Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/08

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Subject: [Leica] now bean bag
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Mon Aug 8 17:29:24 2005
References: <DB8AA994F7DCAA478C487B62AA1C816A07E942D1@gsnmp02es.firmwide.corp.gs.com> <42F7DB7D.4010003@adrenaline.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20050808183212.05de0198@mail.rhtc.net> <ccd9a7b2b340d09754e073bef4a07e0f@ncable.net.au> <6.2.3.4.2.20050808195532.05dd2258@mail.rhtc.net>

Thanks: sounds like I have to get off my === and make sure I have one.

Cheers
On 09/08/2005, at 9:58 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 07:49 PM 8/8/2005, you wrote:
>> What do the experts think of bean bags: I keep meaning to "make" one. 
>> One of my reasons would be to keep the camera's paint work "safe" 
>> hell even my X-Pan still looks great ;-)
>
> Bean bags are great!  And you can take them on trips with you, empty 
> and weightless, and fill them up with beans when you get where you are 
> going.  In a pinch, you could cook the beans and eat them.  I'm all in 
> favor of bean bags.  Zip lock bags work fine, but you can also make 
> your own cloth bags with velcro at the top.  Just leave them about 
> half empty to be more flexible.  I've often grabbed a handful of beans 
> and wrapped them in a Domke wrap for a makeshift bean bag.   Works 
> great!  Better than tabletop tripods.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] now bean bag)
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