Chest carrier for D SLR & 80-200 lens

Geezer 2

I need to buy a decent chest carrier for my D 300s / 80-200 lens;
I'm looking at the website for "Cottoncarrier"; what they offer is, I think, about what I want, but as nice as their site is, I still can't see just how the thing attaches; I definitely want shoulder straps, plus a waist or stomach belt.
They list one made for Arca-Swiss attachment, which I have on everything, so I think that would work for me. My question is, does anyone have any experience with this brand/unit, and do you know of others that I can look at ?

I have a large black belt & holster pack from Kinesis Gear that I bought for a Nikon F 5 body, and I love it for some things, but for some other things, I'd rather have the camera on my chest, and possibly use the holster pack to carry other "stuff". (or not even use it)
Also, any thoughts on a hand strap / tether for the camera ? A lot of what I do will be on a tripod, but I hate to mess with a shoulder strap, dangling down from the camera and getting hung up on the "wing-nut" leg locks of my Gitzo.

Dan7312

I tried the Cotton Carrier. It worked great, just as advertised in the videos on the site. I tried with Canon 7D and a 70-200 lens. Very solid but easy and quick to remove the camera. In the end though I returned it and got a Black Rapid strap. Nothing wrong with the Cotton Carrier, I just didn't like it, only a personal pref. It's a very good product but I didn't feel like I needed the security it provided. It just is a lot of "stuff" to wear.

BTW I got it from B&H and had no trouble returning it.

Geezer 2 wrote: »

I need to buy a decent chest carrier for my D 300s / 80-200 lens;
My question is, does anyone have any experience with this brand/unit, and do you know of others that I can look at ?

FLYING EYEBALL

There are a few videos on youtube with them showing how the set-up works.

good luck

Icebear

I really like my CottonCarrier. I usually use it without the tripod QR setup, tho I do have one. I really prefer the chest carrier to an over-the-shoulder setup. I'm not sure why you can't figure how it attaches. It's pretty idiot simple. There's an excentric thingy that fits downward into a lexan dowhatchit when you turn the camera half-sideways. Then it can't come out until you want it to, which you tell it by turning the camera half-sideways again and lifting the rig out of the dowhatchit. Got it? It really is pretty intuitive. Do it once and you've got it.

I can actually jog with my D700 and 70-200 f2.8 attached firmly to my chest. No scary or uncomfortable flapping. It is really designed for active situations. If your shooting situations tend to be more sedentary, you don't need it. I just don't like things flapping. I can carry two cameras with the full-on Cotton Carrier rig, and nothing flaps in the breeze.

rpcrowe

Here's a thought...
I might suggest the OPTECH Stabilizer Strap. It is cheap, lightweight and works...
http://optechusa.com/straps/stabilizer-strap.html