Whistling Wings Photography Speed-Shooter harness

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Travisinthe307

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I Have been following Ron on YouTube ever since I saw his first Canon R5 dual back button focus set up guide. Well I see he is making a monopod Harness system that looks quite promising. I was wondering if anyone on here has one and what their thoughts are on it.
 
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Very similar to a system I use.
I start with the harness from Kinesis
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H717 — X-Harness

The Kinesis X-Harness is a designed specifically for carrying a heavy DSLR and lens on your chest in the ready to shoot mode WITHOUT the typical neck Strain.
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While I do not have many additions to the Kinesis harness the harness is part of a family of field carrying gear,
 
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I use a Steadify hip monopod, which telescopes out when needed or hangs off the hip belt when retracted. https://swiftdesign.shop/products/steadify

Its yoke required minor modification

Supporting heavy lens

Hand-Holding heavy lens has become beyond me for more than a few minutes, so I cobbled together a method to take the weight for most of the time. It would be better to be over both shoulders to even the load out, but this is how far I have got so far. Rather than try and explain it, I have added...
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One of the local photographers I know has a home made set up like this. He seems to like it a lot, especially at air shows. He has problems holding steady because of joint issues, I believe.
 
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Garfield said:
As a general comment FWIW...I know many disagree and respect those that do, but my experience is that if you can't get the shot hand-held, the only real solution is a tripod. Everything in-between is a patchwork of compromises.
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I agree with that, I think the only advantage would be a comfort one. I am not convinced I would use it regularly but may give it a try.
 
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Garfield said:
As a general comment FWIW...I know many disagree and respect those that do, but my experience is that if you can't get the shot hand-held, the only real solution is a tripod. Everything in-between is a patchwork of compromises.
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I use a tripod less and less now because with the new equipment, especially my Z9 and Z lenses, I find I can get sharp images even in low light or with fast shutter speeds, and I love the freedom of movement I have when putting the tripod away. I have beautiful handheld shots, even with the Z800mm f6.3 PF lens. I am strong enough to handhold that lens, something that was much harder with my previous heavy 600mm f4, but it can still be quite tiring to hold a lens like that for long periods of time. So I have often tried using that lens with a monopod - helps but the monopod, while better than a tripod, still gives some limitation to quickly changing positions. So for me, this monopod harness may be a good thing. It would let me carry the weight of camera + lens on by shoulders instead of my arms, thereby letting me comfortably hold my gear for long periods of shooting. And moving, especially changing height, would be much faster than with normal monopod use. I plan to give it a try.
 
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I have shot w Ron and I bought his harness to support what he does. I use it where a tripod becomes a giant PITA, I rarely ever use my tripod anymore and find his rig more comfortable for longer periods of time. I feel I can get sharp sots with hand held and w a monopod. Today cameras are way more forgiving that even 3 years ago. Buy it and give it a try
 
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