dcm said:
mnclayshooter said:
Sorry for digging up an old thread... but I'm now getting around to pulling the trigger and getting a couple of the Peak Design CapturePRO's for my backpack.
Those of you who use them, do you use a safety tether as well? Any recommendations?
I was just going to order the Peak Design wrist strap along with it and use it on the camera body with the loop going around my backpack strap as a safety feature I figured I could manipulate it enough that it would have enough slack to get up to my face right where I want it still but also because of the quick-release on the strap, I could get it off and lower down to the ground etc if desired for different shooting angles.
Thoughts are appreciated.
I use the Capture Pro on my pack strap (18L, 30L, 45L) for an EOS M and it works well. I found the wrist strap didn't really work for me, except as a wrist strap. I found the leash strap to be more flexible as a neck strap / safety strap. I usually use it like a normal neck strap, but looped through the carry handle at the top of my pack to take any load off my neck. This helps when I need my hands for a minute and don't want to set the camera down or park it in the Capture Pro. I park it whenever I begin moving again. The leash strap can be lengthened or easily removed, same as the wrist strap (but you have 2 connections). The leash can also be used with a single camera connection with a large adjustable loop (a big wrist strap), I just haven't tried that configuration yet.
Here's the setup I'm likely going to go with:
6D with either 24-105 or my 17-35Tamron or my 14mm Rokinon on mounted on the right strap (I'm right handed) and have the arca plate on the 100-400's tripod collar with body cap etc on the left strap. (not sure about this one yet... might carry the lens inside the pack... it is kinda big, after all.... I just want to have relatively fast access to it.
Right now, my method is to have the 100-400 mounted and hanging on the end of my BR sling and have my wide or ultrawide in my pocket. I find myself using my right hand to take the weight off of the strap and because of my own insecurity about dropping it or tripping/falling etc or having it swinging around and banging into things, including my hip/thigh. This not only takes one hand out of operation for stability purposes but also makes walking awkward and more fatigue-inducing over longer distances. I also rationalized that I'm far more likely to want to shoot a faster-moving subject with the 100-400 (bird, deer, marmot, squirrel etc etc) and the wide angle is more likely going to be for a still-subject (a vista/landscape or a group photo etc), therefore the preference for keeping the zoom mounted.
I'm a little torn. I love carrying the wider range of lenses (a wide or ultrawide and a longer zoom) so I can capture what I want, wherever I want. I just want to find the "right way" for
me to carry them. The BR strap isn't terrible. I actually quite like it when I'm not in an aggressive climbing situation or wearing a hydration or other pack - for example, when simply out walking a trail that doesn't have a lot of obstacles or scrambling challenges. But once I get into a climbing situation or longer/more strenuous hike/climb something where trekking poles or free hands would really benefit me, I like having the camera very securely attached/stowed somewhere. Currently, my strategy is to take my coat off... put the sling back on, and then tuck the camera along my back under my coat and set the strap stops to keep it relatively centered on my back... It sucks. I'm not going to lie. But, so far, it's kept everything safe and sound while scaling what was one of the scariest things I've climbed - the flank of a partially iced over water fall... those rocks get slippery and you never really know if you're stepping into a pocket of gravel that has ice in it, or super cold water.
That's where having the capturePRO and a safety tether come in. ORRR.... if Canon/Tamron/Sigma ever come out with a 14-400+ lens... I'm all set. 8)
I've ordered the CapturePRO's... we'll see how they work first hand when they get here next week. Hopefully it gets a little warmer here in MN so I can go out and really put them to the test! I suppose hiking on icy/snowy trails would probably qualify as a rigorous test though. ;D
