Customer reviews for OP/TECH USA 5301422
so much easier and cheaper than those heavy duty straps I was thinking to buy.
Perfect for small DSLR camera like my Pentax-kx.
OP/TECH USA 5301422 Review by J. Parker (Holland, MI USA)
We recently returned from a week long trip to a couple of national parks in Utah. I wanted to hike with my D90 at the ready, plus have a hydration backpack and use trekking poles. After investing in an Osprey backpack, because I couldn't find a hydration camera pack combo, I ordered this harness in hopes it could keep my camera handy, yet safe. The harness worked better than I expected, a value well beyond the reasonable purchase price.
Just so everyone knows, the straps are 100% elastic with 2 plastic clips that hook to you camera or binoculars. The elastic stretches enough, but not much. I unhooked my Crumpler Industry Disgrace neck strap, and replaced it with the male and female connectors that come in the package. It didn't take 5 minutes. I then tightened the elastic loops so that it would be a snug fit and keep the camera very high on my chest. It was easy to then put the harness on and clip the camera in.
When hiking, the camera bounced around a little, but I never had to hold it with a hand. Even when jumping down off a 2 foot ledge, the camera felt secure. Usually I had a shorter lens on, which helped, I am sure. When pulling the camera up for a landscape shot, I didn't have to unhook it, but sometimes the harness and the backpack's sternum strap got in each others way. For portrait orientation, I always unclipped one side or the other. With one side unclipped, I had enough range of motion for 90% of the pictures I wanted to take. When I was done shooting, I quickly reclipped and I was back on the trail looking for the next great shot without worring about the camera being secure, or being a bother. I really felt like both a hiker, and a photographer, with no trade-offs.
I did start to feel the straps after 4 hours on the trail. This is where 100% elastic is a drawback. Perhaps a pad on the shoulder blades would help, but that would drive the cost up.
What I wish I had in addition to this, is a way to easily carry another lens in front so that I didn't have to have my wife dig the other one out of my pack when I wanted to switch. I'll look for something that can attach to the pack's waist strap. Now I have to decide if I can easily switch back and forth between my Crumpler neck strap and the Op/Tech harness, depending on the situation.
OP/TECH USA 5301422 Review by Intellectual Romantic
I'm 5'3" and small-framed. I had to cut off 6" off each side and "surgerize" the thing. Aside from that, I also had to add some stitching, once I had it how I liked, to attach together the straps that go over each shoulder; there should have been some plastic clippery available to flatten and bind these, so that it's easier to put on. Otherwise you're wrangling with what seems to be 3 straps for each side.
Overall, it's hard to take on and off, because you have to unclip the camera before unlooping each arm out of the now messily dangling straps. I think that's part of the point, that it should be so comfortable that you keep it on all the time, but since it doesn't hold the camera (a nikon dslr) facing down, but instead, out, it can still be annoying to have it out in front of you always, sticking out however many inches. You can't even swing it to one side, as I would have if I had it on a normal strap, cross-body.
OP/TECH USA 5301422:: Description
A perfect solution for the outdoor enthusiast seeking a simple harness system for cameras or binoculars. The BINO/CAM HARNESS self-adjusts to comfortably balance gear while in use or in the idle position against the body. The unique loop attachment system enables the harness to quickly snap in place using our Uni-Loop quick disconnects. Its simple design and great price are sure to win approval! The elastic version allows your camera or binoculars to be held tighter against the body in the idle position and stretches so the camera or binoculars can be comfortably brought up to the eyes for use.
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