All Models Red Camera Strap Anchors Peak Design

[rontr1]

I hope someone can help me with this.

On many videos I watch for the a6x00, I see things hanging from the camera strap connectors with little red disks connected. What are they an do they have a purpose?

Thanks!

Ron

 

[AlphaWorld]

Sounds like Peak Design strap attachment points, or similar. If you look up Peak Design camera straps, they have a nifty quick release design with attaches those discs to the strap attachment points, then you can attach any Peak Design strap you like to them. It works well, and I've never felt they could detach unintentionally (unlike any of the designs that screw into the tripod socket!)

Handy if you need to switch straps to colour-coordinate with your outfit (the straps come in black, ash, blue, and green now). Or if you want to take off the strap with on a tripod, or when you switch to a lens where the strap should be on the lens rather than the camera.

 

[rontr1]

Sounds like Peak Design strap attachment points, or similar. If you look up Peak Design camera straps, they have a nifty quick release design with attaches those discs to the strap attachment points, then you can attach any Peak Design strap you like to them. It works well, and I've never felt they could detach unintentionally (unlike any of the designs that screw into the tripod socket!)

Handy if you need to switch straps to colour-coordinate with your outfit (the straps come in black, ash, blue, and green now). Or if you want to take off the strap with on a tripod, or when you switch to a lens where the strap should be on the lens rather than the camera.

Thanks!! That is exactly what it is!! It was bugging me to death!! Now, something else I NEED.

Thanks again, Ron

 

[AlphaWorld]

Thanks!! That is exactly what it is!! It was bugging me to death!! Now, something else I NEED.

Thanks again, Ron

Yes, Peak Design camera straps are excellent. The camera straps provided by the manufacturers are quite "basic". I use the Leash when I'm using a lightweight prime, and the Slide Lite when I'm using heavier lenses (and sometimes I attach the Slide Lite to the lens, when it's something like the 200-600).

 

[Reciprocum]

For a small camera body (that more easily will slip off you hand for not having a proper grip) I suggest you start with the wrist strap.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/25 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/15 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/25 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/20 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Ralph]

I would also like to say thank you and especially for the photo's that show the how they attach.
Found this question so interesting as I too had no idea but never thought about asking.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

I've had a few Peak Design products now, all are very well made. Peak Design Slide/Slide_Lite and Wriststrap are good places to start (though I don't love the latter). Avoid the Peak Design Clutch if you have an A6000/6100/6200/6300/6400 as the depth of the grip isn't really sufficient to make that clutch worthwhile. The a6600 is a bit thicker, so maybe the fit will be different.

 

[AlphaWorld]

I would not attach the strap to the lens foot, because the foot is detachable. I attach the strap to the lugs on the lens body (on the 200-600). Call it paranoia, if you want, but I don't want the expensive part hitting the ground while the cheap part is happily attached the the strap

 

[Reciprocum]

I would not attach the strap to the lens foot, because the foot is detachable.

Exactly the reason why I attached it there: I want to detach both the foot and the strap in one go every time I want to put the lens+gripped A1 back in my backpack or, at home, back inside the humidity controlled cabinet.
Foot and strap hang as one from a nail in the wall.

• ILCE-1
• FE 50mm F1.2 GM
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1.3 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1
• FE 50mm F1.2 GM
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/10 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Clix Pix]

For years I'd heard about Peak Design and I'd seen the cute little red thingies dangling from people's camera bodies and other places..... This past July, in anticipation of eventually getting an A1, I began thinking about camera straps, as I'd need to get a new one for that camera and figured it would be good to have one already on hand at the time I actually finally brought the camera home. I started out thinking that I'd just go with one of the usual Op/Tech straps which have served me well for many cameras through the years, but then decided, what the heck, why not try ordering a PD strap just to see how it all works and if it isn't what I'd want for the A1, fine, put it on one of my other camera bodies....Well, I ordered it, immediately saw the value of its versatility, ordered a couple of the other configurations, was even more convinced and by the time the A1 arrived in the household there was a full complement of PD straps waiting for it! In the meantime, I've loved being able to so easily swap straps and wrist strap between my camera bodies. It's really a very, very cool system!

 

[Reciprocum]

Another very useful PD accessory is their capture plates.

I always have one per body, and the bases 1 on my belt, another on the PD daily bag or the shoulder strap of my backpack.

Have had situations where I have both cameras "deployed" (out of the daily bag, lens hood on, lens caps off, snapped in their PD bases) walking while carrying my 5y old, and in less than 10s I stop walking, put her down in the floor, pick one of the bodies and snap away.
Only for long planned sessions do I resort to the "coiro" leather dual body strap, everything else is some sort of PD sub-system combo.
These PD plates are also arca-swiss compatible so as long as you haven't fallen into the manfrotto proprietary trap you good to snap your camera from your belt into a tripod in no time also.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/2.5
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 640

 

[rontr1]

I am seeing the value of buying into PD system!! Thanks for all of you input!! I think I may start with the wrist strap!

Ron

 

[Jeff A]

I am seeing the value of buying into PD system!! Thanks for all of you input!! I think I may start with the wrist strap!

Ron

When I got my 1st Sony, just a little over a year ago, I would not even pick it up without my PD Wrist strap on. That has not changed.

 

[Clix Pix]

For years I disliked and didn't trust wrist straps. Then this past summer when getting into the PD system I thought, "let's try the wrist strap, too," and I like it, I really like it! At the moment it is on my A7R IV, which I've been using mainly for macros and closeup shots at home, and the wrist strap is so much nicer than having a neck strap getting in my way when I'm trying to get close in to shoot a macro. It adjusts perfectly to my wrist so that I feel comfortable and secure with the camera attached to it. When going out of the house, though, I still prefer to use a neck strap, and especially with my longer, heavier lenses.

Not sure I'm brave enough to try using one of the Capture Plates, although I can definitely appreciate their usefulness in some situations.

 

[Reciprocum]

I like the IQ of shooting with primes but I don’t like to swap lenses so the solution for me was a 2 body kit.
‘Without using the plates that would mean a mess of 3 straps (2 cameras + daily bag strap) hanging from my neck.
‘Also when dealing with a child and travel bags no free hands left to prevent the strap hanging cameras from banging around. When bending down to put/pick-up the child from the floor (happens all the time with 3-5y) the cameras also would tend to bang her head or each other.The PD plates are so much better than a strap because they keep the bodies in a known place and prevent them from banging around. Also safer from a running street thief.