Wow, I guess I'm super old-school. Neck and off the shoulder for me. Even with the Leica M I never got into the cross-body carry groove unless I'm riding a bike. With that camera I'll just wrap the (thin Domke) strap around my wrist and use it as a wrist strap.
Even my 200-400 I carry with the supplied wider, more padded strap attached the the lens's strap lugs around my neck so that I can run up and down the sidelines without worrying about dropping it. Or when moving through crowds at youth sports between ice pads.
I never liked the idea of a camera/lens combo dangling off a harness at my waist/hips.
What I don't like about around the neck is that it messes up the collar of certain shirts and can look a bit messy at business casual events. In this case I'll sometimes opt for a tie rather than open collar.
gdanmitchell wrote:
When doing bird photography and not using a tripod, I sometimes have the neck strap around my neck with the camera in front of me… though I’m more likely to just hold it than to leave it hanging, and I don’t always use the strap.
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Ha! What a comedian: “smallisht lens like the 400/4 DO…” Well, there are larger lenses but it isnt’ exactly “small.”
The requoting was eliminated so the quotes are incomplete.
For birds a 400/4 DO II is small-ish. For cramped, old, exuding cities maybe it is not.
Cross body is my choice as I don’t like the camera bouncing on my chest or stomach. Never tried the over the neck around the body to prevent bouncing as that seems unwieldy for shooting quickly. I will often use an additional wrist strap with a Peak Design cross body if I want to shoot quickly, i.e. street photography or the possibility of seeing wildlife when hiking.
Going down a scree field I have the strap across my body and resting on my back. The rest of the time it is held with an elastic camera strap such as the ones made by Op/Tech which greatly relieve stress on the back of my neck. When changing lenses the strap functions as a third hand.
