*ist-DS Noseheavy

[David Oswald]

Has anyone else noticed that the *ist-DS is poorly balanced when hanging 
from a strap with any moderately sized lens, and particularly with a flash?

I'm using to my old ZX-5n, which would hang properly around my neck even 
with an AF330FTZ flash and a 28-105 zoom.  The *ist-DS hangs nose-down 
if I put a zoom on it, and wants to turn upside down if I put a flash on 
it.

I would shrug it off as a result of its lightweight design, except I'm 
pretty sure the ZX-5n is lighter when batteries are installed in both. 
That leaves the placement of the strap eyelets as the problem.  ...one 
minor design flaw, or am I the only one who notices?