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 c…

I’m curious to hear about peoples strategies and solutions, too

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.

[image] dgwdoesthings: fanny packs where I don’t need to fiddle with zippers etc. Thanks :) 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 …

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.

[image] lynnharper: Ha! Basically, I always have mine in my hand. 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 h…

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?

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.

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 :laughing:

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dgwdoesthings July 18, 2024, 3:56am 4

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

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