Best shoulder strap for Nikon mirrorless

[mysteryman44]

Hello Camera world. I wonder what the best shoulder strap is on the market for a Nikon mirrorless. Are they that comfortable to carry on the shoulder. I do know it can get uncomfortable carrying a camera and lens on your neck.

 

[Chuck Yadmark]

I use Op/Tech straps. They are comfortable and can be harnessed up in any number of ways.

I like a harness because I get annoyed by having to always move the strap up my shoulders.

I also like that I can instantly unclip them to take the strap off

 

[Sagittarius]

I use Op/Tech straps. They are comfortable and can be harnessed up in any number of ways.

I like a harness because I get annoyed by having to always move the strap up my shoulders.

I also like that I can instantly unclip them to take the strap off

I am using Black Rapid. Used it for 17 years with different DSLRs and now with Z 7 ii and Z6 ii. Last month I was on vacation and carried Z 7 II with 24-200 or 100-400 and felt quite comfortable.

 

[areallygrumpyoldsod]

Hello Camera world. I wonder what the best shoulder strap is on the market for a Nikon mirrorless. Are they that comfortable to carry on the shoulder. I do know it can get uncomfortable carrying a camera and lens on your neck.

This question has been asked and answered many times on this forum. It all depends on what you are carrying and for how long.

One Z9+Z400mm f/2.8TC and its monopod or smaller combination - I use a very strong sun-sniper pro leather strap (no longer available but other options are) but with a locking buckle/slider from Blackrapid and an Acratech lockable arca swiss swift clamp (1146) attached to the replacement lens foot I use on this lens.

TWO Z9 and lenses - I either use another similar strap or a blackrapid duo - but always with the same locking slider and swift clamp.

THREE Z9 and lenses or 2 Z9 and another camera I use a tripple etc....

I hate chest mounts or belt mounts - but use Backpack Strap Mounts when I have a camera backpack and a camera on my right hand shoulder strap.

Shooting vest and field coats are used to hold TC's, cleaning cloths and I normally also have a small backpack if I am not using some much larger backpack.
No one I know that walks around , say a paddock, does not use straps. Lots of folk use and climb is camera backpacks.

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areallygrumpyoldsod

 

[BSiler]

The answer has little to do with the camera and everything to do with the lenses you'll put on it.

 

[AZ Indie]

A little more info may help narrow down the answers to your specific needs.

Different answers for:

• Z9 or Z30 or?
• Landscapes, sports, macro?
• Birthday parties and vacations, or trip of a lifetime adventure?
• Location or studio?
• Weddings?
• Lenses, flashes, battery grips, brackets, cages, monitors/recorders with cables?
• Solo shooter, assistant/s, crew?

You get it. And to be honest, the answer may be NO strap for that activity would be my advice.

Can't disagree with any of the previous responses, I'm using/doing pretty much exactly what they have stated for each specific use case. But huge difference between going to the Zoo with the Fam and climbing Everest --with lots of options in between.

 

[Barleyman]

I use a Peak Design strap, thin, cross body for everything from my Z6 with 28mm, to my 70-300.

If you are talking about something longer/heavier, then I have a wider version of the same. It's easy with Peak design to swap them out, or remove completely.

I prefer to the left top grommet on the camera connected, plus the bottom, either the tripod mount or the right bottom side of my L Bracket connected. That way it hangs, facing down, on my right hip. out of the way, and easy to grab and raise up.

 

[dcc2020]

+1 I use the peak design slide with my z6ii and lens, or sometimes the cuff. With my Zfc is use the leash since it’s lighter. Very happy and easy to interchange or remove.

 

[BISCUT]

I like the Peak Design Slide( https://www.peakdesign.com/products/slide) for heavier camera bodies like the Z9.

My 90% method is the Peak Design Clutch. Love this thing! I have it mounted on Z6, Z7, and Z9. https://www.peakdesign.com/products/clutch

 

[Hendrik_nl]

I have the Peak Design Slide with the Z9 and smallrig cage. Love it. Very easy to remove when I use a video rig

 

[Hifromhere]

Z9 + 500PF

Magpul

MS4® Dual QD Sling GEN2

 

[What Me Worry]

I use different Peak Design straps all connected with Quick Disconnect connectors (see link below). All of my cameras have a camera plate or L bracket with a QD socket and all lenses that have a foot have been changed to a RRS or Kirk foot that has a QD socket. When I am working with two cameras I use Holdfast Gear MoneyMaker Two Camera Swagg Harness in Cotton Canvas. (I prefer the cotton canvas over leather for heat/sweat comfort). I attached QD connectors to both sides of the Holdfast.

I can easily change to any combination of straps depending on the situation.

Kirk also makes the QD connectors.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...qd_strap_swivel_d_loop_qd_strap_swivel_d.html

 

[shuncheung]

I use a Peak Design strap, thin, cross body for everything from my Z6 with 28mm, to my 70-300.

If you are talking about something longer/heavier, then I have a wider version of the same. It's easy with Peak design to swap them out, or remove completely.

I recently got the Peak Design Slide. The regular version is wider for a heavier load. If you have the Z5, 6, 7 or a DX body, the Lite version should be sufficient. IMO it is a great choice if you need a detachable strap. I often use a longer lens with a tripod foot. In that case I connect another strap to the lens and I don't want a strap on the camera body, because the two strap can interfere with each other. You can accidentally bring a camera down (e.g. from a tripod or from a table/chair) if the two straps tangle up.

 

[PHXAZCRAIG]

Do you mean anything special by 'shoulder' strap, or just a neck strap used on a shoulder?

I've been using old Tamrac straps for my cameras for about 15 years now. I have two, one for each shoulder, and I just move them to the newest camera. Just moved one from D810 to Z9. I like these a lot - they are almost perfect, for me.

I used to use Op/Tech neoprene, except I hated them anytime I had to jog or run a bit. They were so stretchy that they bounced the camera more and more as I ran. On top of that, the shoulder pads were slippery so the straps just bounced and slid off my shoulders.

Hence, the Tamracs. I picked a model with a suede pad, so there is some padding and it is non-slip. I picked a model with quick-disconnect straps so I could get rid of the bulk of the strap when working on a tripod mostly. And the model I picked (no longer made) had a pair of SD card holders on each strap, making for a convenient emergency backup card storage. Newer versions of the strap don't have these, which is no big deal.

I also have a Rapid Strap somewhere, which I no longer use. Did try it for a while on a 70-200, but I just don't shoot that way much.