The black rapid are the best slings, but the spider holster is a nice way to carry a camera on your hip
http://benhiderphotography.com
http://benhiderphotography.com
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I solved the "rigid design" issue as shown in the post below.pwp said:I started this thread almost two years ago. Funny how they pop up again from time to time.
FWIW I did go with Peak Design and have three Leash straps and a Slide. Couldn't be happier with the straps. They've truly passed the 18 month tough test, as well as being comfortable and entirely practical. I frequently work long days with two bodies, one slung on each side. PD is the first of far too many systems I've bought that pass the toughest test of all...that is that my body doesn't hurt at the end of the day. This is huge.
https://peakdesign.com/store/leash
https://peakdesign.com/store/slide
Not so hot from Peak Design for my purposes is the Capture Pro Camera Clip system. I bought two clips plus the ProPads but find the rigid design uncomfortable and impractical when used with 1-Series bodies +70-200 f/2.8isII and gripped 5D3 with 24-70 f/2.8II. They were hooked up on a premium, wide utility belt. It was awkward to move around, awkward to detach the camera/lens from the clip and vaguely uncertain at re-mount time. For a belt mount system for full size/weight cameras, the SpiderPro system works way better. With two bodies and weighty lenses I could RUN with the SpiderPro and feel 100% confident quickly mounting & dismounting. The PD Clip system is probably a great solution for very light weight point & shoots and GoPros.
https://peakdesign.com/store/capturepro
https://peakdesign.com/store/propad
http://www.spiderholster.com/
The PD straps are so good my once loved SpiderPro system is sitting unused and the PD clip system is headed for the landfill. Off brand comfy Op-Tech neck straps, Black Rapid slings and in hindsight bizarre Carry Speed systems have all been expensively passed over and given away or dumped.
Peak Design? You've probably figured I'm a fan.
-pw
Yes, you need the PD plate for the PD clip. Peak Design does offer a few different plates to work different quick release systems, including Arca. But, they don't offer plates as elaborate as the Kirk L-plates.Dantana said:The PD Clip looks like a great way to attach your rig to a backpack strap, which is very interesting to me.
But to clarify something, you have to use the plate that comes with the clip, right? I have a Kirk plate made for my 6D, and I like the fact that it fits the camera perfectly and doesn't ever twist. I'd have to ditch that plate for the PD plate, correct?
pwp said:FWIW I did go with Peak Design and have three Leash straps and a Slide.
FTb-n said:Yes, you need the PD plate for the PD clip. Peak Design does offer a few different plates to work different quick release systems, including Arca. But, they don't offer plates as elaborate as the Kirk L-plates.Dantana said:The PD Clip looks like a great way to attach your rig to a backpack strap, which is very interesting to me.
But to clarify something, you have to use the plate that comes with the clip, right? I have a Kirk plate made for my 6D, and I like the fact that it fits the camera perfectly and doesn't ever twist. I'd have to ditch that plate for the PD plate, correct?
Roger Jones said:Halfrack said:For what it is worth, scuttlebutt is that Carryspeed was sued by BlackRapid, and the lawsuit was dragged out enough that Carryspeed gave up. Not sure how they viewed the product as a knock off.
Black Rapid has a patent on the sliding camera strap.
http://1.usa.gov/1i9HldD
CarrySpeed LumaLoop and others have left the field or discontinued products as result of the patent grant. Carryspeed was sued by BR and seems to have gone out of business.
http://tx.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20131202_0001521.STX.htm/qxMillionway International, Inc. ("Millionway") and Black Rapid are competitors in the camera strap market. ( Millionway Int'l, Inc. v. Black Rapid, Inc., 4:13-CV-01780, Dkt. 1). XP Photo sells Millionway's products. Dkt. 1 ¶ 17 (Original Complaint). On November 1, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent Office") granted Black Rapid a utility patent on a camera transport system and method, known as the 729 Patent. Dkt. 1 ¶ 10. The Patent Office issued a reexamination certificate confirming the validity of the 729 Patent on March 5, 2013. Id. On March 6, 2013, Black Rapid filed suit against Millionway in the United States District Court for the Central District of California ("California Court") for infringement of the 729 Patent. Id. ¶ 12. Millionway did not answer, and Black Rapid filed a motion for default judgment on April 5, 2013. Dkt. 7, Ex. F.[1] The California Court entered default judgment against Millionway on June 10, 2013, and additionally permanently enjoined Millionway and its agents from infringing the 729 Patent. Dkt. 7, Ex. B (granting Black Rapid's motion for default judgment). Therefore, the California Court deemed Black Rapid's factual allegations in its original complaint as true, including a determination that Millionway's camera straps including the "Carry Speed" line of products, infringed the 729 Patent. Id.
Four bodies...ninjapeps said:Just curious. Why so many?pwp said:FWIW I did go with Peak Design and have three Leash straps and a Slide.
MiamiC70 said:Sorry to rehash this old thread. But how was BR granted a patent on what is basically a single point rifle sling? Also, there ar numerous versions that slide and convert from single point to dual point rifle sling using same principal as BR