I know this post will get downvoted to oblivion but I’m genuinely curious. I hear lots of talk saying that heavy gear and lenses cause people neck pain and it hurts to carry all that ‘weight’ around. I’m currently hauling a Sony a7iii with the Samyang 24-70, the heaviest standard zoom lens for that mount, and the whole setup is around 1,6kg; I’m a concert photographer and am no stranger to having the camera around my neck or in my hands for up to 3 hours at a time. However I NEVER experienced any discomfort, matter of fact I enjoy the feeling of weight in my hands. So my question is, how come so many people complain about this problem and are seeking to cull every gram from their gear? Are people too weak to carry a mere kilo around their neck? I genuinely cannot understand
I dont have the camera around my neck, and i also never have a strap around my camera since its like impossible to have a useful one with an R6 plus battery grip.
Yes its heavy, but thats mostly due to lenses and battery grip.
But you either have a good backpack or any bag you can easily take with you or at least reduce the gear you are taking with you(leave the rest in the car for example)
Thats how i do it.
I have a sidebag for quite some time now but i am considering going back to a backpack beacuse its not so one sided. I had problems with my shoulders once but the best solution is to think before you shoot and just take with you what you really need or want to test out.
Problem is i love to use prime lenses, so i have like 5 primes and one zoom.