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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mike F" data-source="post: 3599452" data-attributes="member: 142462"><p>Thanks for the many responses everyone. I've always been inclined to use a neck strap with bins just as a safety measure even though I'm not generally walking around with them. I tend to use bins from a fixed location and so could, in fact, use them quite safely without a strap, but just in case I always put the strap around my neck. Somewhat ironically though when I used to do some photography I would routinely walk around without a strap with a camera and lens combo that would often exceed the value of even the most expensive alphas and not give it a second thought. Never did drop a camera. Maybe I've become more sensible in my old age! Ha! &#55357;&#56834;</p></blockquote><p></p>