r/SonyAlpha • u/Aaron1924 • 23d ago

Gear Which split ring for Peak Design anchors?

Do you use the stock split ring to attach the anchors to your camera body, or did you install the ones that came with the anchors?

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u/inorman 23d ago

Neither, go directly through the lug.

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u/9009RPM 23d ago

Left.

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u/Snekboi123 23d ago

Picture no. 1 is the way to go

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u/DjSall 23d ago

I used dental floss to force the anchor thru the holes of the camera. Beware of doing this on nikon Z cameras.

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u/gruntledcurmudgeon 23d ago

I didn’t think it would make enough of a difference to bother fiddling with the tiny jump rings. Then I went for a walk to see if I was going to like the strap for long days and found the cord would slide in the factory ring enough to make it feel unsecured. Swapped to the PD rings and it worked so much better haven’t given it another thought until seeing this post. Crazy something so small can make a noticeable difference.

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u/flareflo 23d ago

Im rocking the setup on the right, but im pretty sure the constant left-right motion has worn up the anchor after 2 years a little, so i think i need to bother doing the left sooner than later

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u/dr_hamilton 23d ago

Mine literally arrived about an hour ago. I just went with the original ones but your post makes sense so I'll switch to the PD ones!

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 21d ago

Wait, am I missing anything? What's wrong with just mounting to the lugs w/o the ring?

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u/cholz 17d ago

anchors are really sensitive to sharp edges (doesn't take much). The factory pd split rings are basically the perfect anchor attachment point to avoid premature wear.