Nikon6121 PROSTAFF Bino Harness,Black

I bought my first Nikon Prostaff Binocular harness in 2006 through Amazon and have used it extensively (hundreds of hours in the past 7 years) with Nikon Monarch 10 x 42 (3 years) and Nikon MonarchX 10.5 x 45 (last four years) binoculars, as well as Nikon DSLR cameras with moderately large (300 mm) telephoto lens attached. The harness has worked extremely well, keeping my expensive optics near my chest for hands-free, and swing free, carrying. This is especially important when moving through uneven terrain, where bending over and climbing would otherwise cause my binoculars to swing down and away from me, possibly catching branches or hitting the ground. It also is much more comfortable on your back than a neck strap, if you are going to be wearing your binoculars for extended periods (I sometimes wear them for 6-8 hrs/day).After all that use, the elastic is now beginning to stretch and I've finally started to shorten the straps to compensate. I suspect this will continue to be an issue and eventually they will be less functional. Still, seven years of heavy use is pretty good, and I've just ordered another one, figuring I can still use the old one as a dedicated harness for my camera.I have one minor issue to note. The metal rings that you put on your binoculars for attachment to the plastic harness clips may squeak a bit as you are walking. A very slight application of silicon or teflon lubricant will alleviate the problem for a while, so keep this in mind if stealth is important.All in all, I've been very happy with these and couldn't imagine going back to a regular neck strap. I have no way to compare to other harness systems, as this is all I've ever needed or used.A quick update having just received my new harness. I differs in two ways.First, the attachments for your binoculars are now leather loops, rather than metal rings. I will try to post a couple pictures. This should reduce the squeaking I mentioned above, but I wonder about durability. There were four of them included and I will toss the metal rings into my binocular case as a back up.Also, the back "spreader" is black, with a white "Nikon" logo (as shown in the item image), rather than the black on yellow pattern of the original set.

I shopped around quite a bit before I found this item. I now have one for every SLR camera and every pair of binos in the house. Why you would want a strap around your neck is beyond me. This item takes the pressure off your neck and prevents the camera or binos from flopping around when you walk. I don't know why these are marketed only for binos, because they are just as useful for cameras. I found several more expensive versions of this item, but this one works great. Nothing fancy--just very functional and a good value. I am delighted with it.

I am a very big guy, 6x shirts and i bought this in hopes it would stretch or add material to it to make it fit, But there was no need, i opened the package and moved all adjustments to the max and put it on, i actually had to tighten it back up it was to loose. Only down fall of this product is the attachment doesnt fit my NIKON Action EX 8x40 8.2 degree waterproof binoculars. This product does come with two small key ring like adapters to assist in this problem but here is the problem....The only way to attach them on my set is to use the provided strip ties to secure the rings to the binoculars and then attack the harness to that 1) very cheasy way to attach to a very expensive set of binoculars and 2) the one zip tie broke during instal so now i have to find another way to attaching my harness. The good part is i don't think it will be to difficult just have to head to the store and find something. If i had to do it all over again i would buy these in a heart beat just do to the size and the solid construction. 5 stars

As noted by another reviewer, AT FIRST, I too thought there was no way to attach these to the Nikon Monarch strap anchors as the clips are too thick. However, Nikon includes a small plastic bag containing 2 small metal rings (much like heavy duty key rings) which attach to the bino anchors and the clips then attach to them. It works perfectly and I'm sure makes it workable for just about any set of bino's. I would note that I almost overlooked these rings as the small bag had fallen onto the floor when I openned the package up. Once I saw them it became obvious what they were for. Perhaps these went unnoticed by the previous reveiwer or were missing entirerly.Overall a quality product. Maybe a simple diagram of the attachment point would resolve any confusion.

This product is one of the best things that ever happened to me! A Naturalist at one of our State Parks told me about it. I like to go birding, and that includes my own backyard so I have my binoculars out every day. With this harness, I can wear them while I'm doing other things and my binoculars stay out of the way; when I need to suddenly view a bird, poof, my binoculars are right there and ready to go! I definitely recommend these, and especially to ladies. I am an older, smaller, weaker person with not a lot of strength in my shoulders. This harness is great for making my fairly heavy binoculars feel weightless! I've worn my binoculars with this harness for several hours at a time with no stress to my shoulders or back. The harness was extremely to adjust, and is easy to put on. I plan to try it with my heavy camera, too, one of these days.

Little difficult to figure out how to connect, but once I put my thinking cap on, the unit worked out well. Use the leather straps that come with the binoculars as the plastic clips are too big to fit directly on the binos themselves. Duh!

When this harness arrived, I was disappointed by the fact that: 1) I I had trouble attaching it to my binoculars as the buckles are too large to fit into the strap eyelets on the binoculars, and it seems there are some little faux leather connectors but these weren't great either. 2) It really isn't quick release as the existing buckles don't fit my definition of quick-release.