Peak Design Capture Pro Camera Clip Review

Introduction

The Peak Design Capture Pro Camera Clip was unknown to me until I got the Sony a7r2.  Since I wanted to carry it around in a more convenient way, I started looking around at the different options available.  I had never heard of Peak Design when I saw their Capture Pro Camera Clip, in a shop in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.

At first, I thought the design seemed to offer a lot of flexibility.  Beside attaching it to a belt, it can also be placed on a backpack/bag strap.  As well as on a tripod head.  Thus I decided to give it a try.

I eventually got a second one.  As part of pledge made for the Everyday Messenger bag, reviewed here.  It came with a set of accessories from Peak Design.

First Impressions

All metal build except the small lock/unlock mechanism, the Peak Design Capture Pro Camera Clip comes with a mounting plate to attach at the bottom of the camera.  It has 2 screws on it allowing to tighten it around a belt or whatever device you put it on.  It can also be mounted at the head of a tripod allowing for fast and secure mounting/unmounting of your camera.  The pro version is all metal built and comes with a larger all metal mounting plate to attach to your camera.

Dimensions & Weight

Using the camera clip is straight forward.  Now that I have 2 (one of them came with a kit from another purchase), I keep one attached on my Peak Design Everyday Messenger 15” bag the other that I sometimes mount on my tripods or – more rarely – to a belt.  It is easy to put on a strap, belt or tripod mount.  Once placed, it hold securely and tightly and does not risk to fall.

The lock/unlock safety mechanism makes a definite click that you can feel in your fingers when rotating it from one position to the other.  Depending on the size and weight/balance of the attached gear, it can feel a little bit uncomfortable to move too fast and freely.  If I have to start running with it, I would not feel 100% confident.  Not because it may break as I don’t think it would.  But more in the vibrations and shocks it would give to the camera and lens.  So when the need for more action comes, I simply put my gear in my backpack…

Conclusion