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Gear Talk => Other => Topic started by: elsa hoffmann on April 25, 2017, 15:49:57
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Capture lens kit - gadget allows for easy lens switching in the field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uypx0kTRVEo
http://www.photogadgets.co.za/product/peak-design-lens-changer-kit/
looks like this:
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Interesting link Elsa.
I mostly use prime lenses (if you use a zoom then this thing has little use) but I struggle to find a valid use case for having this thing hanging on my belt. Certainly anything over about 50mm will be awkward. Forget about hanging a 180mm or 300mm off of this. And smaller lenses I can put into a secure pocket out of the way. Maybe that is just me. Anyone else think this would be useful?
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Jack - I don't know...... I just don't know............. Interesting for sure. I shoot with 2 bodies and still find I miss a third body with a different lens. Even if I shoot with zooms
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This is not a gadget but a necessity.
As I only shoot with primes. I did acquire the Capture Lens as soon as released and it works wonders for whomever shoots with one body and 2 lenses. Is is really fast and practical as I used to carry a second lens in a pouch.
It also defeats the infamous camera gear thieves as they are at loss trying to unmount the lens.
The longest lens I use is the 105 E with the hood on and it rest easily on the hip. You need to tighten your belt though.
What I like is the fact when crouching or seating. You rotate the lens towards your groin and it stays safe and comfortable even with the hood on.
There is another company which started a Kickstarter for a 3 lens mount which I am also interested in.
You need not have the mount on your belt as it can go on your backpack strap or wherever.
The only caveat when on your belt is it digs into your belly but they have a special Pad for it.
Here is my well used CaptureLens:
(http://i.imgur.com/8T6pTHY.jpg)
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I love PD - Peak Design. You should also try the Camera Sling Straps
(https://cdn2.peakdesign.com/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/s/l/sl-hero.jpg)
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Isn't all the dust and dirt collected in the lid falling into the lens, when you mount a lens and flip it?
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Yes - I you watch the reviews (youtube) it is recommended to keep them clean - even with a body cap, and clean them out. But it seems it is not a major concern
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This can be useful for some users.
I don't think I'd like to advertise my lenses in crowds, or carry them exposed in dirty/dusty locations. I have occasionally attached a common Lowepro lens case to my belt in order to carry one extra lens.
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I used a waist pack with foam cut for three lenses. It was deep enough for a 105/2.8 AIS Micro-Nikkor with HS-14 hood. I would carry three lenses. One on the camera and two in the waist pack.
When switching lenses the lens comes off the camera, gets capped and goes in the empty well. The next lens comes out, gets uncapped and goes on the camera. I could do this while walking and carrying a 22 kg (48 lb.) back pack.
Dave Hartman
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I like it. Of course, I am a prime shooter with no large teles.
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The CaptureLENS and Lens Kit doesn't interest me particularly because of two factors: one is advertising my lenses and two is some of the dust that collects in the device ends up on your lens and some of the dust on your lens ends up on your sensor.
I'll throw in another: the ware of the rear lens mount gets doubled. Putting a plastic cap on a lens doesn't affect the lens bayonet since it's harder than the plastic.
Oops! The lens caps get dusty. It's a far more dusty world with a dSLR than it was with a fSLR.
The waist pack worked well for me. The lenses today are larger especially with their lens hoods. I prefer to leave lens hoods deployed in the forward position which makes a storage problem. I've been meaning to buy a messenger bag. One lightly loaded with a body and three lenses shouldn't be to bad to carry.
Dave Hartman
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It is one of those gadgets that you either love or hate. Find useful or useless.
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In case "two" is not enough: :)
https://www.dpreview.com/news/2985439434/trilens-triple-lens-holder-coming-to-kickstarter
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Elsa, for small primes I just buy rear caps (not very expensive) and glue them back to back and wrap tape around them. So take out and take the one off the camera , put in the empty cap . I do not wear any of them showing and my pants would fall down if I were to put it on my belt ;) . This is another item which would sit in a drawer for me. Would not work for long lenses. It is more about the amount of time you leave a lens of the camera than getting to the lens.
