Cotton Carrier Vest Question

06Honda

Senior Member
Do the included attachments with the Cotton Carrier Vest allow you to attach a securing strap like the one shown to tripod collar on the lense instead of the camera itself. This would be a good way to have a secure point midway with a longer/heavier lense. I looked at the video and it show that can attach to the camera but did not see it being attached to the tripod collar when carrying. Thanks for any info.

Similar to this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnJjqlC-mV8
 
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nikonpup

Senior Member
you could get an eye bolt and screw that into the lens collar foot and attach the tether to that.
Or tye wrap the tether to the lens collar foot.
I would not worry about the lens coming loose. 1. The strap on the front of the cc will keep the
lens secure to your body when (walking running jumping). 2. When taking a picture you will have your hand on the lens. Cc user (d7100 tamron 70-200mm)
 

canuck257

Senior Member
My Cotton carrier came with stainless split rings to facilitate attachment of the safety strap to the camera. It did not have any means of attaching to the lens tripod collar. It would not seem unreasonable to drill a small hole in the collar foot, attach a split ring and clip the safety strap to that.

I must say that the Cotton Carrier system is very well made and provides a very safe and comfortable way to carry two bodies with lenses. I have my D7100 with 18-200 on my right hip and the D500 with 200-500 on my chest. Both cameras are safety strapped to the chest rig.

No, despite the fact that it's a Canadian system, I don't have any connection with the company.
 

paul04

Senior Member
My Cotton carrier came with stainless split rings to facilitate attachment of the safety strap to the camera. It did not have any means of attaching to the lens tripod collar. It would not seem unreasonable to drill a small hole in the collar foot, attach a split ring and clip the safety strap to that.
Could you not use one of these to screw into the tripod collar, (picture from google)

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canuck257

Senior Member
My Cotton carrier came with stainless split rings to facilitate attachment of the safety strap to the camera. It did not have any means of attaching to the lens tripod collar. It would not seem unreasonable to drill a small hole in the collar foot, attach a split ring and clip the safety strap to that.
Could you not use one of these to screw into the tripod collar, (picture from google)

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That would work fine.
 
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