looking for suspender type harness

[Matt K.]

Hi All,

as I age more and more the freaking neck strap I have for my camera really is starting to put pressure on my already stressed out neck. So I am wondering if there is someone out there who has experience with suspender type harnesses/straps that take the weight off the neck and put it more on the shoulders. I remember Marko saying something once about having a belt with attached bags for lenses being more suitable than a backpack ... so ideally there should be something like a suspender type strap out there, which you can attach a belt to. Souerd the net and found a couple of things, cotton carrier and kgear seem to fit the bill. Now: is anyone using that stuff and is it worth investing in it?

[theantiquetiger]

I have this Blackrapid harness. It doesn't attach to the belt, but it takes the weight off of your neck. It is around $70. They also make a two camera harness. I bought a Chinese knock-off on Ebay for about $20.

animal kingdom1 by Chris Campbell, on Flickr

[JAS_Photo]

I have the black Rapids on one camera and the Carry Speed on another.

CARRY SPEED FS PRO PRIME SLING STRAP 110-002

[Andrew]

CAMERA VEST for 1 Camera

Lots of sling type around as well that go over one shoulder and hanging at the side.(like the black rapid) The wider the strap the more displaced the weight is and lighter it feels.

[Matt K.]

CAMERA VEST for 1 Camera

Lots of sling type around as well that go over one shoulder and hanging at the side.(like the black rapid) The wider the strap the more displaced the weight is and lighter it feels.

This is the best of them all. Cotton Carrier makes one like it as well .. also expensive, so I bought the Chinese knock off , tried it out last weekend and wow, all the pressure gone from my neck and onto the shoulders. Cannot recommend this enough, what a pleasure to carry a camera even with a long lens. Can use the side holster to add another lens or camera. Have not tried this yet. Apart from the Chinese Industrial smell this thing is great.

[Runmonty]

thanks for that Matt. I have been thinking about something like this for a while, so on your recommendation I now have one on order.

At $40 AUD ($36ish CAD) it is hard to go too wrong