I recently started using a tg-6 for my botanizing outings(great upgrade from phone camera). I struggle fitting it in some of my pant pockets, ends up hindering my stride or being hard to pull out fast, and don’t like having it hanging on my wrist or neck for sensory reasons.
Since it is a popular camera with Inat-ers, I wanted to ask what your carrying solution is. Ideally something quick on the draw and ergonomic, belt pouches, maybe fanny packs where I don’t need to fiddle with zippers etc.
Thanks :)
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I’m curious to hear about peoples strategies and solutions, too
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In summer, I always wear loose-fitting pants (for ventilation) with large pockets. Other seasons (esp. hunting season) I wear a blaze orange mesh timber cruiser vest, which has plenty of pockets for everything.
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that’s what I’ve ended up with, I now have two pairs of pants that have a “camera Pocket” but sometimes I want to wear something else, or weather conditions might require something else
I’ve only had mine for a short while. I have a neoprene pouch for storage, but when I’ve been out with it I have just kept it loose in a jacket pocket. In future I may add a Peak Designs tag so I can swap it with my SLR and wear over the shoulder.
Ha! Basically, I always have mine in my hand. Seriously, I do. When I need both hands free for something (climbing up or down a steep slope, say), I stick it in a pocket. Or if it will only be for a brief moment, I hold the strap in my teeth.
But then, I’m crazier than most people.
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So do I! I only added my TG-6 last year, to supplement the cell phone I’d been using for all of my pictures. Carrying the TG-6 in one hand and my hiking stick in the other works out to be the most convenient solution.
I do have a belt pouch that I can carry the camera in, when not in use, particularly after the battery runs out on a long hike.
I carry extra batteries (and water, cell phone, etc.) in my belt pouch. No hiking stick, though; I always want one hand free.
What about those vests that photographers wear, with lots of cargo pockets?
Too geeky?
Not geeky enough?
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There are shoulder straps for cameras which keep the weight off your neck and leave the camera hanging near your hip. Those are great for bigger SLR cameras. Would work for small ones also.
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Mine is always in my pants pocket, just like my cellphone (which is much larger). One pocket for each, and all the pants I’ve ever worn had two pockets that can fit a cell phone 
I use shoulder straps and bags for a lot stuff, but they are very annoying to me when I bend over and they slide forward. It’s especially annoying when that swinging motion scares the critter I wanted to photo!
Sometimes, in the winter, I like to where one of my husband’s vests with all the big pockets. But, they seem too hot in the summer.
I use a carrying pouch I found second hand. The camera goes in the bigger slot, and my batteries and some small accessories go in the other. I carry it on my shoulder. When I am out in the field, I put on the camera pouch first then binos over top (usually my Pentax Papilio II). I also use a waist pouch for carrying water and other gear.
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I am quite proud of my “invention”. :-)
I use a pouch, belt, dog-leash and a small and large key-ring.
I actually started it, because I didn’t feel safe just with a wrist strap while snorkelling. It’s a practical solution on land as well, especially as I have the bridge camera around my neck (also with a self-made strap - google for cam strap).
The belt goes around my waist obviously, the pouch hangs on the belt. The dog leash clips into the small key-ring on the camera and has a knot to make a wrist loop. Through the big key-ring I can put two fingers, which help with stabilizing for one-handed photos.
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I’ve got a TG-7, and I either keep it in the water bottle side pouch of my rucksack (in day to day use - going to work etc), or, if I’m going out specifically looking for nature I’ll slide it on to my belt loop using a wee pouch like this:
Does the job and keeps the lens safe (haven’t got a lense cap for it yet). What a camera though - I absolutely love it. The Macro is completely insane.
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