Evaluation:  
Conclusion: added convenience for carrying heavy camera
Review: THis strap does help take the weight off your neck when carrying a heavy camera and lens. I would prefer some padding where the two straps come together at the back, although that would add some bulk to the strap. The thin straps let me use this with any bag I choose, and not make the bag hard to close. For long walks while carrying a heavy camera, this unit really helps.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: a big improvement over a strap
Review: This harness is great for reducing fatigue in the neck and shoulders caused by a traditional camera strap. I use it with my Pentax DSLR with a 70:300 zoom macro most of the time. It does not stabilize the camera with the zoom lens as well as some reviews here would have you believe. It's head and shoulders above a regular strap in keeping the camera still, but on long hikes, it gets uncomfortable to have the camera riding in the same spot the whole time, since the weight of the lens pulls the bottom edge of the camera into your torso. I would have liked to see something that would cause the lens to point down, not out. Perhaps that's a complaint about the strap attachments on the camera and not about the harness itself, but as long as a product is setting out to correct a design defect in a traditional product...
One more drawback might be that you look like kind of a dork wearing this around. It's not subtle, nor does it look cool. It looks like suspenders or perhaps the underpinnings of a prosthetic device. If you're vain enough to care, you might think about a wrist strap or something less obtrusive. If you're the company that makes these, you might think about offering a color other than black. Make it look like hiking equipment instead of like a strange and elaborate garter.
To the good, I have never taken so many pictures on a hike as I have since I got this harness. Shooting a picture is quick enough that, even in low light or with a quick trailside setup, photo-related delays in the hike are nearly nonexistant. If you have ever missed a wildlife shot getting the camera up to your face, you will appreciate having your setup right there in front of you waiting to be used.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Terrific Neck Comfort with some limitations
Review: The harness really takes the weight of carrying the binoculars off the back of my neck, What a relief! The harness is lightweight and actually will fit into the binocular case for storage. I'm still adjusting the clips to get them correct. The mounting clips make it easy to quickly mount the binoculars and remove them. So far they have held them securly. I have emailed the company and extra clips can be purchased to use the harness with other binoculars or a camera. The only real draw back is that once you install the mounting clips on the binoculars or camera you can not also use a regular neck strap when that would be desired. In my case, my wife does not want the harness and when kyacking I would have to radically adjust the harness to fit over the life jacket.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Very good option
Review: I bought this strap for use with my Nikon DSLR and for a trip where I would be shooting a lot. I found it worked well while walking and traveling on my bike. But if my camera was sitting on a table, and I wanted to just quickly grab my camera the strap was to bulky. It was hard to hold on to the strap. As long as it is on you, it works great. Overall, it is a great addition if you out for a length of time outdoors. The slide works nicely, allowing you to move it up and down without difficulty.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: camera harness
Review:
I got tired of carrying my camera over my sholder. This harness allows me to carry the camera hands free when I hike or climb over rugged country and have the camera at the ready for pictures rather than have to dig it out of my pack. The harness holds the camera close to the body so it doesn't bounce around when going up or down steep slopes. The quick release connectors on either side allows you to remove the camer quickly if needed to shoot at different positions. Good product at a good price. Product was shipped quickly and arrived in good condition.
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