surrephoto
Senior Member
3 essential strategies to minimize photography weightload
1. Get a good strap - This means optech's weight-reduction system in my book. The Martin ones are cheaper and still ok. This is crucial for your comfort & safety. Spend that $30++.
2. Get a good bag with a a good sling/strap - For me the Thinktank Retrospective series has the most comfortable strap of all shoulder bags I tried. On the contrary the Thinktank Urban Disguise is not even close to ergonomic (due to the detachable curved strapped design, supposed to help but harms instead). Most of lowepro's backpacks are pretty comfortable as well. Thinktank backpacks can be too big and make you fit too much gear inside. A good bag will set you back ~$200. This money not worth to be saved.
3. Use an appropriate lens - Using a medium format 300mm sounds like fun and may give you great images but ergonomically and functionally speaking it could not be worse. For your case the 70-200mm f/4L IS, 70-300L IS would do the job fine. Personally I would go for the 70-200mm f/4L IS due to better ergonomic design and very lightweight.
Weight of equipment is the number 1 complain I hear from photographers nowadays but upon inspection most of those who complains fail to recognise no. 1 & no.2 as important investments as they do no see the need to buy an "expensive" bag or strap. Please, think about your health, comfort & safety.
1. Get a good strap - This means optech's weight-reduction system in my book. The Martin ones are cheaper and still ok. This is crucial for your comfort & safety. Spend that $30++.
2. Get a good bag with a a good sling/strap - For me the Thinktank Retrospective series has the most comfortable strap of all shoulder bags I tried. On the contrary the Thinktank Urban Disguise is not even close to ergonomic (due to the detachable curved strapped design, supposed to help but harms instead). Most of lowepro's backpacks are pretty comfortable as well. Thinktank backpacks can be too big and make you fit too much gear inside. A good bag will set you back ~$200. This money not worth to be saved.
3. Use an appropriate lens - Using a medium format 300mm sounds like fun and may give you great images but ergonomically and functionally speaking it could not be worse. For your case the 70-200mm f/4L IS, 70-300L IS would do the job fine. Personally I would go for the 70-200mm f/4L IS due to better ergonomic design and very lightweight.
Weight of equipment is the number 1 complain I hear from photographers nowadays but upon inspection most of those who complains fail to recognise no. 1 & no.2 as important investments as they do no see the need to buy an "expensive" bag or strap. Please, think about your health, comfort & safety.
