Why does carrying around a camera suck so much? Am I doing something wrong?
The problem I have is that the camera is always this irritating foreign object dangling from my body. When I carry it over my shoulder, it keeps swinging around, annoying the fuck out of me. If I shorten the strap so it's less annoying, suddenly it's so short that I can only hold it, like, four inches from my face, which is even more annoying. What the hell do I do? Just use pocket cameras like my GR II? Anything I have to carry on a strap literally gives me high blood pressure from how irritating it is while walking around.

>>4406344 (OP)
Get an easily adjustable strap that you can change length so you can use it in the same way a modern adjustable two-point rifle or carbine sling is superior to the old webbing or leather ones - zip it down for carry and then loosen it off as you bring the camera up for shooting. You can also tighten it back down a little to give you a little extra stability.

>>4406350
I have picrelated right now. Similar to the Peak Design strap, but about half the price (you could call it a knockoff). Still very high quality.
What kind of strap do you recommend that's even easier to adjust? My issue with this is mostly that the adjusty-bits are in very inconvenient positions when carrying the camera over my shoulder.

>>4406355
fuck forgot pic

>>4406344 (OP)
I like these reddit bot threads on 4chan. very organic. Why doesn't gook-moot just close the site now that it's flooded with fake AI threads?

>>4406367
reddit bots don't swear unless they're russian goybots telling you to take putincock up your ass.
This probably IS organic, which is somehow worse

>>4406355
I use a couple of PD straps and I like them but I more meant the general category than recommending anything specific. I set all mine up so that the the adjustment clasps or whatever they're called are in the right position - they're not even from side to side but I can get to the one on the side I adjust very comfortably. Might be worth playing around with it and seeing if you can reconfigure yours?

>>4406344 (OP)
>Just use pocket cameras like my GR II
Yep. Bigger cameras you keep in your bag and set on a tripod.

>>4406344 (OP)
I don't use a strap. I use an extremely cheap camera with an extremely cheap lens and i just hold it. No lens cap, just raw doggin in it with the shirt wipe.

I use a peak design magnetic wrist strap. Works extremely well for shorter jaunts. Anything longer then I use the Black Rapid shoulder harness thing. I can hike for hours with a telephoto lens on it and be comfortable. Pretty impressive.

>>4406380
>t. purse boi

>>4406344 (OP)
I just hand hold my camera with no strap when shooting like >>4406388 But have a Seventeen Hip Pack from Herschel Supply Co. (pic related but different colours) worn cross body to put it in when not actively shooting.

Camera slides in and out quick and easily. I usually leave the pack unzipped, so it's not much difference in speed when taking shots compared to a strap around my neck, but significantly more comfortable and no dangling.

Would definitely recommend some sort of small cross body bag or fanny pack. Get a wrist or hand strap to go with it if you're not comfortable raw dogging the camera.

Your bags are too big for carrying a camera.

>>4406344 (OP)
Zero T bitches carry purses with literal bricks in them every day and you freak out over a camera?

Do you have autism?

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I manage fine every day with my p&s in my back pocket and my slr around my neck. Rarely bringing multiple lenses tho

You're wearing it wrong, you dolt

I like the GR for street photography but you can get this kind of effect with a zoom, too

>>4406344 (OP)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1569546-REG/blackrapid_191002_sport_x_coyote_camera.html?

>>4406344 (OP)
get a blackrapid style strap like the other anon said. it bumps on less things, less visible overall when not in use, and it's a lot easier to steady/keep safe when needed.

but putting on the sling strap can be a bit annoying. otherwise, get a sling bag and a smaller/simple strap overall and get better at quickly taking out and putting away your camera.

I stupidly put my capture clip on my backpack upside down so I did about 4 hours of hiking around yesterday just holding my camera. I don't think I ever put it in my backpack. It was a DSLR-style mirrorless about 1kg in total weight, never bothered me at all. (I will not share photos because none were good, I have yet to take a worthwhile photo in 2 years).

>>4406344 (OP)
If you're carrying a camera it should normally be in your hand. Why carry it if you're not ready to shoot?
If it has a strap I wrap it around my hand.
If you're hiking with a backpack then the PD capture clip really is peak.
If you don't have a backpack then the capture clip on your belt is max-dad-mode.
In reality I normally march around with a the camera on a tripod and hold it like a rifle when hiking.
On holiday I just use a shoulder strap but carry the camera in my hand.

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>>4406344 (OP)

>Literally MFW triple wield FF cameras

Quit being a bitch you mean to tell me a fat lard ass 320lb autistic balding truck driver can carry more shit than you and not be bothered by it, god damn this new generation of men is a bunch of fucking low-T faggot Nancy Boys grow some fucking balls, your ancestors carried double and triple that weight on Omaha Beach and killed actual Nazis with it.

