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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
