Suggestions please on what to use instead of the Canon neck strap.

[HDNitehawk]

Heck, I am used to the trail of add-ons that are needed for one item ...isn't that the way it always goes, LOL!

It never ends....

Following up on what John said, and adding the $40 clamp to the $59 Black Rapid strap will take care of your 100-400mm. I remember when you offered your 100-400mm for sale that you already have the Wimberley clamp on the bottom. $99 is cheaper than a Doctor visit for your back.

When I bought the black rapid I took that opportunity to standardize all of my clamps.
I had a mix bag of screw in clamps, and Arca-Swiss. Using the clamp on the Black Rapid created a problem, when I wanted to use the camera with a short lens I had to unscrew the clamp. What I did for my camera body so it would be standardized and I would have a solid support on the camera body is I mounted this on the camera body. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...k_Release.html

Now when I mount to the tripod, strap or monopod all of my connections are Arca-Swiss type and not screw type. The Black Rapid I leave the clamp on dedicated to just it. No doubt there are cheaper ways, perhaps just getting an extra screw connection from Black Rapid so you do not have to remove the clamp from the screw. I went this way to keep it all standard.

Good Luck Denise

[neuroanatomist]

Now when I mount to the tripod, strap or monopod all of my connections are Arca-Swiss type and not screw type. The Black Rapid I leave the clamp on dedicated to just it. No doubt there are cheaper ways, perhaps just getting an extra screw connection from Black Rapid so you do not have to remove the clamp from the screw. I went this way to keep it all standard.

Ditto. I've got the same P-5 plate you link on the bottom of my 5DII, P-20 plates on my tripod collars, and Wimberley C-12 clamps on my tripod and monopod heads. The only place I don't have an AS-type connection is on my 7D - it's not a big deal, as I almost always use the 100-400mm on that body, and my plan was to get a Kirk/RRS L-bracket for the 1D X, then transfer the P-5 plate to the 7D when I sell the 5DII.