>>3338975>I'd also seriously start to consider a chest harness in you case.Yeah, I'll consider that, but the bulkiness of the gear means it can't lock into the chest harness slot. I'd need to remove the handle every time I put it away. I'd still need a strap just in case the camera gets away from me. I'm in some places where I have to hold onto tree roots while taking photos with one hand and propping it up on my knee type stuff. Or I'm belly button deep in water.
>>3338978I have a boat load of lenses. That was just one example setup. I have lenses that weight 5lbs by themselves. As for why use this instead of that? I don't have a dedicated macro lens and I use tubes for lots of things besides simply getting 1:1.