Dual Harness system.

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Ok after a few attempts at a cheap 2 strap combo'd together system. I failed to get the load to stay equally over the shoulders. I have now sold of my individual straps and wanting to get something designed for the job.

If i had 2 cameras of similar weight and both straps in tension it was fine. Bothe easy to grap and pull to the eye from the hip/waist. The problem was the system would rotate (not alot) enough for the camera hanging to be out of reach and the straps a little out of place. A quick movement could correct this but got frustrating.

Now my questing is: out of the dual strap systems on the market, wether the Black Rapid system, the Ebay nockoff or the few other American based (iirc) systems actually stop any rotation round the shoulders of the straps. So if i lift the load on one side, the other side doesn't dip.

A few requests though. Tripod lug mounted rather than through the eyelets. Looks professional, little bulk (to be under a suit). Also it needs to come apart for individual camera use and be easy to lift to the eye.

Lee.
 
I have just priced up the black rapid one. Looks really rather good but quite expensive.
 
Ive got the Black Rapid DR1.

No movement with a D3 with 24-70 on one side and a D700 with 70-200 on the other.
The bumpers keep the cameras nice and stable when not in use and it now comes with a little strap that goes on the back which pulls the cameras into the small of your back when not in use.

Ive got the eyelet type body fastners,im not sure if the do a tripod version. very comfy,discreet with a black shirt and stable.....costly but worth the investment if you running two bodies and want to be hands free.
 
Vulkan75 said:
Ive got the Black Rapid DR1.

No movement with a D3 with 24-70 on one side and a D700 with 70-200 on the other.
The bumpers keep the cameras nice and stable when not in use and it now comes with a little strap that goes on the back which pulls the cameras into the small of your back when not in use.

Ive got the eyelet type body fastners,im not sure if the do a tripod version. very comfy,discreet with a black shirt and stable.....costly but worth the investment if you running two bodies and want to be hands free.
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the reason why i ask about the eyelet is i use my left eye and pulling the camera across from my RHS to my eye and rotating to portrait position means i have straps going across my face which really annoy me.
 
dcash29 said:
I know you mention shoulder straps but would THIS be any use to you?
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those are fine with short primes and small ish bodies but and would be a PITA to rotate into portrait position al lthe time. Again my neck isn't strong enough to support two gripped bodies and fast aperture zooms.

Thanks for pointing it out but i think its not suited for me.
 
its not a problem there is a tripod lug option which illiminates the problem. Can it be seperated into two single straps?
 
cheers both,

Scott what does the rear off that system look like?
 
I use the optech dual strap here http://optechusa.com/dual-harness.html which is great. Highly recomended and cheaper then the ebay harness above.

If its a downside it fits to the normal eyelet strap holders on the cameras rather than the tripod lug, but I don't see this as an issue and it carries two d700s comfortably.

The other plus is you can easily detach and use the tails with a single op tech strap
 
just wanted to know what the strap system at the back looked like to see if it would be comfortable and discete. The other link showed me it so not to worry.
 
I also use the op/tech dual harness, for £33, was quite a bit cheaper than the black rapid system. Also works with the op/tech straps :)
 
forgot about sun sniper, will have to see if the extra cost is worth it.
 
The Cotton Carrier is good, and excellent if you are especially active and don't want stuff swinging around - skiing, biking, scrambling over rocks, or even simply bending down to tie a shoe lace or fiddle in a camera bag. It does look a bit "Robocop", but if you wear a jacket over it then really there is little to see except the camera(s). Alternatively, simply wearing a black top will greatly reduce the visual impact.

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jph91t3MozM&NR=1

One reason I got it is that I fancied a way to carry a camera casually at my waist belt, but not in one of those ruddy great holsters that Lowepro and Think Tank do. It kind of works OK like that, but a long lens (think 100-400) is constantly being nudged by one's thigh as one walks and that can get a tad irritating. Also, and worse, I did have one of the hubs unscrew on me and drop the camera to the ground when I was walking along. The suppliers do recommend the use of Loctite, which I didn't, but now I do. With one or both cameras attached to the chest vest there is far less danger, although Cotton Carrier do now also supply safety lanyards just in case the worst happens. I bought my system before they were launched. :(
 
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another vote for optech dual strap. very manageable solution for carrying to heavy bodies and lens.
 
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