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Ever have a Peak Design strap anchor break?


1 month 2 weeks ago #762216 by Jacko
I just picked up a Peak Design strap and looking at these little anchor clip things and curious how reliable these are.  I don't make a lot of money and can't afford a new camera ATM.  So would rather not chance it.  These things:




Anyone have one of these break before? 
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1 month 2 weeks ago #762241 by No Show
Each of those are good for 150lbs or something like that.  A few years ago, they had a problem with them.  I guess some people experienced them breaking and they recalled them or sent new ones out to you free of charge that were much thicker.  I have a Peak Design strap and personally I have never had an issue.  
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1 month 1 week ago #762247 by CharleyL
I haven't seen these. Are they the same as a ball bungee strap, a plastic ball connected to an elastic strap loop?

I use ball bungees of different lengths to secure power cabling on a ceiling lighting grid, bundling long things to carry together more easily, bundled loose loops of power and microphone cables together, an elastic tie-down for a tarp in windy conditions, etc. but I would never depend on them for holding something valuable like a camera where the ball bungee's failure would result in damage. There are things like "Magic Clamps" and "Magic Arms" for attaching lights and cameras to fixed objects, and even these have made me consider their reliability to the point that I have added safety cables to prevent the light or camera from falling to the ground/floor.  

If these aren't like ball bungees, please tell me more about them? I'm always interested in finding things that are new and useful.

Charley
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1 month 1 week ago #762249 by Shadowfixer1
No Show was correct. They had some issues early on and corrected the design. I haven't heard of any issues since.
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1 month 1 week ago #762250 by Shadowfixer1

CharleyL wrote: I haven't seen these. Are they the same as a ball bungee strap, a plastic ball connected to an elastic strap loop?

I use ball bungees of different lengths to secure power cabling on a ceiling lighting grid, bundling long things to carry together more easily, bundled loose loops of power and microphone cables together, an elastic tie-down for a tarp in windy conditions, etc. but I would never depend on them for holding something valuable like a camera where the ball bungee's failure would result in damage. There are things like "Magic Clamps" and "Magic Arms" for attaching lights and cameras to fixed objects, and even these have made me consider their reliability to the point that I have added safety cables to prevent the light or camera from falling to the ground/floor.  

If these aren't like ball bungees, please tell me more about them? I'm always interested in finding things that are new and useful.

Charley

  Anchor Links Strap Connectors | Peak Design Official Site
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1 month 1 week ago #762293 by Kenta
Never an issue with mine
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1 month 1 week ago #762320 by CharleyL
Thanks for the link. I use a different kind of clip for my camera straps. They are similar to the tether strap strain reliefs that are available. Here is a link for them.

www.amazon.com/dp/B076KNFQH5?ref=nb_sb_s...%2Bstrap%2Bclip&th=1

I have 4 sets of these and have been using them for about 5 years on my cameras without a single problem. I also use the tether cable strain reliefs which are similar, but a slightly different design so have both kinds of clips on the left side of my Canon cameras, one for the strap and one for the tether cable strain relief. These require squeezing tiny levers on both sides of the connector to release them. I'm certain that one side or the other has been pressed when hitting up against something, but never both at once, unless I do it on purpose, so never a failure. They are quite reasonably priced too. I use the straps on my cameras whenever hand holding my cameras or carrying them, usually wrapped loosely around my arm as a bit of a guard to save the camera if I should manage to drop it somehow. In my studio with the camera on a tripod or camera stand I do usually remove the straps, unless I expect to use the camera hand-held for part of the shoot. It has become quite natural to loosely loop the camera strap around my arm while hand-hold shooting and I usually do it without even thinking about it.

Charley
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