Fuck you I'm going to daily my RB67 with prism finder and grip tomorrow just to spite you, you are a disgrace to men everywhere, your bloodline is weak and your balls will never drop

>>4419506
>multiple bodies at an air museum tourist trap
>shitty screen printed t shirt
>beards are... le manly!
>wearing athletic shorts in public
>desperately (and painfully obviously) trying to turn his insecurity about being overweight into a joke rather than work on it
jesus fucking christ... how embarrassing. You don't look like you're a man who doesn't care what people think. You look like someone who has given up on themselves.

>>4419510
He’s old. He doesn’t need to be a vain twink to get laid with other old people and younger women with daddy issues.

>>4419434
Tasmania looks likes THIS? This mogs the fuck out of Queensland

>>4419513
Tasmania & NZ are both photo heaven to a QLDer, strongly recommend either.
>hike for hours without dying from dehydration, heatstroke, mozzies, leeches
>actual topography
>actual seasons
>actual atmospherics

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>>4419517
Would you recommend living in Tas? I'm so sick of Brisbane

>>4419517
>hike for hours without dying from dehydration
Literally my biggest issue with going into the mountains. Went to Canberra and did their national park not long ago and realised that when it's 20*c I can just keep fucking going instead of wishing I didn't need to bring 5L of water with me.

>>4419518
You wouldn't want to move there unless you're currently a neet or already have a wife and a fake email job you can bring with you.
The whole island feels like it has an economy about half that of Brisbane's, and the locals are all tracksuit & ugg boot wearing gronks.
>why are women outside of cities so fucking ugly?
NZ's the same desu, but with maoris and even more brick-faced white women
>>4419525
Agree, it's almost not worth going out in places without fresh water; I really need to carry at least 3L for a 10k in warmer weather, and my cameras are already heavy enough.

>>4406344 (OP)
>>4406350
I'm thinking about getting a Peak Design leash or cuff for a relatively compact mirrorless camera- any recommendations one way or the other, or something else entirely?

I'd also like to get a small sling bag to carry the camera when I'm not actively using, and maybe fit a small water bottle in there as well - any recs?

>>4419542
I have the PD wrist strap and neck strap, I like them and I thought they were worth the money.

>I'd also like to get a small sling bag to carry the camera when I'm not actively using, and maybe fit a small water bottle in there as well - any recs?
I would also like this

>>4406344 (OP)
I either have it in my hand for a photo or it's in a sling bag, having it on a strap looks and feels awkward. I only ever see boomers with them on straps these days, most people seem to go with a wrist cuff for when they're taking photos and then just put it away when they're done for the moment.

>>4419434
Tasmania looks like that? What the fuck, though I suppose I shouldn't be surprised since there's the Otway Ranges and Yarra Ranges in Vic which look close but not quite the same.

>>4419518
Not him obviously but Tasmania has a bit of an odd thing about people that aren't from there, so you might not fit in. I know a few people that lived there and they all said the same thing. If you want a similar look, you could probably check out the far East side of Melbourne towards the Yarra Ranges, you'll also be able to go to the alpine areas and get some nice snowy photos.

>>4419557
>Otway Ranges and Yarra Ranges in Vic
also macedon ranges and places like daylesford, they have a very new england look to them.
adelaide also has some small areas like that such as stirling and hahndorf.

>>4419557
>a bit of an odd thing about people that aren't from there
Yeah, they're fucking troglodytes with a massive chip on their shoulder about their deficient gene pool, thyroid disorders, unemployment rate and dead culture, and they feel rightfully threatened by any mainlander arriving with a full suite of chromosomes and a high-school education trying to buy their land and do something useful with it.

>>4419510

That's the USAF Museum in Dayton OH they actually have some really cool shit in there. The B29 that dropped the Sun on Nagasaki is there, that's what I'm standing in front of, they have the only surviving XB70 Valkyrie, the X-3 pic related and a ton of other cool shit. They have a piece of the acutal Berlin Wall, there's an F-22 and a B-2, an F-117 and a ton of Russian planes, one of 4 B-36 Peacemakers is there as well as one of the two XF-89 Goblins that were designed for it are there, put some respeck on my man's name.

Shit, the 707 than Lyndon Johnson was sworn in next to JFK's corpse after the CIA deleted him, is there and you can walk through it.

>>4419512

I'm going to be 40 in a week, old age and treachery overcome youth and skill every time.

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>>4415420
Thats a brit, and i carry a nikon F with an F36 motor and an FE2 with md12 drive. Shoot for small bands and i always go for military surplus slings or GP straps and it makes a world of difference. For a nice light and durable strap id rec a MAT 49 sling.

>>4419506
I can smell the gout from here

>>4419638
I was just going to ask if that was the EAA, they have a similar display, but the planes are usually random.

Whats your thoughts on a harness? They look kinda like the shoulder holster dirty harry had. I got a bazooka lens, and I'm sitting here trying to figure out the best way to carry this thing so i can take photos quickly, yet not smack thousands of dollars around.

I use peak design straps, but those pgytech straps have some padding it seems which I wouldn't mind.. faux leather though. Nothing similar with neoprene padding?

