Most Comfortable Way to Carry a Heavy Camera and Lens | Lucky Camera Straps
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- In this video Justin (Founder - Lucky Camera Straps) demonstrates a simple way you can improve the way you carry heavy camera and lens combos.
This technique can be used with any camera strap, including the standard ones that come with cameras. Ideally you would use a strap that's longer and wider which will be much more comfortable to use, our own range of Lucky Camera Straps are a good example of this.
You can find out more about our handmade, personalised leather camera straps that include own new quick release system on our website:
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I really like this idea but for a heavy camera/lens combo, the strap should be connected to the lens foot not to the camera.
I am very happy with the three Lucky straps I bought last month, a 53 for Hasselblad 907x 50c and Nikon Df, a 40 for Sony A7r4 & 3 and a 30 for Leica Q2. I bought both the quick release and standard version and ended up using Peak Design anchor on all so I can attach an detach quickly and share the straps with other cameras and multiple use cases, for example I use the 53 with quick release to hold a canvas bag cross body climbing back yard tree to pick tangerine last weekend:-). The leather material is good quality, the friction is enough to minimize sliding and they are comfortable to wear for long shoot. Plus they are pretty handsome. I used to use Peak Design Slide and Blackrapid, they are good straps but real leather gives better natural friction on shoulder specially when carrying heavy gear. So I replace Slider with Lucky strap and Blackrapid with Hold Fast Han Solo (real leather, work like Blackrapid). I use other straps like Vi Vante and Harry Benz, Lucky strap is holding well comparing to these pricy brands. Not worry how leather strap work and smell in wet situation because I live in ‘it never rain’ Southern California, lol.
I even wear my Point and Shoot Canon G7X like that when travelling, legit any camera strap around my neck always hurts eventually! Great tip ✌
I was hoping you would show a 500mm F4
Never attach theses straps to a camera body. The lens mounting ring is designed to take the weight of the camera body & not the lens.
Thanks for your comment Tony but I have to respectfully disagree, or maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean? To clarify, there are certainly some Super Telephoto lenses (eg 400mm 2.8) that are designed to be carried by a strap attached to the lenses rather than the camera body, and the owners of these lenses will know how to carry them. I have been shooting professionally for over 8 years and have ALWAYS attached the camera strap to the camera body when using lenses like the 70-200 2.8, 100-400 etc. Never had an issue with either my Nikon or Canon systems.....
@@LuckyCameraStraps Tony is right. Whenever there is a lens collar mount, it is because the lens is heavy and should support the base of the camera. The weight should never be put on the base. It doesn’t mean that you’re going to break your camera, but it’s the proper way of doing it, especially with anything that weighs over 5 lbs. Much safer in doing it this way than using the neck strap attachments.
@@alancortes1223 I understand what you are saying, but my RF 70-200 2.8 has a collar mount and it is only 1.kg, my 28-70 f2 is heavier and has no collar mount. The lens in this video is 1.38kg, the RF 28-70 is 1.43kg.
Obviously very heavy super telephoto lenses should be carried by their own mounts but if you can handhold the lens then it will be safe being carried by the strap mounts on the body. A collar mount doesn't always mean the lens is too heavy for the camera, they also help balance the camera when used with a long lens on a ballhead, making it easier to adjust and helping to prevent camera shake.
Also when carrying the camera with the lens pointed down as there actually is far less load on the lens mount than when you hand hold the camera by the body with the lens horizontal.
Another thought, a gripped body weighs about 1kg and with a flash attached it weighs more than most lenses that aren't super telephotos, in this case would you attach the strap to the camera body or the lens?
I really appreciate your response and love continuing the discussion on this topic, thanks!
@@alancortes1223 those lens collars are meant to be used when mounted on a tripod. They got nothing to do with when worn on a sling like shown in the video.
@@vitaminb4869 The lens collar is designed to support the lens on a tripod because the mount is designed to carry the body weight, not the lens. The same logic applies to carry straps, you don't want the mount to be carrying the weight of these lenses, it's not designed for it.
Those prices are ridiculous! I've been using $12.00 Focus brand sling straps on my Nikon D500 with the Nikon 200-500mm for 5 years and my D850 with the Sigma 60-600mm lens for 2 years and it's not even close to worn out. I have it rigged with two snaps, one on the body and one on the lens.
Love the lucky straps the quality is amazing and feels really comfortable. The long straps are perfect, never going back to the camera brand straps or cheep versions.
They also make a great gift for a camera loving family member.
I have mirrorless 800mm. Trying to figure it out. It’s so light but will hit the ground
I like the design but I would like to know how convenient is it when you shoot vertically or portrait position. hope you can show a video. Thanks
Thanks so much for the suggestion, I will make a video on vertical shooting with our straps attached soon.
If possible can the music be omitted cron videos. Thank you.
I don’t agree,the weight on one shoulder is too much.
@@davidellis8141 do you have a preferred way to carry? We would love to hear it :)
Looks like it's dangling too low. If you do a lot of walking the camera's going to bang into your hip? Or not. What about a harness?
Everyone has a personal preference as to where they want it so sit. I personally like it at my hip and have no problem running around a wedding for 12 hours with this setup. The good thing is oru straps come in two sizes and both have adjsutment to fine tune the right height for you. A harness has it's own pros and cons but in my experience the cameras bang around a lot more because they have one attachement point at the base allowing it to swivel in all directions.
If its a BIG lens, mounting a strap on the camera only is NOT a good idea.. you may damage your lens mount !
😆 That little thing is not heavy at all. Try carrying an 800mm around, almost 30 lbs altogether.
Haha fair point, I should titled it ‘how to catty relatively heavy, but not gigantic lenses’ 🤣
The 800mm must be great to shoot with!
Why they so expensive 😭
why u so broke ?
Definitely the wrong way to carry with a heavy lens!
How do you like to carry a heavy lens?
Please keep in mind this video is about heavy lenses that don’t have strap mounts of their own, like the Canon EF 100-400 ii that’s in the video.
It’s not about super telephotos like the 400 2.8 etc. everyone knows they need their own strap and are generally on a monopod