OP/TECH USA Bino/Cam Harness

Bought this Harness after purchasing a different companies harness which was terrible due to the strap being made of elastic that was connecting to my binoculars. This Op/Tech harness fits well , is comfortable on and my binoculars now sit in the right position and stay there. Great Value for money considering my other harness was three times the price of this one!

Vorweg: Ich bin nach wie vor begeistert! Ein recht günstiger Preis im vergleich zu namhaften Marken. Die Verbinderschnallen halten sehr gut auch schwere Gläser oder Kameras. Das baumeln in der Bewegung ist weg. Das Glas liegt ordentlich am Körper an. Auch beim beobachten hilft der ganze Gurt mit. Man kann das Fernglas deutlich ruhiger halten. Eine klare Empfehlung von mir!

Anstelle der Schnellverschlüsse der Abbildung waren an meinem Exemplar Kunstoffkarabiner zum einhängen.Geht auch so, - sollte man aber vorher wissen.Die beiliegenden Schlaufen, die in die Halterung des Fernglases eingehängt werden, sind für mich bzw. mein Fernglas zu kobig geraten.

...aber auf Grund der verwendeten Materialien nicht die gleiche Liga, wie in meinem Fall das Original aus Österreich.Für den, der keine Gelegenheit hat das Bessere zu probieren durchaus ausreichend. Erfüllt seine Aufgabe auch gut und wie er soll. Die Beste Alternative zum normalen Nackengurt, egal von welchem Hersteller. Man kann den ganzen Tag ohne Behinderung und Ermüdung sein Fernglas am Mann haben.

REASON FOR PURCHASE: I wanted to try a binocular harness as an alternative to the neck strap that came with the binos. I only have a small pair of binos (Nikon 8x25) so for me it’s not about getting the weight off my neck so much as finding a less irritating way of carrying them hands-free rather than having them swinging round my neck. At present they tend to travel in their pouch attached to a belt. As a result they tend to stay in their pouch and not get much use! I ordered the OP/TECH 5301412 Bino-Cam Harness in the webbing along with both styles A and B of the USCAMEL Harness Strap to see which I preferred.STYLE:I found the USCAMEL style A the most comfortable of the three harnesses, hence why I only gave the Op/Tech 4 stars for ‘comfort’. The weight felt better distributed on my back with the USCAMEL style A and the straps didn’t get twisted. The fabric piece did ride up a little over the course of my test walk but it was much easier to pull back into position than the Op/Tech or USCAMEL style B because it had more structure to it.WEBBING STRAPS OR ELASTIC STRAPS:• I much preferred the webbing straps of the Op/Tech over the elasticated straps of both of the USCAMEL styles.• I felt equally comfortable and confident in carrying my heavier Nikon P900 camera with the Op/Tech as I did my little binos and my camera didn’t end up sitting round my stomach.• In comparison with the USCAMEL style B, the Op/Tech’s webbing straps didn’t seem to get as twisted when putting the harness on and it was far far easier to adjust.• Before I ordered I read that some people had gone for elasticated straps over webbing straps as the elastic has the potential to hold the binos tighter against the chest. I can see this point of view. However, I personally don’t want to feel any resistance when bringing the binos up to my eyes so was very happy to trade in the potential benefit of the stretchy straps for the much greater feeling of security when carrying heavier equipment.• The Op/Tech webbing straps felt shorter than the elastic USCAMEL style B straps and I needed them set at their longest setting to be able to bring the binos up to my eyes without feeling any resistance. The USCAMEL style B straps were actually only marginally longer than the Op/Tech but the ‘give’ in the elastic gave the impression that there was more of a difference than there was. I’ll be ordering some additional Op/Tech uni loop connectors (the x-long size) to give me a little more freedom to hold the camera further from my body.CONNECTORS:• The USCAMEL styles A and B have the same clips. These are pretty chunky and wouldn’t clip directly on to my binos or camera. Both styles come with some loop connectors, similar to the end of my bino/camera neck strap, to which the clips then attach. I couldn’t test these as at 9 mm wide, the connectors were too wide to go through the eyes on either my binos or my camera, which have 5 mm and 7 mm width straps respectively. I decided that this was not enough of an issue to put me off style A so I purchased some 15 mm diameter split rings. The rings go through the binos and then the harness just clips on to the rings. This is actually much easier than taking the connectors off and on.• In comparison, the Op/Tech harness has a quick release mechanism and I preferred this to the clips (and rings) of the USCAMELs. The webbing of the Op/Tech clips needed a bit of encouragement to go through the eyes on my binos and camera but they did go, unlike those provided with the USCAMELs.• The Op/Tech clips supplied with the harness were the ‘short’ versions and I found it hard to get the clips back through the loops once they were threaded through the eyes in my binos/camera. I managed it but was left with sore fingers and thumbs so only gave it 3 stars for ‘easy to use’. I certainly wouldn’t want to be taking the connectors off and on very regularly so will leave the connectors on. Time will tell whether the lose clips dangling at the side of my camera will irritate me when it’s on my monopod rather than connected to the harness. I’m hoping that the x-long connectors will be long enough to clip together (as shown in the advertising photo) to minimise the amount of flapping.OVERALL CONCLUSION:• I’m keeping the Op/Tech harness in the webbing. I much prefer the non stretchy webbing over the elastic to carry anything heavier than my little binos and the superior feeling of security was what earned the Op/Tech a 5 star overall rating. I’ll be ordering some additional Op/Tech uni loop connectors (the x-long size) to make it easier to thread them through my equipment and to give me a little more freedom to hold the camera further from my body.• I’m also keeping the USCAMEL style A which will do the job nicely for my little binos (with the help of a couple of split rings). Both harnesses are priced such that I can keep both, and order the additional connectors, for less than the price of one of the more expensive brands.• I'm returning the USCAMEL style B. It’s not easy to adjust, the connectors provided don’t fit my equipment (without the use of additional rings) and I wouldn't use it to carry my camera. I think the elastic will quickly stretch when used with anything heavier than my little binos. I would definitely recommend the Op/Tech webbing over the USCAMEL style B.

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Ottimo prodotto, molto comodo. Ho un vecchio binocolo 10X50 molto pesante e portarlo al collo, in montagna, per un'intera giornata mi procurava grossi problemi alle spalle. Con queste "bretelle", ho risolto il problema. Il peso viene distribuito meglio su tutte le spalle grazie alle varie regolazioni. Le fibbie scorrevoli permettono di portare il binocolo agli occhi senza fatica e senza intralci. Riesco ad usarlo anche con lo zaino sulle spalle.

Van muy bien con la cámara, tengo una Nikon D610 con un objetivo bastante pesado, vamos q en total serán unos 2 kg (menos no) y la sujeción es perfecta. Mi cuello lo agradece mucho y hace muy llevadero las muchas horas de turismo que hago con la cámara colgada, es muy cómodo. Relación calidad-precio excelente teniendo en cuenta lo q cuestan estos arneses para profesionales de la fotografía. Tanto que he regalado dos y me los volví a comprar xq en un despiste los perdí.Me sorprendieron gratamente, el acabado es perfecto y de buena calidad.Por cierto, elegí los que no son elásticos xq pense q me serviría para mantener la cámara lo más quieta posible, en situaciones de poca luz, ayudandome tensando el arnés, y así ha sido. Eso sí, no he probado los elásticos.