On 2024-12-17 12:05 p.m., via Tweeters wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:26:51 -0800

> From: Mark Walton via Tweeters<tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] bridge camera

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> Hello Gary,

>

> I've been following this discussion with great interest. I currently use a

> Nikon D850 with a Tamron 150-600 mm lens. I've generally been fairly happy

> with it but, as I get older, my back becomes progressively unhappy about me

> walking long distances with a super-heavy camera around my neck. This

> camera has lasted through > 3000 birding trips over the last several years

> so I am well aware that it could die a sudden death at any time. So I've

> begun to think about a replacement.



Mark, the solution to the weight issue is the "Cotton Carrier", a
harness that takes the weight off the neck strap.

https://www.cottoncarrier.com/

I'm fine with that with a 200-500 on my D850 (120k clicks, long life ahead)!

--
From an Island in the Pacific,
Richard James, Victoria, BC