Less weight - do you use camera straps around your shoulder? HoldFast?

haring

I am a wedding photographer. After a long day of shooting a wedding I am just so tired of having my cameras on straps around my neck.

I saw some people use camera straps around the shoulder which puts the weight on the shoulder rather than the neck area....

Do you use them? Which one would you recommend? How about HoldFast camera straps?

Thanks so much!

ziggy53

For a wedding/reception/event which requires 2 cameras on my person I use the OP/TECH 3/8ths connector system of straps. It lets me mix-n-match 3 camera bodies between a 2-camera harness (Dual Harness) and a Pro Strap.

https://youtu.be/v7zWH9qkiYs

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/643694-REG/OP_TECH_USA_6501032_Dual_Harness_Regular.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/39638-REG/OP_TECH_USA_1501012_Pro_Strap_3_8_Black.html

http://www.adorama.com/OTDHR.html
http://www.adorama.com/OTPSNY.html

I like the way that the bottom plate of the camera is free for using a vertical/battery grip, or a tripod quick release head or whatever.

The wide neoprene suspension of both the Dual Harness and the Pro Strap is very comfortable and secure through a day's shoot. The positioning of the cameras on the Dual Harness puts both bodies at the hands for control when moving about, or transitioning to use the desired camera.

In fact, if one connector fails with the Dual Harness design, the camera-lens-flash is still suspended. Otherwise the load is amortized across the 2 connectors in the way that the camera manufacturers intended.

haring

Awesome! Thanks!