KillRamsey
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- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
I could lose a camera AND an ear-cleaning device.
Blimey.
Really, blimey.
I understand the problem, but that just looks... Well, it wouldn't play well in this part of the world.
That said, a bit of Googling reveals a number of similar contraptions, so there must be a demand.
The way I've solved this problem in the past was to wear two cameras on neckstraps, with one worn long and the other short. You used to be able to buy a rig that hung both from the same neckstrap - you may be able to jury-rig something similar. They hang one above the other without clashing. The net result is that you can raise either to your eye easily. The drawback is that all the weight is on your neck, but the advantage is that you can get through doorways without turning sideways or looking like Brendan Fraser in The Mummy...
...mind you, I occasionally carry a Billingham Hadley Pro so what do I know...!
Thank you Mike. Are you able to adjust the length of the leash while wearing it?Joel, the PD leash and cuff will be more than adequate for for an X100!
Some notes on Peak Design now that I've bought into the system:
The Leash is nice - what's even better is you can buy some anchors, the passthrough buckle and put any hand strap you want on it. The buckle will accept most common sizes of commercially available handstraps - nylon, leather, you pick.
Notes on the Slings - if you want to use the anchor at the bottom of the XT series, you will discover unhappily that they block opening the card/battery compartment - the anchor's Arca-Swiss edges plus the placement of the tripod screw-in point on the bottom of the XT means the edges overlap right where the battery/card door will swing out. I bought some generic (marked "Fotasy" on mine) XT hand grips that gave me both a forefinger as well as a complete Arca-Swiss L bracket across the bottom and camera left side. The grip has a cutout for the door, and it's own tripod screw-in is moved enough to the left that I can secure the anchor to that. This is for the folks who like to use the Sling in the "lens nose down" configuration which requires one anchor at the bottom, and one on the left or right side ear. There is no problem using the ears on the left and right sides of the camera for a more typical neck carry.