Re: Sony 24-105 still a (really) good choice in 2025 (soon 2026)?
i agree that carrying setup makes a huge difference to perceived weight. i use an l-bracket with a peak design clutch, but instead of using the peak design anchors i unstitched the quick connect clip (where the anchor clips in) and sewed the loose end directly onto the L-bracket. in my experience this adds significantly improved fit and i can carry up to a 1kg for hours because i am not actually holding it most of the time. it is just snuggly hanging from my hand and i am not actually gripping it almost at all. combined with capture clips (peak design, pgytech, ulanzi) you can hold your camera very little and rest your hand 90% of the time.
for heavier lenses like a 100-400/70-200/50-150 i rely heavily on the QD (quick disconnects) built into my L-bracket and tripod feet (RRS, leofoto, kirk). i can rig up a neck strap with a QD clip and i have a QD clip sewn onto the shoulder strap of my hiking bag that hangs from a nylon strap about waist level. with these i can quickly throw my camera/lens on there and let it hang. a light hand on it prevents swinging around during my active hiking.
most recently i have favored a hip pack (a glorified fanny pack) with a proper hiking hip belt to carry my camera and up to 2 lenses at the ready. it is so much faster and easier than a backpack if you can limit yourself to two lenses and so much more capable than a sling bag. i can have the pack on my back for extended hiking with no weight on my shoulders. i can grab the bag and swing it around in front and comfortably access my camera and two lenses for shooting and lens swaps. i recently moved away from 3 lens to 2 lens kit and it is the only way this works for me. i am using shimoda's top loader (large and medium sizes). they are designed to be used this way with shimoda's own hip belts, but since i don't have a shimoda backpack i use a lowepro protactic utility belt. a few pieces of adhesive velcro added and they fit together perfectly and securely. it didn't work for my setup but if you use really small lenses i like the look of thinktank's speedtop crossbody. it is designed a as a sling bag, but it is also designed to be used as a hip bag with a belt threaded through it. if it fit my lenses i would cut off the neck strap completely and thread belt (like think tank's own speedbelt... there's no velcro so a few carabiners can attach the bag to the belt) and rock it permanently as a hip bag with a quick access magnetic lid. these fanny pack solutions work so well if you actually swap lenses because it literally gives you a stable lens change station right in front of you. i can fit a 50-150 with hood on in shooting position and attached to the camera (just barely) in the large shimoda top loader. a 70-200 or 100-400 would work without lens hood (or i reversed position). any normal midrange or wide angle lens fits easily with miles of room to spare).
Re: Sony 24-105 still a (really) good choice in 2025 (soon 2026)?
i agree that carrying setup makes a huge difference to perceived weight. i use an l-bracket with a peak design clutch, but instead of using the peak design anchors i unstitched and the quick connect clip (where the anchor clips in) and sewed the loose end directly onto the L-bracket. in my experience this adds significantly improved fit and i can carry up to a 1kg for hours because i am not actually holding it most of the time. it is just snuggly hanging from my hand and i am not actually gripping it almost at all. combined with capture clips (peak design, pgytech, ulanzi) you can hold your camera very little and rest your hand 90% of the time.
for heavier lenses like a 100-400/70-200/50-150 i rely heavily on the QD (quick disconnects) built into my L-bracket and tripod feet (RRS, leofoto, kirk). i can rig up a neck strap with a QD clip and i have a QD clip sewn onto the shoulder strap of my hiking bag that hangs from a nylon strap about waist level. with these i can quickly throw my camera/lens on there and let it hang. a light hand on it prevents swinging around during my active hiking.
most recently i have favored a hip pack (a glorified fanny pack) with a proper hiking hip belt to carry my camera and up to 2 lenses at the ready. it is so much faster and easier than a backpack if you can limit yourself to two lenses and so much more capable than a sling bag. i can have the pack on my back for extended hiking with no weight on my shoulders. i can grab the bag and swing it around in front and comfortably access my camera and two lenses for shooting and lens swaps. i recently moved away from 3 lens to 2 lens kit and it is the only way this works for me. i am using shimoda's top loader (large and medium sizes). they are designed to be used this way with shimoda's own hip belts, but since i don't have a shimoda backpack i use a lowepro protactic utility belt. a few pieces of adhesive velcro added and they fit together perfectly and securely. it didn't work for my setup but if you use really small lenses i like the look of thinktank's speedtop crossbody. it is designed a as a sling bag, but it is also designed to be used as a hip bag with a belt threaded through it. if it fit my lenses i would cut off the neck strap completely and thread belt (like think tank's own speedbelt... there's no velcro so a few carabiners can attach the bag to the belt) and rock it permanently as a hip bag with a quick access magnetic lid. these fanny pack solutions work so well if you actually swap lenses because it literally gives you a stable lens change station right in front of you. i can fit a 50-150 with hood on in shooting position and attached to the camera (just barely) in the large shimoda top loader. a 70-200 or 100-400 would work without lens hood (or i reversed position). any normal midrange or wide angle lens fits easily with miles of room to spare).
Dec 31, 2025 at 01:42 PM
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