Like photohiker I use poles by Tracks. I think they are great. I use an Olympus digital camera and carry it in a Pelican, however, my camera likely is smaller than some of you photo buffs would have. I use the Pelican because I fear that should I take a spill on the trail and wreck the camera my wife would kill me. I feel it is worth protecting, and my Pelican case is just a little bigger than the camera. I hang it around my neck or sometimes I have it in a bag strapped to my chest.

Howie