The 5 BEST camera straps and holders - Peak design, Black Rapid and Spider

If you are in the market for a new camera strap, then look no further. I have five of the best ways to carry your camera when you want to keep it available and not put it away in your bag.

In today's video I show you the Peak Design Slide, The Peak Design Cuff, The Peak Design Capture Clip, Black Rapid Sport Breathe, The SpiderPro Holster V2 and a bonus item that carries your tripod The Spider Tripod Carrier. Links below (not affiliate links)

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The gear I use to make my content (although this is always changing!)

Sony A7iv + 20mm 1.8G - New to the camera bag, I use Sony’s latest hybrid camera as my main YouTube camera for shooting out on location.
Canon EOS R + Zhuyin Crane M3 - I use this for a combination of stills and video B-roll
Sony A7iii - this is my primary landscape camera that works with native Sony lenes and all my Canon EF lenses on the Sigma MC-11 adaptor
DJI Mavic Pro 2 - My first drone, and I can’t see me replacing it. It’s amazing for both stills and video
Go Pro Hero 8 - for adverse weather conditions that my other cameras might not survive!
Insta360 One X2 - for 360 degree video and BTS content
Microphones - Rode Wireless Go, Rode Lav Go, Rode Video Pro+, Rode Video Micro
Photo Tripods - Sirui ST-124 with Sirui ballhead, Peak Design travel tripod
Video Tripods - Benro + spikes, Switchpod, K&F travel tripod + Gorillapod
Monopod - Sirui P-325FL
Camera bags - Manfrotto, Lowepro, Peak Design, K&F and Crumpler
Photo Filters - Nisi V7 + Nisi filters, H&Y magnetic filter system, Hitech 10/16 stop ND, Lee Grad filters
Video filters - Freewell magnetic NDs, H&Y Revoring, Hoya Variable ND
All of my cameras have Arca Swiss plates to connect with the Peak Design Capture Clip and compatible tripods.

Video editing software - Adobe Premiere Pro
Video editing on the iPad Pro - LumaFusion
Photo editing - Adobe Lightroom, photoshop, Artisan Pro X, Silver Efex, Color Efex

Music: Epidemic Sound

Video content:

00:00 - Intro
01:36 - camera brand strap
02:26 - Peak Design Slide
03:26 - Peak Design Cuff
03:52 - Peak Design Capture Clip
04:58 - Black Rapid Sport Breathe
06:36 - SpiderPro Holster V2
09:16 - Spider Tripod Carrier
09:45 - Leather Double Straps

[darcybrown]

nice review and very timely as need one of these asap thanks Ben

[vc]

Put those spider pro clips on a think tank belt. I get compliments all day lolol.

[AashutoshSahu]

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[edwardhutt]

Great overview of different approaches. I’ve tried several for my birdwatching needs, and have struggled to find something that works when carrying binoculars and a camera. Two individual straps interfere with each other.The Optech dual harness has the kit dangling at knee height to allow enough strap to look upwards, and even then it’s restricted. I believe the Peak Design capture clip, or maybe the more robust and secure Spider system, would deal with the camera and allow unrestricted use of the binoculars on a strap or harness. And the tripod clip you so helpfully identified will solve the swinging monopod problem. Thanks for the review!

[aes]

I’ve been a devotee of Peak Design for several years now.

[clarkbarrow]

Hi Ben. I agree that the Spider holster looks to be the most comfortable. I also like the lock to make sure the camera doesn’t come out or that no one can snatch it away. I have a Peak Design strap and it’s ok but the weight of the camera is around my neck or on my shoulder. I may consider getting the Spider holster. Nice video.

