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How Do You Carry Your Cameras with HEAVY zoom lenses attached?
I'm Looking for strap / sling recommendations
I recently bought a 70-200 f/2.8L , the original version with no IS. At nearly 1.5kg it's almost twice the weight of my 60D, even with the added weight of the grip which is negligible.
I've been told that camera bodies cannot take the weight of these heavy lenses and that it can break the lens mount on the body if carried in the usual way, so that I should be attaching my strap to the Lens tripod mount, and not to the camera body as usual.
Can people recommend what straps they use, and how?
I bought one of these peak design anchors, so that I could attach my current strap to my 70-200, but the camera doesn't hang right... perhaps I should attach one half of the strap to the lens, and the other to the camera body?
Any help and suggestions appreciated, and pictures of how you have yours would greatly be appreciated.
I'm Looking for strap / sling recommendations
I recently bought a 70-200 f/2.8L , the original version with no IS. At nearly 1.5kg it's almost twice the weight of my 60D, even with the added weight of the grip which is negligible.
I've been told that camera bodies cannot take the weight of these heavy lenses and that it can break the lens mount on the body if carried in the usual way, so that I should be attaching my strap to the Lens tripod mount, and not to the camera body as usual.
Can people recommend what straps they use, and how?
I bought one of these peak design anchors, so that I could attach my current strap to my 70-200, but the camera doesn't hang right... perhaps I should attach one half of the strap to the lens, and the other to the camera body?
Any help and suggestions appreciated, and pictures of how you have yours would greatly be appreciated.