Camera Harness: I was hoping one of you experts could point me to camera harness. There are a lot of them out there & I have no idea what to look for other than one that holds a...

Marilyng Loc: Lorain,Oh.

I was hoping one of you experts could point me to camera harness. There are a lot of them out there & I have no idea what to look for other than one that holds a camera. I need it for my Nikon D5100 with my 55-300 zoom lens. When I walk in the park I like to have my camera ready & not in my camera bag & as you all know it gets heavy after I have walked an hour or so. Any suggestions?
thanks

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Marilyng wrote:

I was hoping one of you experts could point me to camera harness. There are a lot of them out there & I have no idea what to look for other than one that holds a camera. I need it for my Nikon D5100 with my 55-300 zoom lens. When I walk in the park I like to have my camera ready & not in my camera bag & as you all know it gets heavy after I have walked an hour or so. Any suggestions?
thanks

When you say 'camera harness', do you mean something other than the ubiquitous shoulder/neck strap? That came with your camera?

There are literally hundreds of camera holding devices out there.
Without some clarification, nobody can give any *useful* ideas.
Where do you want to carry the camera? Neck ,shoulder, chest, waist.....????

I can see this thread going on for over a dozen pages.

Fleckjohn65 Loc: Ajax Ontario Canada

I got the Protech double harness and love. Can have both can cameras at the ready.

John

Marilyng Loc: Lorain,Oh.

Wall-E wrote:

When you say 'camera harness', do you mean something other than the ubiquitous shoulder/neck strap? That came with your camera?

There are literally hundreds of camera holding devices out there.
Without some clarification, nobody can give any *useful* ideas.
Where do you want to carry the camera? Neck ,shoulder, chest, waist.....????
chest harness, I am sorry!

I can see this thread going on for over a dozen pages.

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Marilyng;

No text.

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

IMHO an sling, or harness (OPTECH user here) that attaches to the camera strap lugs, over the tripod socket.
For a light camera and a light lens, the tripod socket would probably be ok. Consider that the strap lugs are designed to carry the load of the camera and lens.
The tripod socket is designed to support the camera, not hold the weight of the camera and lens.

that said, "opinions vary"

I will not trust the tripod luge to support my L lenses. They are heavy, and a camera with a battery pack is also heavy.

kit_kit Loc: NYC

Marilyng wrote:

I was hoping one of you experts could point me to camera harness. There are a lot of them out there & I have no idea what to look for other than one that holds a camera. I need it for my Nikon D5100 with my 55-300 zoom lens. When I walk in the park I like to have my camera ready & not in my camera bag & as you all know it gets heavy after I have walked an hour or so. Any suggestions?
thanks

I use this with my D3100 and the 55-300 lens. I love it!
http://optechusa.com/utility-strap-sling.html

Marilyng Loc: Lorain,Oh.

kit_kit wrote:

I use this with my D3100 and the 55-300 lens. I love it!
http://optechusa.com/utility-strap-sling.html

oh thanks I will check this out!

Marilyn

kit_kit Loc: NYC

Marilyng wrote:

oh thanks I will check this out!

Marilyn

I bought it at Amazon. There are many reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-Utility-Strap/dp/B003T0EYVE/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375841113&sr=8-1&keywords=optech+camera+strap

kinghen

This is the one I use
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Rapid-RS-7-Camera-Strap/dp/B002WR7VSS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375842908&sr=1-1&keywords=black+rapid+rs-7

kit_kit Loc: NYC

Wall-E wrote:

When you say 'camera harness', do you mean something other than the ubiquitous shoulder/neck strap? That came with your camera?

There are literally hundreds of camera holding devices out there.
Without some clarification, nobody can give any *useful* ideas.
Where do you want to carry the camera? Neck ,shoulder, chest, waist.....????

I can see this thread going on for over a dozen pages.

A perfect example of your 80% BS!

olcoach Loc: Oregon

You can't beat the op-tech for simple and easy to use. It also does as good a job as any and it costs less than many.

kit_kit Loc: NYC

olcoach wrote:

You can't beat the op-tech for simple and easy to use. It also does as good a job as any and it costs less than many.

Another op-tech advantage is their interchangeable connectors which enable you to quickly switch from their harness to their wrist strap.

kit_kit Loc: NYC

One other thing.
You can use one harness or one wrist strap for multiple cameras. Simply keep the connectors attached to all your cameras.

rocco_7155 Loc: Connecticut/Louisiana

www.holdfastgear.com a bit pricey but definitely rugged and will keep your camera safe and at the ready.