[ppierpont]

Great video! I just found it today so my comments may reflect some product and changes. That said, I think a couple more products need mentioning. First, I use a BlackRapid strap like the one you demo, but I replaced the lousy clip/screw with a QD connector which fits a standard QD socket - like the one on most RRS plates. That makes switching from strap to tripod easy! Second, I think Spider Holster has a clamp-mount ball connector that easily connects to an RRS of other L-bracket. Again, no need to remove your tripod L-bracket to use the holster system. Now, all I need is a backpack strap mount for a Spider ball! The Peak Capture Clip works okay, but I find that it has too many pieces and doesn’t work with most L-brackets. Cotton Carrier has a simple/easy backpack strap mount, but that’s a whole other topic! Thanks for the insights.

[trevtog]

I LOVE the Peak Design system of clips and straps. Peak Design has their Pro Pad that allows you to attach it to your belt with the capture clip. What I love most about the Peak Design system is it uses Arca Swiss plates so I don't have to detach anything and put a plate back on the camera if I want to put the camera on a tripod or monopod quickly. Plus they have lots of great videos to show how to best use their products.

[heinzhagenbucher]

Thank you very much for this information. I'm using an old black rapid, and like it a lot, but the most annoying is, that the shoulder part falls of my shoulder when I'm shooting low down, or in kneeling position.

[qnetx]

I had a BlackRapid that came undone once and luckily I caught the camera in time, but at another time, the strap broke at the swivel, dropping the camera, and the camera lens was damaged. I will never use them again. Since then I’ve used Peak Design and haven’t had an issue.

[scotty]

I like my PD capture clip although was most unhappy on my last trip to London and discovered one of the threaded screws had gone AWOL, so had to use a couple of small cable ties to secure the clip onto my shoulder strap. Just had a thought instead of a stock camera strap that advertises you have an expensive camera, maybe get one that says "This is not a pro camera". Would be ideal for London as I got yellow carded at two locations on my last trip not for using a tripod, but in their words "because I was using a pro camera".

[Christographer_UK]

Interesting video Ben, well done. However, I think you missed an oppertunity here to expand your test. While using all these various systems, how easy & quick was it to mount your camera onto your tripod. If memory serves, you're using an ARCA comparable head & QR plate on all your cameras. In that scenario, the SpiderPro Holster would be a complete non-starter. The Peak Design Slide is a doddle with any QR plate or even an L Bracket. The basic way you used the Black Rapid Sport Breath, would also make it a real faff to unscrew the connector from the base of the camera & then fit your preferred QR plate. However, Black Rapid makes various sizes of Arca-Style Quick Release Camera Plates, including a 50mm square one the would I believe drop into your Peak Design Capture Clip. These Black Rapid plates have a conventional looking camera base locking screw with a built in flip-up D-ring that the Black Rapid's safety lock carabiner clips onto. Just undo the safety & unclip the strap & mount onto your tripod head. That quick transferability to tripod are one of the main reasons I use both Peak Design Slide & Black Rapid Sport. On occasion, you find me wearing both at once. One over each shoulder. Did you mention the the Slide can be worn as a sling as well as a neck strap, if you did, I must have missed it?

[josephasghar]

The canon strap has an eyepiece cover. That’s about all that’s going for it. A pal of mine had a blackrapid — his 5d3 and 70-200 smashed to pieces. I don’t put much trust in a system you have to lick as part of the deal. I’ve settled on optech gear, which is cheap and just works.

[andreaspetershtc]

you missed the best way to carry your camera using the peak design sling:
1. mount one peak design adapter to the right camera mount (seen from behind where the original strap would also be mounted)
2. mount the peak design arca swiss plate to the camera
3. mount the second peak design adapter to the left front corner (seen from behind) of the arca swiss plate.
4. make the strap long enough so that you can carry it diagonal over your left shoulder while your camera hangs at your right hip (the lens perfectly facing down)

[supertaufiqr]

One lesson that I learn is that to make sure that the capture clip is wide enough for your bag 😐

[photobatya]

The cuff is not good, because if camera hangs down, it just stops the blood in the arm. They even did’t thought about kind if stopper to prevent this. The belt the same. Very expensive seat belt.

[photobatya]

Spider makes a lot of sense, but the screw with the wench… absolutely facepalm, there screws with small handle built in, and you do mot need the wench