I've been doing some heavy evilBay searching lately for this and other
items I'm in need of, and here's an item that seems to be an improvement over
the earlier simple "Bean Bod":
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grizzly-Camera-rest-support-bean-bag-for-camera-video-photography-tripod-/281243646939?hash=item417b6d7bdb:g:P6sAAMXQlgtS5FJY
The photo of draping it over a tree branch is thought-provoking, and I
might be motivated to give one a try later on.
Chris
>
> <You've reminded me of my futile search for an ancient history accessory
> called
> a "bean pod", which was a small pillow filled with styrofoam beads that yo
> coul
>d rest the lens or the entire camera on. I did find something similar but the
>p
>rice was outrageous>.
>
>I think in the UK we would have called it a bean bag. They come/came in all
>siz
>es from bags for indoor games to cheap seats for teenagers. I have not had
>occa
>sion to check lately but I would have expected to be able to buy the
>polystyrene
> beads in the local open market from someone selling them for the seating
> applic
>ation to DIY people who sew their own bags of a size to suit. The usual
>argumen
>t would be whether they were fireproofed or not (as required for furniture sold
>commercially. A web search will find the beads readily abailable eg from
>amazon
> or eBay (Someone on the latter is currently offering small quantities for less
>than 1 UKP.
>
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