Walt uses and recommends:
http://tinyurl.com/vokqf
Get the 7 1/2 size, divide it up into one 5 lb. bag and two 3 lb. bags. Can't
be beat. Use it under or over, or both, to kill vibrations. Way more better
than beans, or even sand.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Now here's a subject for some real world experimentation. I don't have
> any bean bags but I remember Walt's comment on the subject and I'm
> pretty sure he said he uses lead shot. (What else from Walt, eh?)
>
> I thought, that's gotta be the best because it has the most mass. But
> maybe it's not. Maybe a 1 pound bag of dried peas is better. Or, maybe
> it's not more better than lead shot but still plenty good enough. Maybe
> my 18 lb. light stand sand bags would work well if they didn't crush the
> camera and tripod.
>
> Has anyone ever done any experiments? Do experiments on non-OM gear
> count for OM gear? How about vice-versa?
>
> This could get as involved as Gary's filter testing or serial number
> ranges of singe/mult-coated lenses. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Jay Drew wrote:
> > What are your opinions on what to fill a bean bag with to dampen vibrations.
> >
> > Is lead shot the best?
> > Lead shot coated with copper / nickel to keep the hazardous contact down?
> > Are there other things (egads, beans perhaps) that would work better?
> >
> > And for a laugh, try searching the web for rubber coated lead balls, you
> > get
> to
> > see items for a lifestyle that Jerry Falwell would not approve of. But then
> > again....
> >
> > Jay
>
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