Bean Bags .... Wildlife Photography

[bbg404]

Why do the price of these bean bags vary so much!

Planning a trip to a bird hide which says a bean bag is pretty much essential

I don't know where to start when looking for one or is a bean bag a bean bag?

 

[gramps]

A lot depends on the filling ... try here: www.trevorhannant.com

 

[Coyon]

Outdoorphotographygear and wildlifewatchingsupplies both sell them too

 

[tijuana taxi]

Replied to your wanted thread, not sure if this chap is still selling them https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/camera-bean-bags.181583/

 

[ERU]

There are a good few on eBay.

 

[mikew]

I had my first bean bag long before the internet days,i filled it with tick beans,it worked great but boy was it heavy

 

[Martin England]

I had my first bean bag long before the internet days,i filled it with tick beans,it worked great but boy was it heavy

My first home made bag was filled with polls styrene balls. It blew of the bridge and floated away down the river, I kid you not

 

[Jannyfox]

My first home made bag was filled with polls styrene balls. It blew of the bridge and floated away down the river, I kid you not

The first time I used mine (which was a present) I was in a rather rudimentary hide built out over a reservoir. I had to go home as I kept having visions of it falling out of the window. I now have a length of string on it with a loop to put my wrist through. It doesn't look very professional but at least if I drop it it won't curtail another session.

 

[the black fox]

I have a few different types ,avoid the ones filled with poly balls as they are to light mine have all been filled with a 50 /50 mix of poly balls and bird seed giving flex and weight
The thing is here whether you been a bean bag or not depends on your lens ,if it's only the likes of a 400 f5.6 then hand holding is fine

 

[sk66]

Not much of a fan of beanbags/pads... but they are just about the most stable support if you're really pushing limits and your subject is fairly stationary.