NancyP said:My well-loved 400 f/5.6L and an APS-C body (60D formerly, now 7D2) fits reasonably well on a Cotton Carrier vest, allowing me to use hiking poles or an extended monopod as single hiking pole on steeper or muddier sections of a hike. Any longer than 10" lens, I would be having trouble walking due to lens hitting legs (I am short-waisted). It is a fun lens to use, particularly if you like to hand-hold and shoot birds in flight. It did a commendable job for the eclipse, too. The lens/body balance is good when using a consumer body as I do. I imagine that the Big Whites probably handle better on the 1D series bodies, both for balance and for speed of focus (more grams of glass to push around, needing more voltage from battery than provided by LP-E6).
Everything I've ever read/heard about that 400 is positive and it's not a new lens either. It is true that there is a balance factor that matters, not just weight but a big lens and big camera certainly is (too) heavy.
Funny, it just registered; I'm about 5'9 before shrinking, with 29 inch pant leg so that means my upper body is longer and obviously that's helping me since I don't have the issue you raise. However, I keep my strap as short as possible for tension when I'm shooting. I never hang a camera "around" my neck.
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