Free quality dSLR camera strap (no not dodgy :P )

Thirdfox · 30-01-2009 3:35am #1

see here:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30663210

I don't think smugmug would trick people

and they have shipped to England/India and apparently Sweden too...

Enjoy

Thirdfox · 30-01-2009 9:36am

Oh and in case anyone thought "I don't want to register on smugmug just for a strap" - the terms state that you can just name a photo forum and they'll ship it out to you... and it seems that dpreview.com is accepted.

I just bought a new 2nd hand camera that needs a strap, happy days.

Stephen · 30-01-2009 10:24am

Very nice. Just applied for one there. Nikon straps are rubbish :pac:

Mycroft H · 30-01-2009 12:25pm

Thirdfox wrote: »

Oh and in case anyone thought "I don't want to register on smugmug just for a strap" - the terms state that you can just name a photo forum and they'll ship it out to you... and it seems that dpreview.com is accepted.

I just bought a new 2nd hand camera that needs a strap, happy days.

Will they accept this forum!

hopelessOne · 30-01-2009 2:12pm

I'm a Smugmug user and got my free strap last year.

Amazing strap -- absolutely love it. Lovely soft stretchy neoprene material that is easy on the neck and it absorbs some of the weight on the camera too. I don't actually use the strap too often but it beats every other standard strap.

Go get one if you can...

Thirdfox · 30-01-2009 2:20pm

Landyman: ha - you could try it

I only know people have used dpreview successfully.

hopelessOne: any chance of a pic to show us what it's like?

Ricky91t · 30-01-2009 4:52pm

Enter my Dpreview user and link or just my user name?
I did one with just "dpreview.com" is that what you did?

Thirdfox · 30-01-2009 11:56pm

On my reading of the requirements - the website name is enough (I put down dpreview.com too)

challengemaster · 31-01-2009 12:02am

I picked up a nice canon neoprene one last year for my 400D, so comfy. But a smiley face = epic pwn.

Cheers Thirdfox!

jaqian · 31-01-2009 10:21am

I used PhotoCamel.com said they ship it

Mustn't matter what site you say.

GhostInTheRuins · 31-01-2009 12:33pm

I entered boards for the laugh. Fingers crossed

Thirdfox · 16-02-2009 11:02pm

Just an update guys - got my strap today...and yes it is much much much better than the standard Nikon one. (I'm located in the US right now so shipping to Ireland may take longer...)

Ricky91t · 16-02-2009 11:07pm

Was just about to go searching for this!Thanks for bumping it up
Has anyone in Ireland received it yet?

GhostInTheRuins · 17-02-2009 12:16am

Nope, I didn't get any email or anything from them, did you guys?

Arciphel · 17-02-2009 10:02am

I've gotten nothing either

Thirdfox · 17-02-2009 12:21pm

You don't get an e-mail, they just send it out to you...

GhostInTheRuins · 18-02-2009 2:21pm

I just got mine in the post.

It looks like a really good quality strap. Not bad for free anyway.

Ricky91t · 18-02-2009 3:10pm

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

I just got mine in the post.

It looks like a really good quality strap. Not bad for free anyway.

Nice!
Hopefully mine might arrive today,think the post has come though:pac:

robinph · 02-03-2009 11:49am

Had completly forgotten about this, but just got mine through the post box this morning. Great value for free stuff.

challengemaster · 02-03-2009 1:15pm

Just got mine today too. Smiley face on camera stap = win

soccerc · 02-03-2009 1:31pm

Mine arrived this morning too, not a bad strap in fairness.

Crispin · 02-03-2009 1:50pm

me too. not bad for nothing

thanks to the OP for spotting this one

Arciphel · 02-03-2009 1:51pm

Big thanks to the OP, got mine today! :pac::pac::pac: comfy out!

