rice out of it in 2 seconds and replace it or do w/e I want.


    Since I used an old bag, it also has a strap, so I can put it on my shoulder when I'm just walking around.


    If you really want to, I can post pictures here.





    P.S I've heard that sometimes the rice contains little bugs in it which might be a problem. Once I get a chance, I'm going to replace it with something else.

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    Re: Camera Bean Bag Suggestion?



    Hi,


    $100? I don't think so! :-)


    Actually, I'm looking at the $19.95 one, as it's bigger and probably better for my DSLR. I think I'll go for it. Your suggestion about making it out of rice is a good one! However, I like the fact that the Cam-Pod has several compartments that can be folded up in different ways.


    Thanks again for the feedback! Regards,


    Tony



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