Camera Strap Advice

Secksy007

Senior Member
Hi all

Upon researching various straps for my D750, I came across the "Peak Design Slide" & "Slide Lite" straps.

I really like their design, but my question to those out there who have either one, would the "Slide Lite" comfortabley support my D750 + heavy lens, or do you recommend to pay extra for the larger "Slide"?

Cheers

Andrew
 

nsomnac

Senior Member
I've got a D7100 with a SB-22. I got a BlackRapid Cross Shot and absolutely love it. You might want to consider the BR Curve for a D750.

FWIW, straps are personal and need to match your shooting style. I'm frequently at sporting events and found the traditional strap always in the way, especially when I'd shoot portrait. The sling/slide solves that with the bottom mount via 1/4-20 mount - but then you lose that if you use a tripod.

Others make solutions that clamp on the left side only, but that makes the grip point towards the floor when it hangs.

And you can always have more than one strap - a different one for varying photography situations.


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Danno

Senior Member
Hi all

Upon researching various straps for my D750, I came across the "Peak Design Slide" & "Slide Lite" straps.

I really like their design, but my question to those out there who have either one, would the "Slide Lite" comfortabley support my D750 + heavy lens, or do you recommend to pay extra for the larger "Slide"?

Cheers

Andrew

I tried a lot of straps and I settled on the PD Slide. Most I looked at carried mounting to the tripod mount and I just did not like it. That is what drew me to the PD Slide. It mounts to the traditional strap mounts, but is not limited to that.

I have a D7200 and I carry a Tamron 70-200 on it a lot. I like the width of the Slide on my shoulder. I like that you can mix and match carry points too. I put tabs in the standard location on the body but if I wanted to I could put them on a base plate mounted to the battery pack. I could mount them to the ARCA Swiss plate on my Nikon 200-500 f 5.6 tripod foot and they do not get in the way of placing my camera on a tripod or monopod.
 

Secksy007

Senior Member
I tried a lot of straps and I settled on the PD Slide. Most I looked at carried mounting to the tripod mount and I just did not like it. That is what drew me to the PD Slide. It mounts to the traditional strap mounts, but is not limited to that.

I have a D7200 and I carry a Tamron 70-200 on it a lot. I like the width of the Slide on my shoulder. I like that you can mix and match carry points too. I put tabs in the standard location on the body but if I wanted to I could put them on a base plate mounted to the battery pack. I could mount them to the ARCA Swiss plate on my Nikon 200-500 f 5.6 tripod foot and they do not get in the way of placing my camera on a tripod or monopod.
Thanks Danno

My kids are getting me a Manfrotto BeFree Tripod for Chrissy. Being a bit of a newbie, would you have any idea whether the plate supplied by Peak Design would be compatible?

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Danno

Senior Member
Thanks Danno

My kids are getting me a Manfrotto BeFree Tripod for Chrissy. Being a bit of a newbie, would you have any idea whether the plate supplied by Peak Design would be compatible?

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I am not certain. I switched my stuff over to ARCA Swiss and the base plate I put on my battery grip is longer and contoured to the grip. Sorry. But I would call or email PD. I had a very good experience with their customer service.
 

PapaST

Senior Member
If you were doing a D750 with heavy lens then I would default to the larger slide vs. the lite. Either would likely work but I'm guessing you would appreciate the extra width for heavy gear. Plus the adjustment buckles are probably designed for certain weights.
 

robbins.photo

Senior Member
Hi all

Upon researching various straps for my D750, I came across the "Peak Design Slide" & "Slide Lite" straps.

I really like their design, but my question to those out there who have either one, would the "Slide Lite" comfortabley support my D750 + heavy lens, or do you recommend to pay extra for the larger "Slide"?

Cheers

Andrew

Never tried the slide light, just recently got the Peak Design Slide SL-2. I'd used several black rapids previously, and while I liked the black rapid design for the most part the problem I had with them was that when I'd walk or move around the camera would bounce around quite a bit with the 70-200mm 2.8 mounted.

So I tried an optech slide, and it didn't seem to have quite as much of an issue with the camera bouncing about, however the strap itself was very uncomfortable. They have almost no padding in the shoulder and the straps are fairly thin by comparision so unless I was wearing a jacket the strap would tend to "cut" into my back on occasion while moving around.

The Peak Design was a bit different than the other two.. the camera doesn't slide up and down the strap, rather the shoulder pad slips off your shoulder when you raise the camera up and then back again when you put the camera back in position. It appears to be designed that way on purpose - it took a little getting used to but all in all I think it's a much better design - even with the heavy lens the camera stays exactly where I put it at my side without bouncing around when I move.

One thing to note, I shoot a Nikon D600 and usually carry a Nikkor 70-200mm 2.8 lens. The camera often has a battery grip mounted on it as well. Without the grip I can attach the mounting points to the top lugs on the camera and it rides fine. With the battery grip however I have to mount one to the top lug and one to the plate that screws into the battery grip to get the camera to ride properly at my side. Not a huge deal, just something to be aware of.
 

Daz

Senior Member
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Peak Design, I have most of their products, as has been mentioned with the compatibility chart you should be golden with the plate and the head you are getting. I wasn't so lucky so my work around was to get a Capture Pro (that comes with a tripod thread on it) and use that on top of my Tripod.

Slide Lite was designed for lighter and mirrorless cameras, personally I would not be comfortable hanging a D750 off the slide lite. The Slide is the way to go !!

I went from a black rapid to the slide and have never looked back, it is awesome to have a strap when you need it and not when you dont, plus my tripod mount isnt taken up by a loop for a caribeaner mount.
 

Secksy007

Senior Member
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Peak Design, I have most of their products, as has been mentioned with the compatibility chart you should be golden with the plate and the head you are getting. I wasn't so lucky so my work around was to get a Capture Pro (that comes with a tripod thread on it) and use that on top of my Tripod.