Thirdfox · 02-03-2009 2:22pm

No problems guys - I would have posted it on the freebie list on the bargain alerts forum but there's always prats there who order 50 of the same items just because it's free. And these straps are quite nice - want to make sure they'll be actually used by someone

PaulieC · 02-03-2009 2:55pm

oh great, I hope mine comes soon. I hate the strap that Canon provide

Thirdfox · 02-03-2009 3:01pm

Less of a thief magnet too! Now we'll just be carrying "Smug-mug" brand cameras around

The old Nikon strap has been relegated to my FE film camera (no-one wants to steal that!

)

Nisio · 02-03-2009 3:11pm

so is it safe to assume that someone spotted with a smug-mug strap is a boardsie?

Overblood · 02-03-2009 3:13pm

Got mine today, it's cool!

kensutz · 02-03-2009 3:25pm

Just woke up and my new strap was waiting for me.

GhostInTheRuins · 02-03-2009 3:28pm

Nisio wrote: »

so is it safe to assume that someone spotted with a smug-mug strap is a boardsie?

I'd say it's quite likely :cool:

Ricky91t · 02-03-2009 4:35pm

Got mine today!So much more comfy than the 20D one!Cheers thirdfox!Amazed to see $3 of stamps on it..can't be cheap :eek:Didn't get the stickers though.

PaulieC · 02-03-2009 4:55pm

damn, can't wait to get home now!

(yes, my life is that empty

)

Pigwidgeon · 02-03-2009 5:04pm

got mine today too! thanks thirdfox!

xshayx · 02-03-2009 5:08pm

cambo_gueno wrote: »

damn, can't wait to get home now!
(yes, my life is that empty )

"

Thirdfox · 02-03-2009 5:20pm

Nisio wrote: »

so is it safe to assume that someone spotted with a smug-mug strap is a boardsie?

Lol so it's more of a boardsie's strap

- could be our secret code/handshake...

PaulieC · 02-03-2009 6:17pm

yay for free stuff ! thanks TF

Mycroft H · 02-03-2009 6:30pm

Yea mine arrived in the post today. Seems to be great quality for the eh, freeness

. I love free stuff

Stephen · 02-03-2009 6:59pm

Got mine today too - far superior to the Nikon ones I have

Alfie1 · 02-03-2009 7:01pm

I got mine today also :cool:

Thanks again Thirdfox

GhostInTheRuins · 02-03-2009 7:06pm

I don't know why mine came two weeks earlier than nearly everyone else, maybe it was something to do with the website you entered?

JohnK · 03-03-2009 1:43am

Got mine today too

Thanks OP!

conical · 03-03-2009 11:36am

Got mine yesterday! they spent $3 on postage -nice one!

Thanks OP!

Sleepy · 03-03-2009 12:00pm

Got mine yesterday too!

hopelessOne · 03-03-2009 12:35pm

Thirdfox wrote: »

Lol so it's more of a boardsie's strap - could be our secret code/handshake...

Hey! Some of us were Smugmug users before we discovered boards.ie! I used to feel special with my Smugmug strap now it seems they'll give them out to anyone ;-)

It's a great strap though.

xshayx · 03-03-2009 8:38pm

Arrived

Thanks Daniel

jaqian · 04-03-2009 12:09am

Got mine today, was beginning to think it would never arrive

Really comfortable only one thing could make it better if it had Boards.ie on it instead

With everyone here having the strap, if I see anyone on the street wearing one I'll know chances are its a boardsie

King Eric · 04-03-2009 12:32am

Anyone else's envelop addressed as "Free Ireland" ?

made me giggle

jaqian · 04-03-2009 9:58am

King Eric wrote: »

Anyone else's envelop addressed as "Free Ireland" ?

made me giggle

Didn't even notice that. Have to say fair play to Smug Mug for this must have cost them a fortune.

joolsveer · 04-03-2009 10:01am

I got mine yesterday. I must try it out now. An excuse to take a few snaps I think.

sheesh · 10-04-2009 10:23am

Got this today applied for it when i saw the post

artyeva · 10-04-2009 6:03pm

got mine last week - so comfy!!!:D am well impressed with the quality too.

thanks so much to whoever originally posted about this :pac:

Free quality dSLR camera strap (no not dodgy :P )

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