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

[jrw]

I finally remembered. ThinkTank offers a line of holsters, belts, and harnesses. Using them would allow transferring a lot of the load to the hips in much the same way that backpacks designed for comfort, and longterm health, of the user have a waistbelt to reduce the load on the shoulders and back. The holster allows easy access to cameras with lenses mounted while providing protection for the gear.

Jeff

[Scott Stephen]

I am about to order the BosStrap shoulder sling strap. Their marketing kind of spoke to me, as did the cheaper price, and if anything it looks more solid than the big name brand, which I did try out at the store.

It does NOT screw into your tripod screw on the bottom of the camera. It attaches to the left strap loop on your camera instead, keeping the tripod socket open for, well, tripods.

Also some reviewers on the bigger name shoulder slings said that that bottom screw can come loose from the tripod hole, because you have a metal to metal screw connection and the camera is hanging and swinging from that connection. You can actually drop the camera, or else (according to one reviewer) you may be constantly worrying and fiddling and checking to see if it needs re-tightening yet.

I see they have developed brackets or adapters you can add to address this, but, hey, that is even more money.

[ddt0725]

I am about to order the BosStrap shoulder sling strap. Their marketing kind of spoke to me, as did the cheaper price, and if anything it looks more solid than the big name brand, which I did try out at the store.

It does NOT screw into your tripod screw on the bottom of the camera. It attaches to the left strap loop on your camera instead, keeping the tripod socket open for, well, tripods.

Also some reviewers on the bigger name shoulder slings said that that bottom screw can come loose from the tripod hole, because you have a metal to metal screw connection and the camera is hanging and swinging from that connection. You can actually drop the camera, or else (according to one reviewer) you may be constantly worrying and fiddling and checking to see if it needs re-tightening yet.

I see they have developed brackets or adapters you can add to address this, but, hey, that is even more money.

Alot of good suggestions here! Scott, please leave a review here of what you think of this once you have had a chance to use it for awhile.

Thanks and I hope it works out for you!

Denise