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by Phreaker00 1259 days ago
Stream deck was a surprisingly good buy for me as well, although in 2020. Previously I had a keyboard with a lot of macro keys, but that died and I didn't want to go without the handy shortcuts I've set up. Now I'm using the stream deck for much more than what my keyboard offered.

In terms of best buy in 2022 was the Peak Design Capture Camera Clip. For a photographer it's amazing to not have the weight of the camera around your neck but securely attached to my backpack strap. The ease of attaching and removing the camera makes me actually use it more on hikes.
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codetrotter 1259 days ago
> Previously I had a keyboard with a lot of macro keys […] Now I'm using the stream deck for much more than what my keyboard offered.

Would like to hear more details about what you and OP and others use the stream deck for. I’m trying to understand what it can do that a regular keyboard plus macros couldn’t.

I guess convenience is also a big part of it.

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PebblesHD 1259 days ago
It’s really just a dynamic macro pad in a really polished overall product platform. No more guessing what blank button does what.

The killer feature for me is that it can also be an output device with the right tweaks, so for my use case in triggering long running jobs, the icon on the appropriate button updates to indicate the job is in progress and then again when it completes.

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theshrike79 1259 days ago
If it detects I have Zoom running all the relevant Zoom buttons appear, mute mic & camera on/off being the ones I use most.

For regular use it talks to Apple Music and shows me next/prev/play buttons, with the current album cover as the play button.

I can use it to adjust my Philips Hue lights or set Home Assistant variables directly.

For work I have the most used intranet sites as buttons (Jira, Confluence, version control, etc).

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madscphoto 1257 days ago
The capture clip is also something I'm eyeing. Have you used it with a larger lense like a 24-70 or 70-200?
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a10c 1245 days ago
Just saw this. I have a capture clip with a DSLR and 24-70mm. Depending on your bag setup, you might need to opt for the Pro Pad to give a bit more stability (https://www.peakdesign.com/products/propad). I've been quite happy with mine.
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