The more conventional view.

An afternoon at the seaside brightened up by some members of the 1066 H.O.G Chapter and their bikes . Some of which combine art, engineering and sculpture to be mobile artworks IMHO

That was always my feeling with any system using the plastic snap buckles - The other downside with them was that even if you unbuckled to use the camera on say a tripod I was always left with two lengths of webbing and half the buckle attached to the camera and getting in the way , which to my mind partially defeated the object of them being there in the first place .

I would wholeheartedly agree with Robi , Peak design is our current go too system . Between us we have a number of bodies (K3 - Q's) and find the Peak system adaptable , flexible . unobtrusive and comfortable . Not cheap - but the quality and design makes it worth it .

Previously we had both used a brand mentioned previously in this thread and in a two year period both of us had experienced the component threaded into the tripod socket becoming seriously loose - whilst neither of us ever got to the point of a body falling off it was close enough for us to go down the Peak route .

It would be nice if these guys were red and not grey but they provide amusement and good wildlife practice subjects whilst at my desk.

The real deal

It's an organised shoot put together by the The Lightning Preservation Group - https://lightnings.org.uk/ at Bruntingthorpe airfield . We have done a couple ,they usually take place in November as far as I am aware . Well worth it ,two Lightnings on full afterburner is incredible.

Pair of Lightnings at Bruntingthorpe recently.







The power of the afterburner.

A series at the QRA Shed with renactors in period kit,

Our 2 year old KS2 is back in for repair for the second time with an aperture block problem - I cannot comment about the internals however externally and spec wise it is very similar - we chose to go the KP route . Hope this helps

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