Peak Design Oval Split rings with plastic sleeves

[Mark F]

I haven't posted for a long time... nor have I logged in. I have been lurking though, hopefully that counts.
I am looking for the oval split rings with plastic sleeves that Peak Design used to include with their straps. I have reached out to them to see if they had any left over... nope.
Seems they work best on my camera with an l bracket installed and I like the plastic sleeve because they cover the ends of the split ring to protect to cord of the anchor.
If you have some, let me know.

 

[nikonpup]

PICTURE PLEASE.

 

[Mark F]

PICTURE PLEASE.

Put it in the original post.

 

[hark]

I too wondered what it looked like. Thanks for adding a picture. I've never seen anything like it but will keep my eyes open. Have you posted on the Fred Miranda forum, @Mark F? That has a really wide reach - much larger than we have here.

 

[Mark F]

I too wondered what it looked like. Thanks for adding a picture. I've never seen anything like it but will keep my eyes open. Have you posted on the Fred Miranda forum, @Mark F? That has a really wide reach - much larger than we have here.

Not a member over there, but I have looked. I do have this posted at Nikonians, but no response as of yet there either.
These oval split rings worked better, as far as I am concerned, with the peak design anchors. Nikon's triangle rings seem to tear up the anchor rope after a while. Up until recently, Peak design included these in every Slide and Slide Lite camera strap.

 

[BF Hammer]

I have only seen the bare split-oval rings. I stopped using them after my last D80 died and went in the trash. All the newer bodies I bought since have had the Nikon triangle split-rings with a plastic guard, and they don't really require the Peak Design rings to be installed. They were issued as an emergency customer service response after somebody famously posted about having a v3 anchor link failure after the stamped-metal strap mount sliced through the cord from repetitive sliding across it.

 

[hark]

Not a member over there, but I have looked. I do have this posted at Nikonians, but no response as of yet there either.
These oval split rings worked better, as far as I am concerned, with the peak design anchors. Nikon's triangle rings seem to tear up the anchor rope after a while. Up until recently, Peak design included these in every Slide and Slide Lite camera strap.

Maybe you already read this discussion about the same thing. It mentions similar oval split rings that are used for fishing - and that's the same type of thing I found when searching. Unfortunately nothing with the black plastic sleeve.

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[Mark F]

Maybe you already read this discussion about the same thing. It mentions similar oval split rings that are used for fishing - and that's the same type of thing I found when searching. Unfortunately nothing with the black plastic sleeve.

Attachment of Peak Design Anchor Connectors: Fujifilm X System / SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.

www.dpreview.com

Yeah... I really am looking for the plastic sleeves though. They keep the split ring from sliding around etc... look nicer... and cover the ends of the ring to protect the cord. I can get beefier split rings from a lure shop as well... but not the plastic sleeves. I thought about using some heavy heat shrink which I may end up doing, but as many anchors that peak design has sold over the years, I would assume that some have several of these laying around.

 

[Mark F]

I have only seen the bare split-oval rings. I stopped using them after my last D80 died and went in the trash. All the newer bodies I bought since have had the Nikon triangle split-rings with a plastic guard, and they don't really require the Peak Design rings to be installed. They were issued as an emergency customer service response after somebody famously posted about having a v3 anchor link failure after the stamped-metal strap mount sliced through the cord from repetitive sliding across it.

Peak Design had those in all of their anchor packs until V4 I think. Anyway, it was just recently that they stopped.

 

[Mark F]

Peak Design just reached out to me and said they have found a small stash of these in their San Francisco office. They are sending me some.
Now I can use their straps again with an L Bracket attached to camera. Problem was, with the L Bracket I have, 3 legged thing, the triangle split ring would twist and get bent when carrying the camera. These oval rings fixed that.

