Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in
Peak Design has launched a new modular accessory called the Field Bracket on Kickstarter, combining an L-bracket, hand grip and mounting plate with a built-in slot for a dedicated finder tag. The design aims to solve the common problem of bulky, dangling trackers by integrating tracking directly into camera hardware, appealing to photographers and videographers who frequently misplace or lose their gear. Pricing starts at $150 for early Kickstarter backers, with a standard retail price of $149.95.
The system's centrepiece is the optional Beacon Finder Tag, which works with both Apple's Find My and Google's Find Hub networks, ensuring compatibility across iOS and Android. It runs on a replaceable CR2025 battery rated for up to six months and carries an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, sitting flush within the bracket's base plate. Beyond tracking, the Field Bracket supports additional accessories such as a finger grip and cheese plate via a tool-free "Field Latch" system, works with most ARCA-compatible tripods, and retains slots for Peak Design's own straps; however, brackets are moulded per camera model, with only the newest or near-newest bodies supported at launch.
- Peak Design's Field Bracket adds a built-in camera tracker slot
- Beacon Finder Tag works with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub
- Launched on Kickstarter from $150; retail price $149.95
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Peak Design is a company known for camera bags, straps and mounting accessories aimed at photographers and videographers. It has a track record of launching new products through Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform where customers pledge money upfront to help bring a product to market, often at a discount compared with the eventual retail price.
The Field Bracket is a camera accessory that attaches to the base and side of a camera body, combining several functions such as a hand grip, a mounting plate for tripods, and a slot for a small tracking device. Trackers like these use existing phone networks, such as Apple's Find My or Google's Find Hub, to help locate lost or misplaced items, a feature already familiar to many people from products like Apple's AirTag.
This matters because camera gear is expensive and easy to lose or have stolen, and photographers have traditionally had to attach bulky, separate tracking devices to their equipment as an afterthought. By building a tracker slot directly into essential camera hardware, Peak Design is aiming to make theft or loss protection a standard, less obtrusive part of a camera setup rather than an add-on.