Hiking camera case or carrier???

[MHampton]

Found a pictuure of me with the cotton carrier and a backpack on from this past week in the Tetons. It worked out really well for me with all the hiking we did, and I am not a hiker. I kept my 40d with the 100-400 on the chest and my 5dii with the 24-105 on my side.

[ronocnikral]

wow, you're not even sweating. i would still be weary with the "40d" in this picture getting sweat dripped on it if that was me. I understand though, that for normal people, this is an awesome solution. i have found the camera has to either be in my pack or i wrap the camera strap around my wrist and carry it in hand if i want it handy (but then my wife freaks about me swinging the camera into something while i am walking).

awesome pic though, i'm jealous you got to go to the tetons. i've only been to targhee in the winter to plow through some pow.

[MHampton]

Oh, my shirt was plenty wet behind the straps for sure, but the cool mountain air was keeping the rest of me pretty nice and dry.

Another thing I found very helpful was that I switched from neck straps to the hand-grip straps. If you spend a lot of time carrying your camera in your hand you might want to look into those.

[ronocnikral]

a hand strap and a battery grip...i would still have the lens facing out when walking with it, which is the big gripe.

we've found it is easier to separate "hiking" and "photo trips." Photo trips are walks no more than 5 miles. Hiking is back country where we don't have the time to stop and take pictures everywhere because it will put us behind. I would like to incorporate the two at some point, but I don't know if the the cotton carrier is the appropriate choice. We would more or less have to mod a pack with foam or something. I'm plenty strong to carry about 50 lbs for about 8-10 miles/day. my wife would have to increase her pack weight also, which may or may not be a problem...

thanks for all the feedback michael!!

[dminton]

You mean something like this??

http://www.clikelite.com/shop/large-chest-pack/

[marklift]

I just bought a Black Rapid R-strap for hiking with my 40D and the 100-400 lens. It works great even with a pair of binoculars around my neck.

Link: http://www.blackrapid.com/video/intr...on-to-r-strap/

[kevinfromwebb]

Well, I've ended up at the moment with a small tamrac case... It looks a lot like the pic that Wayne posted... It's got a shoulder strap and belt loops, and attachment points at each of the rear corners... I"m using 'd' rings on my shoulder straps on my camelbak to attach the bag... It sits right below my chin(on my chest) and the weight isn't very noticeable as it sorta counteracts againest the weight of the pack...It doesn't move around much either... I believe it's a model 515 compact zoom pak... Arlington Camera recommended it and it will fit with my kit lens and my tele lens also... I'd still like to find a bag of some sort to attach to my backpack waist strap, trail and error... I'll probably try some of the other ideas also, like the cotton carrier,etc... That hold slr holster looks interesting but I don't know if I'd trust it...
Thanks for yalls help, Kevin

[gumchain]

I recently came back from a 5-day backpacking trip in Olympic National Park. I was using the Op-Tech #10 connector to connect my camera to the shoulder straps of my backpack. I was unsure of using it at first, but after the trip, I was in love with that method of hiking with a camera. The camera didn't swing side to side, or even away from my body much at all. The backpack straps transferred the weight to my hips and all was good. My neck was strap free and this made me happy.

For my small camelbak backpack that I take for day hikes, the #1 connector with the swivel hook worked well. I turned it around so the swivel hook was connected to my backpack, and the plastic latch connector attached to my camera. My only issue with this setup was the strap was a little long, but that was easily fixed.

http://optechusa.com/product/detail/...&CATEGORY_ID=4

Good luck!