Slide Lite was designed for lighter and mirrorless cameras, personally I would not be comfortable hanging a D750 off the slide lite. The Slide is the way to go !!

I went from a black rapid to the slide and have never looked back, it is awesome to have a strap when you need it and not when you dont, plus my tripod mount isnt taken up by a loop for a caribeaner mount.
Thanks Daz. I appreciate your feedback

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Nero

Senior Member
I was looking for a camera strap recently, and I wasn't much of a fan of most of them until I found the PD Slide. Haven't had any reason to regret it.
 

nsomnac

Senior Member
Being a BR owner. Why the PD Slide?

You all say you love it, but why? You've mentioned things you don't like about other straps. What feature of the PD makes it better, than say a BR Curve or Cross Shot?


For me, I like the BR because it's a true slide strap. The carabiner can slide along the strap so the strap stays put on your body and doesn't move. This design keeps the strap from bunching up and dangling in front of the LCD or viewfinder.

FWIW, the 1/4-20 attachment isn't a limitation - they offer a replacement bolt for your tripod mount, and I think RRS actually makes a replacement base plate that you could attach any strap and still use the 1/4-20 for a tripod.

The thing I dislike about the BR system is the camera can spin and flop around at your side. It also doesn't have a very good solution for managing excess strap, it attached so it doesn't whip, but it does just kind of dangle in a messy way on your backside.



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Daz

Senior Member
This is a great video from Peak Design that actually tells you all the reasons I love it ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaqCEkHfJ78

Being a BR owner. Why the PD Slide?
The thing I dislike about the BR system is the camera can spin and flop around at your side. It also doesn't have a very good solution for managing excess strap, it attached so it doesn't whip, but it does just kind of dangle in a messy way on your backside.

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This was the MAIN reason I left my Black Rapid !
 
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RobHD

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i have the PD slide and love it , the base plate they supply fits my Red Snapper ball head and the versatility and width of the "Slide" for me are spot on , D5200 with Sigma 70-300 now D5300 with same lens
 

PapaST

Senior Member
Being a BR owner. Why the PD Slide?

You all say you love it, but why? You've mentioned things you don't like about other straps. What feature of the PD makes it better, than say a BR Curve or Cross Shot?


For me, I like the BR because it's a true slide strap. The carabiner can slide along the strap so the strap stays put on your body and doesn't move. This design keeps the strap from bunching up and dangling in front of the LCD or viewfinder.

FWIW, the 1/4-20 attachment isn't a limitation - they offer a replacement bolt for your tripod mount, and I think RRS actually makes a replacement base plate that you could attach any strap and still use the 1/4-20 for a tripod.

The thing I dislike about the BR system is the camera can spin and flop around at your side. It also doesn't have a very good solution for managing excess strap, it attached so it doesn't whip, but it does just kind of dangle in a messy way on your backside.



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Like you mentioned before, straps are a personal choice. I tried 2 different BR straps and a Joby. I kept the Joby because it suits a specific need but ultimately moved on to PD.

I wasn't a fan of the dangling squeeky noise of the BR. I like that PD has two points of attachment which gives me a bit more stability. And I like that you can attach to camera strap lugs or lens foot or tripod mount. So it gives me multiple locations to connect to in order to fit my needs. I also like that it's part of a larger ecosystem with PD. I use the Capture Pro if I want to attach my camera to backpack straps or hip. Or I can slide that attachment directly into my Manfrotto tripod. The Capture Pro can also be used for my GoPro devices. And I can use different straps with the system, slide shoulder strap, clutch strap, cuff strap or just a regular neck strap.

IMO it's a well designed system that is still growing.
 

robbins.photo

Senior Member
Being a BR owner. Why the PD Slide?

You all say you love it, but why? You've mentioned things you don't like about other straps. What feature of the PD makes it better, than say a BR Curve or Cross Shot?


For me, I like the BR because it's a true slide strap. The carabiner can slide along the strap so the strap stays put on your body and doesn't move. This design keeps the strap from bunching up and dangling in front of the LCD or viewfinder.

FWIW, the 1/4-20 attachment isn't a limitation - they offer a replacement bolt for your tripod mount, and I think RRS actually makes a replacement base plate that you could attach any strap and still use the 1/4-20 for a tripod.

The thing I dislike about the BR system is the camera can spin and flop around at your side. It also doesn't have a very good solution for managing excess strap, it attached so it doesn't whip, but it does just kind of dangle in a messy way on your backside.



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Ok, so have used both the BR and the Peak Design. For me the biggest thing I like about the Peak Design is that it eliminates all the camera bounce and swing I got using the black rapid. Since I'm normally walking a lot during my trips to the zoo, this was huge.

I've tried attaching the quick release to both the top lugs and one to the top and the other to the tripod mount using the peak design. In both cases I can bring the camera up to eye level without the strap falling down in the way, so that wasn't an issue. Of the two the slide mechanism of the BR does seem a bit "cleaner" however all of the slide's I've tried including optechs all have the same camera bounce/shake problem when your moving around. The Peak Designs much stiffer strap however slides off the shoulder easily, and when you put the camera back down at your side it slides right back. It was a bit weird at first but I got accustomed to it pretty quickly.

All in all I'd have to say I prefer the peak design. I do miss the slide a bit, true - but having the camera stay where I put it when I'm walking around is worth it to me.
 

Secksy007

Senior Member
Gday all

I just wanted to thank everyone again for their help and input.

I grabbed myself a Summit Edition Slide today...and I love it!

So practical and easy to use. I'm looking forward to many years of piece of mind when carrying and shooting with my pride & joy 😉

Cheers
Andrew



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