 

[Patrick M]

I found that the Peak Design anchors ‘string’ can be pushed through the Nikon loop so no need for the triangle or other additional loop

 

[hark]

Peak Design just reached out to me and said they have found a small stash of these in their San Francisco office. They are sending me some.
Now I can use their straps again with an L Bracket attached to camera. Problem was, with the L Bracket I have, 3 legged thing, the triangle split ring would twist and get bent when carrying the camera. These oval rings fixed that.

Glad to hear this is resolved! That's excellent customer service.

 

[Mark F]

I found that the Peak Design anchors ‘string’ can be pushed through the Nikon loop so no need for the triangle or other additional loop

That must have been the version of anchors that were thin. The version I have will not even attempt to go thru the ones on the Nikon Z6II, even with the help of a pull cord.

 

[Blue439]

Glad to hear this is resolved! That's excellent customer service.

Alas ! it seems they are out of stock now! Being a Z7 II user, I have the exact same problem as my Three-Legged Thing Zelda L-bracket is on the camera almost at all times, so I cannot use the triangular, Nikon-supplied split rings. What I've been doing for years is use the older (thinner) version of the Peak Design Anchors (the v2, I think?) that supposedly could have a solidity problem. Never experienced one in years, none of my Anchors ever even began to expose its yellow outer core, let alone the red inner one, but still... One day, I'll be running out of those and I would be nice to be able to use the latest ones... but I need the Peak-supplied oval split rings and Customer Service says they don't offer them as standalone items nowadays...

 

[Marilynne]

Alas ! it seems they are out of stock now! Being a Z7 II user, I have the exact same problem as my Three-Legged Thing Zelda L-bracket is on the camera almost at all times, so I cannot use the triangular, Nikon-supplied split rings. What I've been doing for years is use the older (thinner) version of the Peak Design Anchors (the v2, I think?) that supposedly could have a solidity problem. Never experienced one in years, none of my Anchors ever even began to expose its yellow outer core, let alone the red inner one, but still... One day, I'll be running out of those and I would be nice to be able to use the latest ones... but I need the Peak-supplied oval split rings and Customer Service says they don't offer them as standalone items nowadays...

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[Blue439]

Thanks ! Just did it.

 

[BF Hammer]

As @hark said earlier in the thread, these oval split rings are used by fisherman as a tangle-resistant attachment for lures. However these are without the plastic trim. An example here: https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/catpage-SPLIT.html

For what it's worth, when I got the free replacement anchor links during the recall of v.3 with the thin strings, the split rings were only the metal part. There was no plastic trim included. Buy some small-sized black nylon zip-ties and create your own ring protectors.

 

[Blue439]

I know about those split rings, you can buy them by the hundreds for almost nothing on Amazon, but depending on any one of those to hang 2,000 dollars worth of camera and 3,000 worth of lens always sounded a bit risky to me...!

Getting the ones from Peak would at least come with a guarantee that they are sturdy enough to do the job. And I just might have found a way to procure some... it will take some time, but fingers crossed... Will keep you posted in this thread!

 

[BF Hammer]

I know about those split rings, you can buy them by the hundreds for almost nothing on Amazon, but depending on any one of those to hang 2,000 dollars worth of camera and 3,000 worth of lens always sounded a bit risky to me...!

Getting the ones from Peak would at least come with a guarantee that they are sturdy enough to do the job. And I just might have found a way to procure some... it will take some time, but fingers crossed... Will keep you posted in this thread!

Do you suppose that could be why PD won't offer them anymore?

 

[Blue439]

Do you suppose that could be why PD won't offer them anymore?

You know, there could be something there... but then, they still supply at least one with each Cuff, I think... I have ordered another Cuff to verify that. If a split ring is inside the box, it will confirm they have no sturdiness issue. I am also talking to the Customer Service, trying to urge them to start selling the split rings as spare parts... I know many, many Nikon Z users that would love to use them!

Having ONE to attach a Cuff is fine, but then many Peak Design users keep switching between a Cuff and a regular Slide shoulder belt, and that requires TWO...