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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Heavy gear = neck pain (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by trafficlight068@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I know this post will get downvoted to oblivion but I'm genuinely curious. I hear lots of talk saying that heavy gear and lenses cause people neck pain and it hurts to carry all that 'weight' around. I'm currently hauling a Sony a7iii with the Samyang 24-70, the heaviest standard zoom lens for that mount, and the whole setup is around 1,6kg; I'm a concert photographer and am no stranger to having the camera around my neck or in my hands for up to 3 hours at a time. However I NEVER experienced any discomfort, matter of fact I enjoy the feeling of weight in my hands. So my question is, how come so many people complain about this problem and are seeking to cull every gram from their gear? Are people too weak to carry a mere kilo around their neck? I genuinely cannot understand

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[–] jaredongwy@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not everyone is a concert photographer OP. Some people are nature/landscape who need to hike for miles to take their shot. Others are event photographers who need to be quick on their feet to get to where the action is at.

Also not everyone has a healthy pain-free body. If you've injured your neck, back, knees, wrists, or are just older, but you still love photography, you want as light a kit as possible.

Just because you've "never" experienced any discomfort, doesn't mean other people haven't.

[–] ptq@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

My heaviest hike was few hours with 10kg backpack with gear. I did it 3 days in a row, and took some nice photos.

Next week I'm going for 4 days, but reduce my load to ~6kg.