We have gone pretty much to the Peak Design Straps for all cameras but this and their bags leave me cold.
Tom
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In case "two" is not enough: :)
Why stop at three? How about a bandalero which holds 8 or 10?
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Why stop at three? How about a bandalero which holds 8 or 10?
Jack, I, for one, don't want even to think about the total weight...
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How about a three lens turret for the camera? You'd just rotate the lens you want in place and start shooting.
Dave
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Dave , as we used to say in the 60's "that's Heavy man" ;)
Tom
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How about a three lens turret for the camera? You'd just rotate the lens you want in place and start shooting.
Dave
Such device existed for Leica which was fairly big. The one for today's DSLR should be huge. You wouldn't want to hand-hold it. :o :o :o
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I could not use something like this, as it would just pull my pants down. No one but my wife really wants that anyway.
I would, if needing access to a lot of lenses quickly would use something like this Kata bag:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TNX7I2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2I9LNU21HJL9V&coliid=I2GD7RVJZIFBUR
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I could not use something like this, as it would just pull my pants down.
Andrew, there are always some handy gadgets called "yellow suspenders". ;D
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Horses for courses
I posted it as sometimes we find things this way that we want. Or not.
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Horses for courses
I posted it as sometimes we find things this way that we want. Or not.
All is good Elsa!
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A waist pack or a messanger bag will be a lot less obvious and might save the rear element of your lens. Bayoneting a lens to a device at one's waist at an odd angle is a bit acwared and risky. If there is a slip it's a plastic cap v. metal bayonet.
I think this is a great idea for selling and a poor idea for buying.
Dave the cynical
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A waist pack or a messanger bag will be a lot less obvious and might save the rear element of your lens. Bayoneting a lens to a device at one's waist at an odd angle is a bit acwared and risky. If there is a slip it's a plastic cap v. metal bayonet.
I think this is a great idea for selling and a poor idea for buying.
Dave the cynical
You seem to be missing the ethos of the usage.
Nevermind that you are professing on a visual and not on real life experience.
It is about "FAST" change of lens on the go.
Your experience is: Open the messenger bag - locate the lens - unscrew the cap - put the cap in the bag - unmount the lens on camera - place the unmounted lens in the bag - replace cap on - mount he other lens on the camera.
The Capture Lens goes like this: Unmount the lens on camera - mount on Capture lens - Unmount the lens on Capture Lens - Mount lens on camera.
Which is more practical and which is more efficient?
N.B. The Capture Lens mount is not plastic but metal :)
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As with all these things - from this gadget to any bag, belt, clip whatever you can think of. Nothing fits everybody. Which is exactly why there all these different options. What works for me today - didn't work 3 years ago, and so it goes. There just isnt a fit-all-sizes thingies.
I like the idea of this lens changer, but wont invest in it at this point. My priorities are buying backdrops at this point. Horses for courses.
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Which is more practical and which is more efficient?
Well I could change lenses while walking and carrying a 22 Kg (48 lb.) back pack. Most of this could be done without looking so I'll say the waist pack is more practical and more efficient. The lenses involved were frequently a 24/2.8 Nikkor-N, 55/3.5 Micro Nikkor-P and 105/2.5 Nikkor-P. The lenses would always be placed in the same well in the waist pack so there is no looking for which lens. The 24/2.8 is on the left, the 55/3.5 in the middle, the 105/2.5 is on the right. As I recall the first time I did this I was walking over a large slab of granite. I was with a group of six and didn't want to stop the group or fall behind.
Today's AF-S, G type lenses would not fit the waist pack due to their girth and a lens like the AF-S 105/2.8G ED VR Micro-Nikkor is a honker both in girth and length hence the need for something larger and deeper such as a messenger bag. Nothing I use is a shopping bag with everything rolling around loose. There is a well for everything and so one does not have to look as the item needed is always in the same place.
Cheers!
