FALCAM F38 Quick Release Kit for Backpack V2 with Locking Gasket Compatible with Standard ARCA - Swiss Sizes, Bearing 30kg-New Version

This Ulanzi FALCAM F38 camera capture clip has 2 parts: 1) a capture base that attaches to a strap such as your backpack shoulder pad and 2) a small plate that screws into your camera via the tripod mounting threads that fits into the capture base. What sets this camera capture clip apart from other brands/design is the unique cable/lanyard design.Other camera capture clip uses a large plate that goes behind your strap that clamps to the top capture clip. This instead the Ulanzi capture clip has 3 “layer” design. You have the bottom part which is the plate (held via cables) that goes behind the strap. Then you have a middle part where the cable slots into. Then lastly you have the top part where the camera plate connects to.Since the back plate is smaller, this allows the Ulanzi capture clip to feel more comfortable since you won’t feel the plate as much. Ulanzi does provide 2 different cables to allow the capture clip to fit different strap width and thickness. On top of that, the capture clip has 3 position you can slot the cable into, so it should fit all sorts of straps you’re planning on attaching it to. I don’t feel it’s difficult to setup the Ulanzi capture clip but it takes a little bit more effort compare to the simpler clamp design.The Ulanzi capture clip is compatible with other brand ARCA-SWISS capture clip plates as well. I currently own plates from PD and PGYTECH and they both fit without any issues. The Ulanzi capture clip plate (the part that goes onto the camera) is also ARCA-SWISS compatible.The release button is large and easy to push to release your camera. There’s a lock function on the release button, you just push down and the lock is engaged.There’s really only one con I would give the Ulanzi capture clip. The release button to open the top part from the middle part is on the top right side of the capture clip. So can be easy to accidently push that button and cause the top part to get loose. But luckily the design still allows the Ulanzi capture clip to stay firmly attached to the strap and you just push the top part back into place. Another con which is toward all capture clips, if using on a backpack, depending on how heavy your camera setup is, it could drag your back strap down to one side.I only used the Ulanzi FALCAM F38 camera capture clip for a few days so I can’t comment on it’s durability just yet. So far it’s working as I would like and I don’t have any issues with it or the design.

It's not the easiest thing to use, but it does work well. It can take some work to get "dialed" in on a strap but for MOST of the packs I've tried, once you get it dialed in, it works. I did have a couple straps that were a real pain, and one that I tried I never felt like I got it dialed in, seemed to slip a bit. So... for the ones I did get it to work on, which were most of what I use, I love it. Just know, it's not perfect on every strap out there. Not a knock against it, and I do like it, but I strongly recommend you try it RIGHT AWAY, during the Amazon 'return window,' on any strap you want to use it on, to make sure it will work for you!I don't hang large gear on this. I use it for Olympus EM-1 and OM-1 with small-ish zoom or prime. For that I like it a lot. It's become part of my go-to gear. BUT, with anything much heavier than the above, it really pulls on the camera pack/back. I don't think this is really this item's fault - it feels very solid. But if I've got my D750 with say a 135mm F2 (old school metal lens!!) on it ... its just a lot of weight pulling and potentially flopping around. As I do most hiking and with my lighter MFT gear (ie olympus DSLR) it works great - the flopping around isn't too bad. Just consider the size of gear you want to mount when considering this purchase.Within the above limits, though, it has been rock solid. I love it. It's easy to get the camera on and off the mount. The extra lock gives me the piece of mind to scramble around in the woods and not worry I'm going to knock it lose and drop a camera. For my Oly (M4/3) gear, I love to be able to have one body+ lens around my neck or on a sling, and another snapped to this. For instance, one body may have a 40-150mm F2.8 for birds I see, whereas the other has a 60mm macro for flowers. A Oly body with 60mmF2.8 is TOTALLY comfortable snapped to this on a backpack strap. Something like the Oly 7-14mmF2.8 is fine too. The 40-150 is pushing it, but can use this mount if I don't move a lot or if I move slowly. Running with that configuration, I'll just probably keep the 40-150 on the neck strap and pop the body with the 60mm on and off of this as I shoot with it.For comparison ... I tried my D750 (I shot Nikon FF before going MFT) with a couple lenses, like F4 wide angle, 24-120mmF4, 105mmF2.8 micro ... this clamp held the weight, but I was not a fan of that much weight/ size on this at all. Maybe it could work, but I didn't like it and wouldn't use it for that system with those lenses. Maybe a Z-series or something like Canon R5, with a short or mid-range prime might work better, i could see that as a maybe.I do LOVE that the plate is compatible with all my tripod arca clamps. I can snap cameras back and forth between a Falcom-style neck strap, this clamp, and my tripod or monopod while out in the woods and not think about what I'm putting where or whether something will hit the ground. This has been a game-changer for me. I love it.So why only 4 stars? Well, just because of some intrinsic limitations of the system / design, NOT because I have any problems with it. I love it, but I can't universally recommend it, particularly for those running heavier set-ups. As I use relatively lighter gear (ie MFT), it's awesome and I'd give it 5 stars there. But just not for heavier gear. If you are interested, do think about what size/ set-up of body+lens you will use with this, not just from a "will it hold it" standpoint, but "will it hold it AND BE COMFORTABLE on my shoulder/chest strap."

I actually bought it for use with some other equipment, and it works well. It is VERY tight, so it can be a little difficult to remove, but it gets the job done.I've used it with my 360 cameras, and it holds them well. It is durable, and well made.I would recommend it to those who have the use for it.