Originally posted by stormtech
goubejp - I've been after my wife to make me a bean/rice bag support for some time. I think all she needs is some dimensions to go by to sew one up for me. I would be using it with my A* 600 5.6 lens which is just a bit smaller than your FA* 600. Could you let me know the dimensions of your bean bag?
We have a couple of commercially-made ones, and one my wife made. The commercial ones are sold as heating pads -- you microwave them to warm them up. (Which is why we have them in the first place; I just steal them occasionally for use as lens supports.) So these aren't water-resistant in any way, and would not be suitable for wet conditions. The one she made was from an old pillowcase. She says: make a tube, 6 to 8 inches wide. Put in some rice (millet, whatever), stitch that shut, then repeat. Don't overfill. One of the commercial ones is about 28" long, 8" wide. It has 4 sections -- a 7x8 at top and bottom, and two parallel 15" sections running up the middle.