The PD CapturePro clip arrived today. My 30,000 foot 15 minutes of use perspective:
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[*]It will likely only fit on thinner (and not too wide) shoulder straps. My LowePro Flipside Sport 10L AW worked after some futzing and adjusting and it's a fairly thin sport-like strap. On a big padded shoulder strap for a heavy bag, I have no idea how it would fit -- there just isn't enough 'index-ability' of the strap adjustment screws to make major changes.
[*]It's a bit of a futzy task to get it set in place on a shoulder strap. On something like a leather belt, ballistic hip strap or canvas strap for a satchel, it would be a ton easier, but on a hiking bag with all sorts of engineered bits, padding, stitching, chest anchors, etc. to snake around, it's a proper chore. But as I only hike with one bag and any hip holstering is already served with my BR strap, I think I may just leave this on my hiking bag and call it good.
[*]Well-built. It's pretty solid. I design locking mechanisms as part of my day job, and this one feels intuitive and does not give false positives on seating. It [clicks and is seated] or it [didn't click and it isn't seated]. That's a proper user feedback experience.
[*]The locking mechanism for the release button (i.e. not the primary lock) is a 1/4 twist of the release button. Simple, works, but it's appears to be all plastic -- we'll see if it holds up. If it fails, it won't release the camera -- it simply stops inadvertent release presses. Not worried about it at all, but I'll keep an eye on it.
[*]They recommend you place the clip just under the collar bone and that makes sense for comfort (though it is smooth to not damage clothing, it is still metal and would feel uncomfortable against bone) and it will rest the lens on your pec/chest. The only concern is that to do that -- pack it under the collar bone -- the release, draw, and re-holstering is hard to see / hard to do. I'm sure I'll get used to it, but it's a deliberate and awkward move, unlike the nearly perfect BR strap draw to shoot. But that's on me, in fairness. I signed up for a chest holder and this is what it takes.
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Stable, solid connection and it does not sway or bounce around. It's a solid concept. That said, I still will belt-and-suspenders it somehow. Likely will have a single camera eyelet tether to the opposite shoulder strap until I've logged more flight hours with it.
[*]Lens to 'bag plastic stuff' contact may occur depending on your bag. In my case, the sternum/chest strap plastic mooring bits on the shoulder strap south of the PD clip location contact the lens barrel of my 24-70 and 16-35 but not my 35 f/2 IS. May need to tinker with that to avoid fretting/rubbing/scuffing damage on the lens barrel. This is more of a common sense consideration than a clip design problem -- consider this with whatever bag you use and either felt/cloth/gaffer the offending bag hardware to not do this if you can (and if you need to, bags will vary).
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Haven't tried the camera connector bit in my Arca Monoball Z1 DP yet as it is packed away for travel... but it's Arca. I'll post later if I find a problem there. Besides, I typically don't hike with folks who give me time to do tripod work, so the feature is gravy and not vital for me.
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