NEEWER Sandbag for Photography, 15.5"x9.4" Foldable Handheld Storage Bag with Shoulder Strap, Heavy Duty Polyester Saddlebag/Beanbag/Tripod Weight Bag for Camera Lens Support & Light Stands Boom Arms

I had no idea just how much using a sandbag would open up my photography. I have used them for weighing down tripods and light stands, but had never thought of using them to support my DSLR camera. The "NEEWER Sandbag for Photography" works great for this. I am getting new kinds of shots that I would not have normally attempted, adding a new level of creativity. It's easy to set up the sandbag into place and position my camera on top of it, so that it is stable. There are 2 adjustable side straps that help support the shape of the bag (the amount of bend in the middle). You can fill it with sand, uncooked rice, or other such material. It has carrying handles and also a detachable shoulder strap. The opening is held together with hook-&-loop material. This sandbag is pretty versatile, too, as it can be used equally well as a stabilizing weight for tripods.For the purpose it serves, the quality is great. I'm looking forward to using this more often on hikes in the forest. The NEEWER Sandbag for Photography gets 5 stars from me!

This is very useful. I'm not a fan of using "sand"bags - only because of the sand aspect. I have though, but I always use double bagged zipper lock bags. Personally, I prefer lead shot. I don't have to use much to achieve the same weight as sand!The sewing is pretty good quality and it is easy to fill and remove the sand/lead shot.My main way I use this is hanging down from the middle center part of my tripod. It really applies the weight equally to all 3 feet.It's a good buy in my book!!

Review of NEEWER Sandbag for Photography, 15.5"x9.4" Foldable Handheld Storage Bag with Shoulder Strap, Heavy Duty Polyester Saddlebag/Beanbag/Tripod Weight Bag for Camera Lens Support & Light Stands Boom ArmsI wanted the weight, but not the potential mess of sand; too much risk of it getting loose. I finally decided on getting 5 lbs of aquarium gravel. The gravel came in a bag that had about an 1" of open space at the top when the gravel was spread out in the bag it came in. So I was able to push the open area in the neck opening of the Neewer bag, fill the stone past the neck into the open area, then work the stones through the neck while pushing the bag through. Eventually all five pounds of gravel were in the Neewer bag still inside its unopened plastic bag! With the loose fit in the plastic bag the gravel is adjustable and just fits the Neewer bag quite well and no mess.This should do exactly what I wanted, which is to use this when I go out on photography sessions. I wish the Neewer bag had a bigger neck opening, but it worked out it doesn't really matter for the way I did it. It's a very nicely made bag with good sealing arrangement and I didn't think it would have leaked anyway, but I didn't want to take that chance.I'm happy to have this piece of photography gear.

A weight bag.Considering that they are frequently a much needed and often unsung hero in a studio on set, yes, yippee!This is a little different than the usual style sandbag, in that it is longer, which is a good thing and a bad thing. It is made of nylon, very solid looking construction and well finished. Rectangular, with a fold over top that has hook and loop closure, and inside of that a narrow-mouth (bad) zippered opening for where you put your choice of materials.At the top end of the bag where the closures are, there are two metal hoops stitched on a short carry handle (adjustable) and there is a longer, adjustable and removable shoulder strap with snap closures to attach to the hoops.The build quality is impressive. It looks at though it will take some abuse, which most sandbags are subjected to.The back side is coated with what appears to be a rubbery type of impregnation, to protect against the ground, wetness, dirt, whatever you lay it upon.It's weight capacity is 15lbs, adequate for most usage. I have a little over seven pounds of river stones placed in a solid ziploc bag, and that is then dropped into this. Which is why I am not fond of the narrow opening. It makes it unneccessarily akward to fill or empty the bag . . . which probably will result at some point in spillage, a mess . . . something you don't need. It doesn't need to open the full breadth of the bag, but as it is, I find it too small.As to the shape. It is interesting as most weight bags are more blockish, squarish in overall shape. The length on this is a real positive if you want to use it like a beanbag underneath as a support for a camera and lens, a rifle . . . whatever, and it makes it pretty good as a beanbag draped over a telephoto to dampen vibration. Hanging from the bottom of a tripod makes for possibly a problem though. If you have a tripod set low to the ground, this possibly might drag on the ground negating it's usefullness.One last thing, and I wish that many sandbag makers would do, . . . a lot of people regularly drape one or more sand bags on cross arms of a lightstand or on the legs of a c-stand. With the exception of one manufacturer and even then, they do it for only a few bags, is that bags have a handle going along the length as opposed to the more common orientation going across. It is a small thing, but with the normal "configuration" when you go to pull the bag up, physics insist that the weighted bottom will pull together, and in effect "clamp or grab" on the leg making it a bit more difficult to remove. When the strap goes in the other orientation, when you pull the bag up, the parts hanging down pull apart, making removal just a tad easier and quicker. Small touch . . . wish everyone would adopt it.This is a great bag. The price is very good . . . and while my complaints are legitimate, they can be worked around.I like it and I would reccommend it.

Nice simple sandbag. Good stitching has held up well. Folds up easily and now comes along on all of my photography camping trips.