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pearce_jj

18-09-2009, 18:48

Evening all :wave:

Very chuffed to have gotten my hands on the 70-200 F2.8L :cool: but it does seem a bit of a tank.

Is it really okay to leave this on the camera with the whole thing dangling around my neck, not for my neck but are the camera strap and lens mounts up to that?

Thanks!

http://sittingbourne.homeserver.com/downloads/photos/tp_shared/70-200/f2.8.jpg

grumpybadger

18-09-2009, 18:50

Should be fine. I never had any trouble. 300/2.8 or 500/4 have straps to mount to the lenses but the 70-200 doesn't so presume Canon think its ok as well

chameleon

18-09-2009, 19:02

Wel I spent all day at Leuchars with my 100-400 hanging off my 40D. Only harm was a sore neck!

pearce_jj

18-09-2009, 19:25

OK Thanks guys :)

Raymond Lin

18-09-2009, 19:30

That's what insurance is for :p

onform

18-09-2009, 20:33

That is one cracking lens there mate... I have had the pleasure of using one for a short period and is a stunning bit of kit. Can't wait to see what you get with it..

jackbauer

18-09-2009, 22:53

Tank? more like a Jumbo jet!!

Anorakus

18-09-2009, 23:12

It's not that huge if you take the hood and tripod collar off it..

The 300mm f/2.8 L.. now that's large :nuts:

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itsdavedotnet

19-09-2009, 01:06

it's what every working photographer does, day in, day out.... will be fine :) these things are built pretty damn well :)

andrew748

19-09-2009, 01:13

i know what you mean and after 2 years on a 40D mine hasn't fallen off yet.
If i'm waling far i tuck the collar mount into my arse pocket or trouser waist band /belt and if i'm running i cradle that baby :D

and congrats it's a great bit of kit ;)

Anorakus

19-09-2009, 05:02

Come to think of it, I remember seeing a local press photographer last year.. his kit was 2x 5Ds, one with a 24-70mm f/2.8, the other with a 70-200mm f/2.8, both slung over his shoulder.

I'm guessing he went out every day with them like that ;)

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StewartR

19-09-2009, 08:18

Last year we had a customer sling her camera over her shoulder with one of our Canon 500s attached, and she wasn't using the strap attached to the 500 - just the camera strap. That meant that all the weight of the 500 was hanging from the lens mount.

There wasn't a happy ending (http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=92846).

The 500 and 300 (and other big lenses) have carry straps for a reason. The 70-200 doesn't have one; therefore it doesn't need one.

aligibbs

19-09-2009, 08:23

coldpenguin

19-09-2009, 11:20

I am in two minds on the 100-400, it is probably twice the weight of the camera. I try to pick it up by the tripod mount, but keep forgetting.

gembobs

19-09-2009, 16:49

Have to agree with the others - if Canon thought it was too heavy for the mount, then it would have come with a strap.

Having said that, I think that only applies for the metal bodied cameras - I am getting back into b&w film, and attached my tamron 70-200 f2.8 (lighter than the canon equivalent, I believe) to my old EOS 300v - it felt as though the lens was going to rip the front off my camera if I wasn't supporting it fully :bonk:

henryf4

20-09-2009, 09:16

That lense is a heavy beast. I rented it for a week, I hang it on my left shoulder instead of the neck. Its too heavy to strap around the neck for long periods of time. Congrats on the purchase, its a fantastic lense. :cool:

Paul Philpott

20-09-2009, 09:55

I am in two minds on the 100-400, it is probably twice the weight of the camera. I try to pick it up by the tripod mount, but keep forgetting.

Yes I am the same just out of mechanical sympathy really!
But as has been said Canon would put a strap on the lense if it needed it!