Dave
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Seems like something that'd work in a clean, safe environment. The first time that one of the lenses on the gadget unmounts itself due to rubbing and vibration and falls into the dirt is when it would become impractical for me. Not to mention when I fall over onto some rocks or concrete.
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Elsa, for small primes I just buy rear caps (not very expensive) and glue them back to back and wrap tape around them. So take out and take the one off the camera , put in the empty cap . I do not wear any of them showing and my pants would fall down if I were to put it on my belt ;) . This is another item which would sit in a drawer for me. Would not work for long lenses. It is more about the amount of time you leave a lens of the camera than getting to the lens.
We have gone pretty much to the Peak Design Straps for all cameras but this and their bags leave me cold.
Tom
Are you still in favor of the Peak Design strap and connection system? I was looking at some Amazon reviews, and they weren't too kindly about the PD system, dropped cameras from broken components, and so on. OTOH, I often wonder about some of those Amazon reviews. ;)
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Are you still in favor of the Peak Design strap and connection system? I was looking at some Amazon reviews, and they weren't too kindly about the PD system, dropped cameras from broken components, and so on. OTOH, I often wonder about some of those Amazon reviews. ;)
Have you seen this thread Carl?
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=8812.0;topicseen
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Have you seen this thread Carl?
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=8812.0;topicseen
Yes, that's what got me looking into PD strap reviews. I like the idea of carrying behind my back at times, but, thanks to the reviews that I read, I'm not convinced WRT the safety of the strap connectors. :(
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It's been a troublesome start for Peak Design, they made some rather bad design and manufacturing mistakes for their first versions,,,
The latest version of Peak Design has a clear color indication when and if they need to be changed due to wear;
When the first the black outer layer is worn down a 2nd yellow protection layer will become visible, that means you should replace it ASAP, the core is red, if that is visible you are at the limit and replace it immediately.
They work quite fine, as with all straps keep an eye on them,,, the snap on and off works really well and has a solid feel, I use it on all cameras and even my big heavy camera bag, D850 SB910, 24-70mm AFS VR 2.8, 80-200mm AFS 2.8 and 19mm PCE plus verminous other lenses and stuff.
The key point is to make sure the lug you mount them on is free of sharp edges,,,
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It's been a troublesome start for Peak Design, they made some rather bad design and manufacturing mistakes for their first versions,,,
The latest version of Peak Design has a clear color indication when and if they need to be changed due to wear;
When the first the black outer layer is worn down a 2nd yellow protection layer will become visible, that means you should replace it ASAP, the core is red, if that is visible you are at the limit and replace it immediately.
They work quite fine, as with all straps keep an eye on them,,, the snap on and off works really well and has a solid feel, I use it on all cameras and even my big heavy camera bag, D850 SB910, 24-70mm AFS VR 2.8, 80-200mm AFS 2.8 and 19mm PCE plus verminous other lenses and stuff.
The key point is to make sure the lug you mount them on is free of sharp edges,,,
hanks Eric, thtat's just the sort of info that I was looking for.
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All my camera gear is equipped with Peak Design’s famous “anchor links”, together with “Slide” camera straps and connectors. I think since it’s inception. Top gear with regard to the aforementioned.
There was a design fault with the first connectors: they send me new ones, together with an on purpose tool to correct the older ones. Top after sales service !
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All my camera gear is equipped with Peak Design’s famous “anchor links”, together with “Slide” camera straps and connectors. I think since it’s inception. Top gear with regard to the aforementioned.
There was a design fault with the first connectors: they send me new ones, together with an on purpose tool to correct the older ones. Top after sales service !
Thanks Christian, sounds like good customer service from PD. :)
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Thanks Christian, sounds like good customer service from PD. :)
Slide strap ordered w/extra set of connectors direct from PD. I wanted to order from Amazon because they would have been delivered today, but, the Slide sold on Amazon has version 3 connectors instead of the newer version 4's. So, I have to wit a few days. Too bad, I have an event to shoot on Friday where I could've given the strap a try. Oh well......
Erik and Christian allayed my fears over broken connectors resulting in dropped gear.