>>4406344 (OP)
Never had that issue

I don't undestand why people buy DSLR's or mirrorless cameras with big lenses just to take tourist pics?

Just use your phone?
Nobody cares what gear you got

>>4406344 (OP)
If you're going out for the purpose of taking photos why is carrying a camera around a hindrance?

>>4423946
Optical zoom would be main one, higher shutter speed the other. If you're just taking wides at high F, can get the same with a phone. It's just a role people pick to play. Like, why bring a skateboard? Because you made skater your RP character. Your thing. It just annoys me though, when the cheap camera guys get gear envy. Like they're stuck with a small penis somehow. You weren't born with a small sensor/lens, you can buy a bigger one. But yeah, I feel you. If you're just going to cope about getting an image, "it's not the size that matters its how you use it," why not just use your phone? Why even buy a camera.

>>4406344 (OP)
The cuck snapshitter carries their camera on a strap like a purse.
The chad photographer carries their camera in their hand ready to shoot like it's a big fat cock.

i carry my big fancy dslr when i wanna commit to shooting. i actually think the bigger the camera, the better, in this case because i really have to commit and i cant just put it away.
when i go out for a bike ride or go to class at uni, i slip a ricoh gr3 in my bag for the day. just in case.

simple as.

>>4419512
He's not old. He looks old because he's an american truckfag living on super processed road food chuck full of chemicals and high fructose corn syrup. I am 10 years older than him and I look way younger. My whole age group here looks younger than him.

>>4406344 (OP)
I'm an emaciated tranny and I carry my sony a73 on a vintage nikon strap with 35mm 1.4 on it all day. I normally wear it over one shoulder and my elbow cups the lens then i wrap the strap around my hand when using it.

unironcally I have ordered another as I am wearing down this one. its my favourite strap. so big and wide I say.

>>4406344 (OP)
I just use a fag design capture clip, it's unironically peak. Carrying your shit as if it were a gun in its holster on your waist is god tier.
It made my mountain hikes even better.

>>4406344 (OP)
If you've got a backpack with you, nothing beats a camera clip. Straps always suck ass but if you have to use one. Get a cross body strap and carry the caners on your side.

>>4427567
I'd go insane on any sort of climb with that rattling against my hip. The big downside too is anything over 1.5kg or so doesn't work as well on it at all.

>>4427568
Wait. I need a link or something, this is a great idea

>>4423946
I don't undestand why people buy phones just to take tourist pics?

Just use google street view?
Nobody cares what pictures you got

>>4423946
Feminine vs. masculine

Feminine: Will anyone care?
Masculine: I like this.
Feminine: What will other people think of me?
Masculine: I think this is neat.
Feminine: Ugh, they're standing out... dont they know no one cares? Fucking weirdo. If I talk to them I'm going to tell them no one likes them and they will never have sex.
Masculine: That guy is based like me. Cool. Anyways, onwards.

Basically, put on a skirt and take estrogen. You are a literal fucking woman and I guarantee you can cum from anal.

>>4406344 (OP)
Easy. I just don’t strap cameras around my neck. I use a wrist loop (or pocket it, if the Z7) and anywhere I’m going that I don’t want a camera dangling on my fingertips or in my pocket, is a place the camera doesn’t belong, so it doesn’t go there.

>>4427639
When you’re done worrying about what you should or shouldn’t do so people will think you’re a big stwong man instead of a sad little internet boy, perhaps then you can, you know, grow the fuck up and quit embarrassing yourself.

>>4427750
This kind of bitchy seethe is only proving his point

>>4427639
Based and spot on. There are too many girly "softboys" and other feminism/longhouse victims in today's society. Look, that guy acts like a 16 year old girl who's angry at herself for thinking the guy with the sportscar is hot, LOL.

>>4427765
reject wahmen
retvrn to cheetah

Idk what u faggots r talking about, my ZYN fannypack holds my camera, spare batteries and coins.

>>4427571
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peak-Design-Capture-camera-camera-Black/dp/B07818LB9D
This is the original, I'm using a knockoff. Never had a problem with it except that the knockoffs are uglier.

What strap distributes weight enough to comfort my weak beta male neck, while also not looking gay, and maximizing my strong alpha male macho man larp? I see a lot of 2" straps on amazon, but they all have girly designs on them. Do they not make wide black nylon straps?

>>4427887
slidelok "Camera Strap Universal Quick Release Shoulder Neck Belt Adjustable for All DSRL"

>>4427887
I would recommend a few but you type like a faggot and I don't like to help faggots

>>4406344 (OP)
Carry it crossbody, like a messenger's bag. And get a smaller lens too. That's how I solved it. Yes, I won't be able to take some shots but I no longer care.

>>4406367
>just close the site now
.
I was surprised it didn't go when the rest of USAID got the boot

>>4406344 (OP)
If you don't like carrying the tools of the trade maybe you should take up crochet or something