Grizzly Camera Bean Bag (MEDIUM - BLACK), Photography Bean Bag, Video Bean Bag, Camera Support, Camera Sandbag, Birders Bean Bag, Tripod, Spotting Scope Support, Safari & Photo Tours. Bag sold empty

Filled with beans. Works good. Would buy again.

As a wildlife photographer based in Wyoming, I have found the Grizzly Camera Bean Bag to be a useful tool during my photo safaris. Its compact and lightweight design makes it easy to carry and set up in the field, allowing me to capture steady shots without the need for bulky tripods. The bean bag provides a stable base for my camera and lens, helping to reduce vibrations and ensuring sharper images. Its versatility allows me to position my equipment on various surfaces, such as rocks or the roof of my vehicle, providing flexibility in different shooting scenarios. While it may not revolutionize the way I approach wildlife photography, the Grizzly Camera Bean Bag has proven to be a reliable and practical accessory that enhances my ability to capture those fleeting moments in nature.

I bought the medium sized beanbag for a recent safari to Africa. To save weight in my luggage, I was able to get rice in the country I was traveling to. I recommend putting the rice, or whatever else you choose to use, in separate bags rather than just pouring it into the beanbag. I filled two bags with rice then stuffed them into the beanbag and they worked great. I was able to lay the beanbag on the rail of the Jeep and it gave me a sturdy, stable resting area for my camera. I would buy again!

This was perfect for our Tanzanian safari. Gave us the perfect, clean, and unabrasive spot to set my new dslr camera (a Nikon d3400)Pros: durable, lightweight (when empty), easy carry handles, fits easy on any bar, seat, branch less than 4 inches wide.Cons: I wish the zipper was at the bottom of one of the legs. It was a little hard to fill and empty but this is only a minor complaint.I'd recommend this to anyone thinking of some photography out of a car.

The product is well designed but the stitching is too flimsy. On the third day I used it the seam split open, spilling rice all over the safari vehicle. I had a travel sewing kit with me and did some surgery, which made it last the rest of the trip. But since the seams are guaranteed to undergo a lot of stress when it's filled with beans or rice and a heavy camera and lens are laid on top of it, the manufacturer should have anticipated this and sewn it with stronger thread. If you get this, take along a small sewing kit just in case.

I purchased this item on my own with no compensation for this review. Please click on Helpful at the bottom of this review if what I wrote is useful to you.When I think of bean bags, I think of those things you used to jump into to sit in or hang out in in the den or playroom. I thought they would be perfect for holding my camera because my camera could sit in them, the bag would temporarily mold itself around the camera, and everything would remain steady.The actual product is made of very tough canvas, like an army tent. After you buy the bag itself, you have to buy the styrofoam pellet inserts to go in it via a separate additional purchase. After following the instructions to fill it to the brim, the bag hardly moves even when you put an anvil on it. I'm going to try to remove the pellets to see if that helps even though their instructions said to pack in as many as you can, and then pack more in, but I'm concerned the heavy fabric still preclude any allowance for the camera to sit in and create a temporary form within it.As seen in the photos, if you place the bag so that it looks like a V, there's nothing to keep it from rolling from side to side. If you place it so it looks like an inverted V, there's nothing to keep your camera from falling off.Instead, I would recommend you get a bean bag used for a juggling act or one used for a bean-bag-toss game and just use that. It will cost less and hug your camera with support when you put your camera on it.

The media could not be loaded. Works very well. It is much smaller than pictured on the product page but a 60-600 lens does fit. There is not much working room but for todays test it passed. .That said the first test tonight shooting 10 seconds of video using the bag on a car door open window (which i purchased it exclusively for) worked much better than expected. The big long lens sat perfectly still and the video was fine even in a slight wind.While i was unhappy with the size to price ratio, I feel good about the product with first uses. I will do a full video in the future testing the bag.Heads up I filled the bag with nay beans . I used 3, one pound, bag which I opened and poured in. This left some maneuvering room and made a nice divot for the lens .Beans from Amazonhttps://amzn.to/4hP91rsthe Medium bag also at amazonhttps://amzn.to/3QxjziM

I purchased the bag just before we left on our African Safari and filled it with small styrofoam beads. Filling it was no easy chore, but using styrofoam beads ensured that I wasn’t carrying any extra weight in my duffle bag since we were limited to <35 lbs.I used the bag during each of our 10 games drive in Kenya and Tanzania, and it provided the perfect platform for my Canon DSLR with a large 100-400mm Lens. The driver guide would stop the Toyota Land Cruiser when wild life was spotted and turn off the engine to eliminate any vibration. Then I jumped up and placed the bean bag on the top ledge of the vehicle and balanced my lens on the bag. The bag was flexible enough to allow me to easily reposition the lens and keep up with moving animals. Over and over I was able to achieve tack sharp focus on the animals. The beans did get a bit crushed from the weight of the lens, and the bag was no longer adequately stuffed. I hadn’t brought any extra beans with me, so I stuffed it with a pair of socks !