I carry my work camera, which is one of the heavy Nikon models and the 70-200 around my neck. If i'm walking from 1 ring to another, i'll sling it over my shoulder and tuck the lens down ward, so as not to knock people over when walking.:-0
Its a heavy comb, and really hard on the neck and muscles there of. Dave On Jan 25, 2008 6:31 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My cameras always hang from my neck. Yes, I know it's not cool, but > it's efficient. > Why? > First, the camera can't be dropped unless my neck or the strap > breaks. Not true on the shoulder, unless your body is notched. > Second, it's always in position to shoot. Don't have to take it off > the shoulder and wrap it around the wrist or whatever. I just shoot. > Back some thirty years ago when I shot a lot of motorsports, all the > photogs hung their cameras from their necks when they weren't on a > tripod. But that was in the days before a camera around the neck > became evocative of a tourist and therefore very unhip. > Paul. > > On Jan 25, 2008, at 1:03 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: > > > If I carry a camera via strap, it is almost always on my shoulder, > > hardly ever around my neck. Feels better, less obtrusive. > > > > One camera setup: camera on right shoulder when basically just moving > > from point A to point B, and then camera in hand (well, kinda hanging > > from two fingers and thumb) with strap wrapped a couple of times > > around my wrist when within obvious range of photo ops. > > > > Two camera setup: main camera in (dangling from) right hand as above, > > second camera on left shoulder. When I use the second camera, the > > first just dangles from my wrist. If I am going to be on a bus, > > subway, in a car etc. then the second camera goes into the backpack. > > > > I really liked the "grip strap" on the Pz-1p but haven't found > > anything with the same comfortable secure feel that I can use on *ist- > > D, K10D etc. > > > > Back on the Subject topic, I really want the DA*60-250. If it looks > > like that will keep getting pushed back, then I'll go for one K20D > > body to replace one of my K10's. But if the lens and body were both > > available now, I would buy the lens first with no hesitation. > > > > stan > > > > On Jan 24, 2008, at 11:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> In a message dated 1/24/2008 9:31:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Something I've noticed is that a lot of photographers, myself > >> included > >> until a few years ago, pay a ton of attention to the weight of their > >> gear and the size of their bags and such like ... but no one ever > >> seems > >> to pay attention to the character of their strap. I'm here to > >> tell you > >> that, at least for me, the stretchy "foam" straps, for both camera > >> and > >> bag, seem to distribute the weight a lot better. I can carry a > >> lot more > >> weight for a lot longer with an appropriate strap. > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks, > >> DougF (KG4LMZ) > >> > >> ============== > >> Hmmm. I'll look into that Doug. > >> > >> I just use the strap that came with the camera. The ones with the > >> brand > >> logos. > >> > >> Marnie aka Doe :-) > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL > >> Music. > >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy? > >> NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > >> 48) > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
