Camera Pro

These straps from peak design WILL LAST and are so sleek and comfortable and well made. They are versatile! Peak design straps are a little expensive, but this is the second I own!!! I bought it because I wanted a strap for my B camera for when I’m not using tripods. This strap is durable, easy to adjust, and the signature quick release feature makes it easy to get it on a tripod or to take it off of my camera when I need to shoot at awkward angles. They include extra quick release tabs so you can either use them as replacements or use it on different sides of your camera / camera cage depending on if you want to shoot vertical or horizontal. I used two cams recently with this strap on my video camera and another Peak Design leash on my photo camera, and I was comfortable the whole time. It made switching my shooting between photo and video so seamless!

Hey fellow shutterbugs! If you're scoping out the scene for camera straps and landed on the Peak Design Slide Lite, let me share a slice of my experience. Now, I get it, the price tag may give you a bit of a pause. I mean, it's just a strap, right? But trust me when I say, this isn’t just any strap. It's like comparing an off-the-rack shirt with a tailored suit. First up, the build quality. It's like the Rolls-Royce of camera straps. The stitching, the materials, the little design nuances – everything screams premium. This isn't one of those 'use-and-throw-after-a-few-months' kind of deals. We're talking long-term commitment. Now, to the real-world application. I've been romancing the streets with my Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX (what a camera, right?), trying to capture the essence of the hustle and bustle. The whole run-and-gun street photography thing can be super demanding, and you need gear that's up to the challenge. Enter the Slide Lite. The way it allows you to swiftly slide and reposition your camera? Pure gold! You're always ready for that split-second moment. The strap also distributes the weight of the camera brilliantly, which means no more awkward neck cramps or shoulder pains after a long day out shooting. Plus, the slick black look is both subtle and stylish – it doesn't scream "look at me!" but has that cool, understated elegance. So, bottom line? If you're teetering on the fence because of the price, just take the leap. It's an investment in comfort, functionality, and style. And if you're as passionate about your photography as I am, you know it's worth every penny. Happy shooting, folks!

I regretfully did not grab any photos of this base plate mounted on my X2DII rental camera but I used it for a trip we took to The Smokey Mountains. I admit, I would not own it if I did not see it on Vine since I do not physically own this camera but in my short time using it, I found that its simple versatility for quickly switching from Landscape to Portrait mode was invaluable when shooting nature and landscapes on our trip. I’ve been experimenting with Panoramas and when you do that, you have to try and keep the end of your lens centered on top of your tripod so you don’t see warping in your photos when you merge them. This having the Arca mount on the side made it easy for me to get the camera dead center of my tripod head, fixing the aforementioned issue I just referenced. It does block the card slots, but it’s only one screw and the driver for said screw is magnetically attached to the bottom of the bracket itself so I really don’t see it as being that limited. Alternatively, you could just file transfer over cable if you didn’t want to fuss with having to remove the bracket every time. It’s machined well, fits well and provided the versatility I needed without making a large camera more cumbersome.