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xpfloyd wrote in post #18035954
Thanks gene, what's your reason for not using the lug on the right? Just so it's out the way of the shutter button?

I think he mentioned before, so the camera points down rather than straight out

xpfloyd wrote in post #18035954
Thanks gene, what's your reason for not using the lug on the right? Just so it's out the way of the shutter button?

Charlie wrote in post #18035955
I think he mentioned before, so the camera points down rather than straight out

Charlie is correct, I do that so the camera points downward at my right hip when slung over my left shoulder. That way, the lens is also pointing downward and less likely to be bumped.

Here is how my PD anchors are attached to my a7rII...

(Left and right are as viewed from the back of the camera)

Gene, I have mine setup the same way for the very reason you mentioned. That's to keep the camera pointed down.

Thanks gene, I had forgot you mentioned that before. I think I'll use the lugs, I like the camera back against my body when using a strap diagonally across

xpfloyd wrote in post #18035800
Gene / other peak design users - do you put the little attachments directly on the built in lugs or do you attach them to the little triangles that come with the camera that go through the lugs?

I hate those little triangles, so I remove them and keep them in a little bag inside the box. My Peak loops are attached to the camera's L-bracket.

David Arbogast wrote in post #18036006
I hate those little triangles, so I remove them and keep them in a little bag inside the box. My Peak loops are attached to the camera's L-bracket.

I hate those triangles too and normally put my QD loops straight on the lugs but after ordering my peak strap I read online about someone's peak loop breaking and got paranoid . On reflection though the incident in question was likely due to the fact that the guys loops were badly worn and 4 years old and he kept using them

navydoc wrote in post #18035962
Charlie is correct, I do that so the camera points downward at my right hip when slung over my left shoulder. That way, the lens is also pointing downward and less likely to be bumped.

Here is how my PD anchors are attached to my a7rII...

(Left and right are as viewed from the back of the camera)

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Those are the points where mine are attached as well, except that at both points they're attached to the L-bracket (my bracket includes a loop/slot at both ends).

xpfloyd wrote in post #18036008
I hate those triangles too and normally put my QD loops straight on the lugs but after ordering my peak strap I read online about someone's peak loop breaking and got paranoid . On reflection though the incident in question was likely due to the fact that the guys loops were badly worn and 4 years old and he kept using them

I read a similar review on Amazon back when I was first researching the product. Might be a good idea to replace them every so often.

Unfortunately, my cheapo "L" bracket doesn't have a lug for a strap on the top left, as seen from the...well, you know...rear.

I especially like having the anchors placed the way I have them with long lenses. This helps keep them out of the way and the whole setup doesn't seem to bounce against my leg as much.

This is with the FE 90 G mounted but the camera/lens will hang this way even with the tiny FE 35 f2.8 lens on the camera.

I'm actually going to try that. When I had a black rapid strap on my canon the camera sat that way and when you grabbed it it was already in the correct position for holding. Your setup looks similar in terms of camera position

David Arbogast wrote in post #18035777
The trick to really cool wide-angle photography is getting close to your subjects...Those buildings look like they are a mile away they're so small. So, get really really close and fill your frame with them.

Oh I get that...like I said I haven't been able to really shoot. There will be s building in the foreground very soon for future shots. I write of my camera gear by shooting my work sites..so unfortunately my first tests are construction sites

I can say my rok 8 fish on the 6300 is easier to use so far

Sample here https://flic.kr/p/Ff18​3z

Speaking of these anchors breaking, did you know...

(I didn't)

navydoc wrote in post #18036037
Speaking of these anchors breaking, did you know...

(I didn't)

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I have about 10 extras am always worried about these

I should never read fred miranda forums that go into silly subjects like decentering lenses.