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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Suggestions for 1 series body & 300 f2.8 L IS strap set up. | |
Hi Larry,
About the heaviest camera that I hang around my neck (actually the only one, usually) is my Fuji X100s. The X100s weighs about the same as the Don Zeck cap that you'll soon get for your new 300/2.8 L IS. (see the links to "Tips, etc...", below).
For me, anything heavier than a chubby chipmunk, hangs off a shoulder, on a Donke Gripper strap. Not around my sweet neck.
Normally, I carry my 300/2.8 L IS or 500/4 L IS "in arms", "over the shoulder" on a monopod, or in a backpack (on the way to where I'm goin').
A couple of months ago, I bought an Upstrap Large pad camera strap HD release, with kevlar webbing thingys (+ spare set of kevlar thingys). Since then, I've been pleased with how well my 500/4L IS fits and feels with the UpStrap - on the shoulder, or "over the shoulder" (i.e. diagonally across the torso). After shipping, tax and etc, it cost me about $100 (one Lg pad cam strap HD release with kevlar webbing + spare kevlar webbing). That's expensive compared to my Grippers, and compared to most anything 'strappy', but I think it's worth every penny for a heavy lens strap. OTOH, the Canon "heavy lens strap" that was included with your 300/2.8L IS (in its original shipping configuration), is also a good solution.
On the UpStrap, my 300/2.8L IS feels like a feather. Lighter, because it's digital.
Links:
Tips, techniques and accessories for handholding a 500mm... https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1197703/0#11421322
Long lens accessories: our favourites https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1183081/0#11280483
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