Peak Design Straps

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Peak Design straps - 'Slide' (top) - 'Slide Lite' (middle) - 'Leash' (bottom)
I've been using a variety of Peak Design camera straps for nearly two years now and I have to be honest in saying I wouldn't use any other strap on my cameras.  

 I recently added the Peak Design Slide Lite for my X-Pro2.  This is a slightly thinner version of the 'Slide' and I feel it is better suited to the Fujifilm X-Series cameras than the larger item.  I do use both on the X-T1 and X-Pro2 and are very secure in operation.  I use them across my body so the camera hangs down by my side and can be lifted into the shoot position very easily.

 I also have two 'leash' straps and one 'cuff' wrist strap so I am very well covered for the four cameras that I currently have in my camera bag.

 The beauty of the Peak Design system is they are comfortable in use, easy to adjust and can be removed or anchored on different points on the camera body or telephoto lens with one hand using the unique anchoring system.  The anchors have been upgraded to make them more resistant to wear after a couple of failures a few years back, but I have never had an issue with the durability of the Peak Design anchors or straps.

 For more information on Peak Design CLICK HERE. This is a US site but Peak Design is available to buy through UK stockists such as WEX Photographic HERE

Peak Design anchors
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Comments

  1. Anonymous30 April 2016 at 13:26

    Thank you for the post Jeff.

    The lugs on the X-Pro2 are real narrow. How are you attaching the Peak Design anchors ?!

    Cheers

    Moretta

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    1. Macsport2 May 2016 at 21:41

      Moretta, I was able to thread the anchors through the holes on the X-Pro2 lugs but I noticed there was some damage to the anchors. So I reverted to using the anchors attached to the loops that come with the camera (as in the picture of the X-T1 above).

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