Peak Design Clip System

I got this: http://www.amazon.com …o03_s00_i01?ie=​UTF8&psc=1
I can walk around all day and it doesn't pull on me. But I do have the problem stated earlier where if the 70-200 2.8 is attached it bangs on my leg. I don't mind too much though.

SYS wrote in post #16595230
Okay, so if I get the Propad, then I don't need a set of long screws, right? Longs screws are only needed if I'm trying to place the Capture on the TT Speed Belt without the Propad.

If you get the PROpad, the long screw comes with it. If you don't get the PROpad, you'll have to buy the long screws separately. If you look closely, I scuffed the edge of the Capture because it was a really tight fit trying to get the Capture onto a thick pad using the normal screws. I had to force the Capture to close.

SYS wrote in post #16595236
Was the camera ever in danger of coming off the Capture while hiking? Could it accidentally loosen itself off the Capture due to the physical movements involved in hiking?

The camera is never in danger of coming off the Capture unless you didn't securely insert it. But once its inserted, the camera will not come off even if you hold it upside down. The only way to remove the camera is by pressing the red quick release button. Otherwise, it won't come out. There is also a black screw knob (twist lock) on the other side of the red button that locks the plate in place. To remove the camera, you'll have to loosen this knob and press the red button.

Thanks, iKIND, for all the helpful information and the photos!

SYS wrote in post #16594761
When you stated "smaller lenses only," is that because the Capture isn't up to the task with bigger and heavier lenses, like 70-200 or 100-400?

Not a reflection of the Peak Design Clip it is a great product, but perhaps more an inherent issue of leverage, canti-leverage and kinetics. Just seems the Peak Design Clip target market may have been for lighter/smaller DSLR’s.
Any lens larger than say approximately 105-135mm long and I found the same issue also with any of these other quality products: Cotton Carrier Side Holster, Lowepro Lens Exchanger, Lowepro Lens Case11x26, etc.

I would have thought a Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS (W 3.6"x H7.4" wt: 3.0 lbs) not owning one but being only approx 10% smaller in size & weight would be similar effect as my Canon 70-200f2.8L IS mkII (W3.5" x H 7.8" wt: 3.3 lbs).

I cannot comment on the PROpad: [OD: W3.7” x H 6.1”= 22.5 sq inch surface area] mitigating properties as I have not used it; but note the surface area is approx half (22.5 sq in) vs the Cotton Carrier Side Holster (42.5 sq in) in order to distribute the gear load.

Cotton Carrier Side Holster: [OD: W top 6”- btm 4” /2=> avr W5” x H8.5” = 42.5 sq inch surface area]
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …de_Holster_for_​Large.html
Lowepro Lens Exchanger 200AW: [OD: W5.3” x H 10.4” = 55.1 sq inch surface area]
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …F_Lens_Exchange​_Case.html
Lowepro Lens Case 11x26: [OD: W6.5” x H 11.2” = 72.8 sq inch surface area & very rigid]
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …6_PAM_Lens_Case​_11_x.html
and with the popular Black Rapid Straps I found, for me at least, it tended to twist/rotate my posture & lower back, when used with a pro-camera body (1DmkIII or 5Dmk II or mkIII) with mounted 70-200f2.8L IS mkI or mkII.

I find it practical & prudent not to carry a 70-200f2.8L mkI or mkII (3.3lbs) on waist for extended periods of time. Sure I’ve done it for many years including for 12-14hr gig days, but for me being petite 5ft 2in, it’s not an optimum choice (not whining just saying) and just like many chiropractor’s suggested maximum weight carrying general guidelines (for backpacks etc.) of 10-15% of body weight, I prefer proactive rather than reactive about my health.

For others maybe all of the above quality products, including the Peak Design PROpad, feel fine for camera mounted 70-200mm’s or 100-400mm lenses, which is great; but for me they are not my preference for extended periods of 70-200f2.8L IS mkI or mkII carrying combined with run-n-gun shooting.

Just one view…

SYS wrote in post #16595236
Was the camera ever in danger of coming off the Capture while hiking? Could it accidentally loosen itself off the Capture due to the physical movements involved in hiking?

I had a snowmobile accident at around 35mph and the camera stayed right in place; as 1Kind said, once it's snapped in, it isn't coming off accidentally.

