camera around neck...

are there alternatives to this?
first of all let me say i can carry my 1ds, 70-200 around for hours and it wouldnt bother me too much. by all means im not a big guy, average build. but when its around my neck its uncomfortable and hurts my neck after a few minutes.

do i have "good" options or are there third party neck straps that can help?

Perhaps if you ate real hamburgers....you know, beef?

Look into Op-tech.

Black Rapid, Luma Loop, Cotton Carrier, Spider Holster

luma, black rapid, optech, crumpler industry disgrace

Black Rapid!!

Anything that gets the weight off your neck and onto your shoulder will help a ton. That can mean a sling style strap (Black Rapid, Luma Loop, etc) or just a neck strap long enough to wear across your body.

Any strap long enough to go across your chest with the camera at the hip. A good shoulder pad is essential. The Upstrap, the PacSafe 100, the CityStrap security strap are some.

I have a cotton carrier system with a side holster that I absolutely love.

I guess I have to represent SunSniper

I like their connect mechanism better than blackrapids...at least their pro steel strap with bear connector which is one piece.

http://www.sun-sniper.com …p-the-pro-steel-bear.html

Optech worn cross shouldered.

bohdank wrote in post #12747975
Optech worn cross shouldered.

check out the POTN Support Shop, they have an OP/Tech shoulder strap system.
http://www.procamerage​ar.com …_info.php/produ​cts_id/964

Cool. Does it have the "stretch" in the pad. It says neoprene but I'm not sure. If I ever need another strap, I will surely buy that one.

To be honest, a regular Optech works just fine, cross shouldered for me. I have no problem bringing the camera up to shoot. I usually need to do this 50-100 times/night so it's not like it''s a casual necessity. One reason I never went and paid the ripoff BR prices for their straps although I did buy one of their, I think, Connect-R's to attach one of my cameras to my harness. Works great.

Thanks.

PS: I shoot a LOT of concerts. Never seen anyone with a strap other than a regular one. Not sure what that says.

Umm your hand?

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bohdank wrote in post #12748048
Cool. Does it have the "stretch" in the pad. It says neoprene but I'm not sure. If I ever need another strap, I will surely buy that one.

To be honest, a regular Optech works just fine, cross shouldered for me. I have no problem bringing the camera up to shoot. I usually need to do this 50-100 times/night so it's not like it''s a casual necessity. One reason I never went and paid the ripoff BR prices for their straps although I did buy one of their, I think, Connect-R's to attach one of my cameras to my harness. Works great.

Thanks.

PS: I shoot a LOT of concerts. Never seen anyone with a strap other than a regular one. Not sure what that says.

I think that shoulder strap is just the extension piece that goes with your existing op/tech neck strap, so you already have to have the neck strap before you buy that...at least that's the way it seems from the product page.