Peak Design unveils modular Field Bracket system for photographers

Peak Design has introduced the Field Bracket, a brand new modular L-bracket system designed to present photographers extra flexibility when engaged on and off a tripod.

Unlike conventional L-brackets, that are sometimes mounted in place, the Field Bracket makes use of a modular design that enables customers to rapidly add or take away the upright part with out instruments. This lets photographers swap between a slim baseplate for on a regular basis capturing and a full L-bracket for portrait orientation on a tripod.

The system is constructed round a camera-specific baseplate, machined from recycled aluminium and formed to suit supported digicam our bodies. Peak Design says its new Field Latch mechanism permits the upright to be connected or eliminated in seconds, whereas additionally enabling it to be repositioned to offer clearance for tethering cables and different equipment.

Field Bracket can be designed to behave as the muse for a broader accent ecosystem. Optional add-ons embrace a Cheese Plate, which replaces the upright with a number of mounting factors for lights, microphones and screens, and a Hand Strap that integrates straight with the bracket for improved consolation throughout handheld capturing.

Peak Design has additionally launched the Beacon Finder Tag, which it says is the primary tracker designed to suit inside an Arca-compatible digicam plate. The slim monitoring gadget goals to assist photographers find misplaced gear with out including noticeable bulk.

The firm says the Field Bracket maintains entry to digicam controls and ports, whereas remaining suitable with Peak Design’s Capture Clip, digicam straps and a variety of third-party Arca-compatible equipment.

“The best camera accessories disappear into your workflow until you need them,” stated Peak Design founder and CEO Peter Dering. “Instead of asking photographers to permanently attach functionality they only use some of the time, we built a system that can transform in seconds while remaining just as rigid and dependable as a traditional L-bracket.”

The Field Bracket launches on Kickstarter on 21 July, marking Peak Design’s seventeenth crowdfunding marketing campaign.

Camera-specific variations will probably be accessible for chosen Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Leica cameras.

The Field Bracket has a beneficial retail worth of US$149.95 ($214 AUD), whereas non-compulsory equipment, together with the Cheese Plate, Hand Strap and Beacon Finder Tag, will begin from US$39.95 ($57 AUD).