Any recommendations for neck strap?

I have a problem with my spine which means that it's difficult to have any weight pulling on my neck. I have the standard strap for my K-r which is o.k. for short periods, but is, quite literally, a pain in the neck for longer sessions.

There are loads of after market straps out there, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for something more comfortable. Something that sits more on the shoulder than neck would be ideal.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

Chris

There is a very recent thread about this here
Edit also here and here

You could try the OpTech harness, which I have probably mentioned in one of threads Gareth has linked to .

Optech are great, they are elasticated and so spread the weight better and reduce shock loading.

The Ephotozine site, which is related to this one, has straps for sale that are similar to Optech. Although the Ephotozine straps do not have quick releale ends, they are much more reasonably priced.

Cheers everyone. Almost as many personal preferences as there are straps, but it might be a case of buying a few and trying them out.

I've switched from a neck strap to a hand strap (video camera style) which I find a great improvement. Now my camera only swing around when my hand does...

But a wrist strap, while useful, it won't work with a grip in portrait orientation.

A cheap solution I came up with to convert neck strap into a loose wrist strap: Put a rubberband or similar in a figure of 8 around both ends of the neck strap just before it tapers to the narrower braid which attaches to the camera. Turn one of them over twice (through 360°) so that the erstwhile neck loop doubles up into a double loop. Put your hand through the double loop and grasp your camera.

Obviously you could do this without a rubberband, but what this gives you is a very loose strap around your wrist while you hold the camera. But if the camera slips the band will cause the loop to tighten around your wrist immediately and halt the fall.

I bought a Black Rapid strap to take the weight off my neck, a bit stange first time I used it but wouldn't be without it now.

A significant consideration is how many cameras you shoot with. If you have more than one Optech allows you to change from a strap to a harness in seconds.

I have a Black Rapid and an Optech

I prefer the Black Rapid but from time to time I've needed the Optech so I have the 2 Optech attachments permanently on the K-x now - then I can choose which is appropriate for the' occasion'