Camera straps

+1 black rapid ,hate camera hanging round neck.

I'm also a fan of the OpTech. I happily walk around with a camera on each shoulder and never worry about them sliding off.

Optech also make a harness which I don't find much use for walking (mainly because of how it makes you look) but is very good when you really don't want your camera to fall!

The straps are designed around a system so you can swap and change as much as you like (so you could carry a camera, a lens, binoculars, etc) whithout having to have a strap for each.

But... I also happily carry my camera around without a strap a lot of the time. It's very much a matter of personal preference.

Best bet is to find a friendly camera shop and see what suits you.

I have the OpTech harness too - I used it in Africa where it was ideal, and I do use it occasionally when going for long walks in the country, simply because it is comfortable and I have my hands free.

I've just added an ebay sourced (:shock hand strap to my k5 and I'm loving it so far. I find it far more natural and secure than a neck strap. If I really need hands free, I'll put it back in the case.

Personally I hate having a camera hanging in front of me so I was forever just holding my K20D one handed and wrapping the strap around my hand. I therefore thought a handstrap would be good for me so I bought one off Amazon. One flaw I found was when using a battery grip and turning the camera around into potrait orientation that I couldn't therefore use the grip's shutter release, dials etc. because the handstrap had my hand locked to the camera.

So I had a look again, decided on a Black Rapid RS-4 and used it for the first time at the weekend. I found it much easier to carry my K20D with a Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 attached through a crowd of people. I could keep my right hand on the camera, push it from my side to behind my back when squeezing past people and when I needed the camera I could quickly get it to my eye. No slipping off my shoulder because it is worn diagonally.

Roy