Also, for larger lenses, the system definitely works better as a shoulder clip than the belt-mount position, IMO; regardless of whether using the ProPad or not

Thanks, Mary and Eric, for all your helpful posts. I was debating between this or the TT Holster 30 for carrying my 5D3 attached with 70-200, but I think I'm going to get both as I figured I'll use both depending on my shooting circumstances.

SYS wrote in post #16595457
Thanks, Mary and Eric, for all your helpful posts. I was debating between this or the TT Holster 30 for carrying my 5D3 attached with 70-200, but I think I'm going to get both as I figured I'll use both depending on my shooting circumstances.

Hi SYS,

That’s another good choice, if you wish to move about with relative comfort and more camera protection, or for when you feel you don’t want the camera/lens to be as glaringly visible.

During my long and winding iteration process journey of searching for a better “mouse trap”, I acquired both the Lowepro equivalents - TOPLOADER PRO 65AW & 75AW, which I find a bit bulky and bulky/heavy respectively.
Again, with a 5DmkIII + mounted 70-200f2.8L IS USM the 75AW feels a bit heavy/bulky but holds and protects the camera & lens well.
The 65AW served me well for carrying/shooting with just a 5DmkII with mounted 24-105f4L when I travelled 3.5 years ago through SE Asia for a 3 week vacation trip.
I migrated & consolidated almost all my camera bags, shoulder, rollers, waist systems, pouches etc. to primarily Think Tank products (for what I find better capacity to weight ratio) and cherry picking some of the hallmark gear-protective Lowepro products. However both manufacturers as well as other manufacturers, as you know, make very good quality products.

Gee… forget the SWAT team - you could be (with a TT Holster 30) the sheriff of Gilligan’s Island. (just teasing you)!
It really comes down to what is best for you, which obviously only you can decide. However, I can empathize with the process you are going through.
All the best.

545iBMW wrote in post #16594410
the minute I saw it - I knew this was it!!!

Welcome to the Capture clip family. It is a great product. Enjoy!

happy2010 wrote in post #16595864
Hi SYS,

That’s another good choice, if you wish to move about with relative comfort and more camera protection, or for when you feel you don’t want the camera/lens to be as glaringly visible.

Both options have pros and cons. Just using a Capture clip means the camera and the lens are exposed. The amount of dust that gets on the gear during hiking is what I'm worried about the most. It does allow a quicker draw and shoot and weighs less than carrying the gear inside a bag, however. The holster option provides a good protection and still allows a quick draw and shoot. What I also like about this option is that I don't have to carry another TT modular pouch for things like extra memory cards, batteries and such as the holster 30 comes with some pockets and zippers. I can add a pouch, if I so choose, right on the holster, too, rather than on the belt.

Yea, I'll look like the Big Gun carrying sheriff of Gilligan's Island. The Holster 30 isn't as humongous as the larger ones in the series. I don't like to use grip and I can jettison the tripod collar.

I can see where I would be using both options, though.

Okay, before I pull the trigger on the clip and the PROpad, just one last question, especially for those who've been using the clip with a camera and a heavy lens combo, say, 5DIII and 70-200:

Because of the nature of its use, I'm worried whether the female thread on the bottom of the camera can handle all that weight with every movements. Wouldn't it eventually get damaged, I wonder? Could some of you who've been using the clip with the heavy camera + lens combo offer some honest feedback?

SYS wrote in post #16596701
Okay, before I pull the trigger on the clip and the PROpad, just one last question, especially for those who've been using the clip with a camera and a heavy lens combo, say, 5DIII and 70-200:

Because of the nature of its use, I'm worried whether the female thread on the bottom of the camera can handle all that weight with every movements. Wouldn't it eventually get damaged, I wonder? Could some of you who've been using the clip with the heavy camera + lens combo offer some honest feedback?

No. The concept is the same as if you were to attach your 5D3 and 70-200 to a sling strap. It's all hanging from the tripod screw. Only different is that rather than the camera gear dangling and bouncing around by your leg, its resting against your body.

1KIND wrote in post #16596956
No. The concept is the same as if you were to attach your 5D3 and 70-200 to a sling strap. It's all hanging from the tripod screw. Only different is that rather than the camera gear dangling and bouncing around by your leg, its resting against your body.

I'm not familiar with all the strap systems out there, but there are sling straps that hang from the tripod screw? And there haven't been any reports of issues hanging all that weight off the tripod screw?

Just thought about another way of using the Capture clip system. Instead of using the tripod female thread on the bottom of the camera itself, why not use the tripod collar of the 70-200 or the 100-400? Has anyone used it this way?