Well the cotton carrier G3 just turned up , so first opinions. It’s extremely well made and with a infinite amount of adjustments ideal for a big bloke like me , I am so glad we sent the Chinese knock off one back as I don’t think it would have worked like this . Only tried it walking round the living room so far but got to agree it takes all the weight out of the camera . The only problem I can envisage so far is fitting the mount to the tripod foot tends to make the camera sit at a funny angle and also stops you fitting a arca plate if you need to use a tripod/ monopod will look at sorting that out in a bit .and as much as I don’t like the lens weight hanging off the camera I think it’s a must do for comfort. ,plus there a security belt to hold the lens steady if needed . Don’t want to make it over complicated but it needs to feel secure as well . .
Yep now done using the camera baseplate to fit lock knob the whole assembly fits better the tripod mount is now atop the lens which is where I normally have it with the arca plate refitted ( little tip ,most camera shops or e.bay sell reducer inserts to make the front screw hole smaller so you can then secure your arca plate by two screws preventing twist ) the security strap is now fixed to the arca plate . . It feels more comfortable overall but will update further once used in anger