Originally posted by GDRoth Is this the strap that hangs from the tripod mounting area on the bottom of the camera?
Originally posted by Medium FormatPro Not a good idea to use the camera one at all while that lens is attached to any pentax body. It would overstress both the camera mount and lens mount - take your pick as to which one would give way first. The 60-250 if and when used on a tripod is always meant to be tripod/unipod mounted at the lens collar only.
I have always attached the black rapids lug to the foot. Sometimes I reverse the foot to get the atachment point closer to the body, however.
Originally posted by blackcloudbrew I don't have (sadly) the DA*60-250 but I do have the Tamron 70-200 which I believe is similar in size and bulk (it might be a tad lighter). I use black rapid R straps a lot and with my Tammy I kinda go either way, i.e., I'll connect the R strap to the lens tripod mount on the lens or to the camera. I find that when connected to the lens mount the camera tends to hang more level (and balanced) on my side while, when it's to the body the lens-camera hangs straight down; I do tend prefer the straight down mode but I've also realized that it's probably better (for the camera) when it's balanced at the lens mount. Oh, one thing to point out here is that my K5 almost always has the BG-4 base attached to it. I would also say that the K5 + base + Tammy is about as much as my neck wants to carry regardless of how it hangs and too, while I seldom have to adjust the R strap's length, sometimes I do given what's hanging from it and where I'm going with it, and of course how you adjust the bumps on the strap can affect how your load behaves.
Yes, I clearly need to experiment more with how to carry my K-5/60-250 in this situation. This combo just kinda flips around every which way when I walk. The K-5/DA300 and D700/Sigma 100-300 combos would tend to hug my hip on their own more consistantly. I have thought of trying the grip as you mentioned, but I have not so far due to the expense.
Originally posted by GDRoth I use a similar Op-Tech strap, but one that attaches to the side lugs.............it still slides up easily.............
I should take a look at this one. It would be great if it would kep the zoom ring from rubbing against my side/hip and slowly zooming out on it's own.