Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Capture (Clip Only)
Customer Rating
5
This thing is amazing!
on October 25, 2024
Posted by: BH
from Santa Maria, CA
I bought this to replace another capture clip from a Chinese seller. This one is MUCH better. I really like the feature that allows you to lock the plate into the clip. One thing I'm not really a fan of is the strap width is smaller than the strap on my camera bag, so the straps of the bag get a little torn up. Overall, an amazing, innovative product.
I use this to get the weight of my camera off my neck and onto my backpack (and thus distributed around my back and hips). It is also brilliant for stopping that annoying camera bounce as you walk. It is a very clever design that stays rigidly in place but it easy to use with the little release button and clear click into place. One of my most favourite bit of camera tech.
Bought this for a trip to Hawaii to put onto my Peak Messenger. It’s fantastic, my camera is secure and easy to get to but not always taking up one of my hands!
I got the clip last winter and finally got to use it on small hiking trip about 2 weeks ago near Cumberland Falls in KY. We hiked about 9 miles over 2 days. I connected the clip to the left strap on my backpack style camera bag. The clip is a comfortable and convenient way to carry a camera (Canon R5 + RF24-105) when walking. It's as out of the way as it could be and still be readily accessible. Until recently I was shooting weddings and for work like that, the clip probably isn't the best choice because other setups allow faster access. But neither the belt/holster or dual camera harness options would be good at all for walking in the woods or tight trails. I took many more photos on this last trip because I didn't have to stop, remove my bag, open it, shoot, and put it all back.
The straps on my camera bag don't have a chest strap to connect them. I was comfortable enough without one but it would be better with one. I had water bottle in my camera bag on the same side as the camera clip and it pulled to that side a little. I finally moved the water bottle to the opposite side and it was better balanced and didn't feel like the left side was trying to slide off my shoulder.
After having purchased several other items from Peak Design, I bought the Capture as part of a bundle because, hey, who doesn’t love saving money!
It’s super easy to clip the camera in and remove it but takes a bit of practice to do it smoothly with a larger or heavier lens, which I think is because the lens affects my sense of the location of the camera’s attaching plate.
I think it’s especially useful with a point and shoot camera when attached to a backpack strap.
I bought this last week and got to test it with my 3L Everyday Sling and my phone during the week end.
Putting and removing the creator kit is really easy. I tried jumping a bit with at and it held firmly!
The only annoying thing (that's more of an Everyday Sling 3L issue, I guess?) is that once attached to the capture clip strap on the sling bag, it gets a bit in the way of the zipper.