Nicama S-VEST Camera Carrying Chest Harness Vest System with Secure Strap for 1 Camera Canon Nikon Sony Panasonic Olympus Fuji

I bought this to use hiking and biking with a Nikon D7500 camera w/18-300 lens. I wanted a harness that solidly held the camera secure without dangling and also gave freedom of movement for both hiking and biking.It's a bit cumbersome at first to get the right fit as there are quite a few adjustment points. Though as everyone has a different torso shape I appreciated being able to get it to fit me exactly. For hiking, it easily fit under my backpack without impeding movement. I used the tether on the camera body but also kept the neck strap on for my own comfort level. The harness has an extra cross strap to hold the lens down keeping the whole camera from swinging while scrambling around on the rocks. Then I gave it a go with biking along a flat trail. It worked great by keeping the camera centered and secured without getting in the way of steering or peddling.It appears to be good quality and solid. It definitely held my DLSR without any problem.Overall a great product, I'm glad I bought it as it makes the camera easily accessible with outdoor activities.

Im giving 5 but would really do 4.5*. Its fairly comfortable to wear and keeps a body snug to chest with short lens. Ill admit i pushed it with a 15" 3kg lens and still held ok for short periods.Dinging half star because the damn attachment to camera to clip to vest fell off camera at some point. It came loose on own even after tightening once.

The good side: It holds my camera securely and the safety strap gives me peace of mind on more challenging hikes. The materials seem durable and its not ugly or awkward like some products similar to this. It gets the job done.The not as good side: It's doubtful you'll ever feel like this harness is truly comfortable. Tolerable, for sure. And not terrible, once you get it adjusted. But the netting on the back doesn't provide any grip so the weight of your camera is always going to be pulling the whole thing forward and down. It's just physics, and the construction is too slight to counteract that force.I've worn mine about a dozen times now, enough to start planning to adding a bit of neoprene or rubber padding to increase the long-term wearability.That said, I've worn this up to 4 hours, and 9 miles, so it's clearly not a dealbreaker. It accomplishes what I needed, which is to put my DSLR in a spot where it would be secure and safe - mounted to my chest and locked in place.For the price, this is a good product.

This chest carrier harness is great. It securely holds my camera in place while walking or hiking. Additionally, there is a strap that can attach to your camera when the camera is in use. No neck or back strain associated with its use over hours of use. Well ventilated.

I thought it was really comfortable and saved my neck. I also have a bad back and it really felt good. I had two lenses attached as well. Well with the purchase! !

Bought to use while say hiking for easy access and keeping it from swinging around. Works great.

Secured the camera, went out on a job, had to lean over an obstruction, the camera slid out and dropped onto a steel surface..... way down. lens is now broken, the camera is defective... total loss for now....about $1500....to have to secure the camera with additional clips and locks defeats the accessibility... hence, by and large, it's a fairly useless and not well thought through product! sorry, that's my experience, if you need more info, let me know!

I like the harness. It is easy to use and comfortable on the shoulder/neck. It is easy to adjust to fit. The mechanism that fixes the camera to the harness works fairly well. Camera slides off the harness easily most of the time, though sometimes when I'm in a hurry, it catches a little because I didn't lift is off straight. A little criticism: the tool that came with harness that is supposed to act like a screwdriver for tightening and loosening the hub, is too fat to fit in the screw slot, so is useless. Also, I wish the hub was compatible with any tripod. For taking pictures on a hike, on the move, the setup is very useful, but the hub must be completely removed and a tripod adapter/hub must be attached if one wants to pause a little and set up for some tripod photography.