350D body and 100-400mm L IS lens

[paulnj]

While I wouldn't worry about the mount, seems people are overlooking something

Can somebody tell me how they carry the camera around their neck with a strap on the lens While that can be done, I do believe it's the body holding the lens in such a situation.

[Loupey]

I carry mine one-handed (holding the "white" part) while moving around. Paul, you know by now that I practically never have nothing between the lens and the body I would never trust all those mechanical interfaces. Not so much because I think that the mount would fail (break), but because I worry that the locks would get knocked undone.

About 95% of the time, I leave the tripod ring at home so I can carry and use it better.

Even mounted on my 24-70mm lens, I rarely use my neckstrap. It serves me better as a safety arm strap.


Although I've never had to climb trees with it like you, yet.