Nero
Senior Member
So as I mentioned in the "latest purchases" thread I just bought this to help ease the strain on the clip itself from the weight of the camera and lens. Well, I know at least one person here is interested in getting it as well so for them and anyone else who might want to get this in the future I thought I'd post what I think about this product.
The pad is built well and just by feeling it you can tell this thing is tough which isn't a surprise since this is PeakDesign we're talking about here but the best part is that it's only about 30 bucks US (40 Canadian) which is a great price. In terms of design, the PROpad features a flap at the front and a slot behind it. The flap is used for hooking up the camera clip when hanging the pad off of a belt (which is fed through the slot just like you feed it through those slot on your pants/shorts/whatever.) Finally, as you can see, the PROpad also comes with two additional screws for the camera clip that are actually twice as long as the ones that come with the clip. Now depending on how you use the clip with the PROpad you might not need them but it's still handy that PeakDesign included them seeing as even if you don't use the PROpad these longer screws can make using the camera clip with thicker bag straps even easier.
When in use with a belt it looks like this:
Now then, the pad can also be used on bag straps too although when I say "bag straps" I basically mean backpack straps or any strap that's completely vertical. I tried it with the shoulder strap on my Everyday Messenger bag which ironically is also made by PeakDesign but unfortunately when I actually attached the camera onto the camera clip it made it look and feel...awkward to say the least and it looked even more ridiculous than it did awkward so that's basically a bust. Also, the pad can't even fit through that little slot that's meant for the camera clip so if you're using that or any other shoulder bag you're better off just using your belt.
If you do use it with a backpack it'll need to be set up a bit differently (the included instructions will show you how to do it of course):
Now of course, there's the one little detail that you would correctly assume to be the most important part of all this blabbering I'm doing: does the PROpad actually make a difference? Well, to be honest my experience with this product is basically limited to me walking around my house for 5 minutes with it attached to my belt and my Nikon D7200 w/55-300mm telephoto lens attached hanging off of it. Despite that, I'd definitely say that it at least felt like the PROpad was making a difference. My camera wasn't bouncing around as much as it did when I only used the camera clip. Obviously I'll need to get a better idea of this and I'll probably let you guys know about that as well at some point.
The pad is built well and just by feeling it you can tell this thing is tough which isn't a surprise since this is PeakDesign we're talking about here but the best part is that it's only about 30 bucks US (40 Canadian) which is a great price. In terms of design, the PROpad features a flap at the front and a slot behind it. The flap is used for hooking up the camera clip when hanging the pad off of a belt (which is fed through the slot just like you feed it through those slot on your pants/shorts/whatever.) Finally, as you can see, the PROpad also comes with two additional screws for the camera clip that are actually twice as long as the ones that come with the clip. Now depending on how you use the clip with the PROpad you might not need them but it's still handy that PeakDesign included them seeing as even if you don't use the PROpad these longer screws can make using the camera clip with thicker bag straps even easier.
When in use with a belt it looks like this:
Now then, the pad can also be used on bag straps too although when I say "bag straps" I basically mean backpack straps or any strap that's completely vertical. I tried it with the shoulder strap on my Everyday Messenger bag which ironically is also made by PeakDesign but unfortunately when I actually attached the camera onto the camera clip it made it look and feel...awkward to say the least and it looked even more ridiculous than it did awkward so that's basically a bust. Also, the pad can't even fit through that little slot that's meant for the camera clip so if you're using that or any other shoulder bag you're better off just using your belt.
If you do use it with a backpack it'll need to be set up a bit differently (the included instructions will show you how to do it of course):
Now of course, there's the one little detail that you would correctly assume to be the most important part of all this blabbering I'm doing: does the PROpad actually make a difference? Well, to be honest my experience with this product is basically limited to me walking around my house for 5 minutes with it attached to my belt and my Nikon D7200 w/55-300mm telephoto lens attached hanging off of it. Despite that, I'd definitely say that it at least felt like the PROpad was making a difference. My camera wasn't bouncing around as much as it did when I only used the camera clip. Obviously I'll need to get a better idea of this and I'll probably let you guys know about that as well at some point.
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