Sony A7III with Tamron 28-75 - How to carry without damaging Mount

metriXc · Dec 7, 2018

Hello world,

I was wondering whether I can wear my Sony A7III with the Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens on a strap. Is there too much weight on the camera body that it could damage the mount ring (Bayonette)?

If so, how do you guys walk around with it.

Thank you in advance.

rgwaller1 · Dec 7, 2018

You will not damage your mount with that size of lens. When you move up to much heavier lenses you could have one but this depends on how careless you are with your equipment.

Adam Palmer · Dec 7, 2018

Most of us here carry much heavier lenses hanging off the mount

T3 · Dec 7, 2018

metriXc said:
Hello world,

I was wondering whether I can wear my Sony A7III with the Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens on a strap. Is there too much weight on the camera body that it could damage the mount ring (Bayonette)?

If so, how do you guys walk around with it.

Thank you in advance.

You shouldn't worry about it. The mounting ring on the body attaches directly to the A7III's magnesium alloy sub-frame:

Most DSLR mounting rings attach directly to a plastic subframe (all the black areas you see in the photos below). And they seem to do just fine.

http://www.canon.com.hk/cpx/en/technical/pa_EOS_7D_Mark_II_Enhanced_durability_and_reliability.html