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
Neck pain= bad use of gear. If you have a strap and let the gear dangle from your neck, it will cause pain. A shoulder strap is the only decent way. Especially with two cameras.
As for hurting from weight it can quickly become too much if you bring lights and all. I often carry between 20 and 30kgs of gear on small shoots and sometimes even more. If you were to transport all that on your back all the time, it would hurt. So find ways to transport only the necessary gear, use rolling carts, etc. It should never hurt otherwise it becomes a problem soon enough.