Photographic Adventures with a 3D Printer. Part 4: Adapting the Peak Design Capture Clip to Attach a Camera Strap

I like the design of Peak Design’s Capture Clip and in a few situations, on a rucksack strap for example, it is useful as it stands. However, it seems not to have been developed as a wider system, as has been done by China-based companies. The ProPad attachment is an exception although it now seems to be available in some countries but not others. I can find it on Peak Design’s UK website but not on the US version, and UK retailers appear to have stock. I will return to the ProPad in a future article.

With the Capture Clip there is no means of attachment of a camera strap such that the camera can either be used without encumbrance in the hand, attached to a tri/mono-pod or parked on the clip when not in use. Variations of the clips from other manufacturers have such provision. Therefore, I tried a number of methods to attach Peak Design Anchor Connectors to the clip. I eventually designed and built a 3D-printed plate which fits between the two halves of the Capture Clip bearing holes to which Anchor Connectors and, therefore, Peak Design straps (Slide and Slide-Lite) (which I use routinely).

I also noticed that it was easier to use the clip if the attachment had an area raised to be level with the entrance for the camera plate, especially with a freely-hanging clip on a strap. In other words, one dimension out of three is thus taken out while finding the point at which the camera plate slides into the clip. I also made sure that access to release the clip was not impeded. The attachment is also of a thickness such that the bolts do not protrude from the back of the clip.

Here is a short video:

How to Build Your Own

You can download stl files from Google Drive HERE. I used a Bambu Labs A1 3D-printer with the following settings: Smooth Plate; Bambu PLA Matte Filament; 0.4 Hot End; Preset 0.2 mm Strength plus the 25% sparse infill with gyroid pattern.