POTN Op-Tech Pro Loop Strap Ordering Page [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

pcasciola

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:00

Ok everyone, the time has come. We're finally getting our P.O.T.N. Op-Tech Pro Loop straps!!!! :D

The members have voted for the logo to appear on the strap, and we are now taking orders. Here's the final logo that was selected in the poll:
http://www.casciola.com/potn/potnSmall.jpg

Nice and simple and matches the forum logo, and a little work with a red sharpie will give you the red Canon and line which we could not get because of the single color silkscreen limitation.

Here are the straps which are being custom made for us by Op/Tech. We are getting the Pro Loop model, now available in four colors as shown below:
http://www.casciola.com/pics/straps2.jpg

Click here for the full manufacturer specs (http://www.optechusa.com/product/detail/?PRODUCT_ID=23&PRODUCT_SUB_ID=&CATEGORY_ID=4)

Just for all to see, this is the final final version of the logo (in inverse color) which will be used by Op-Tech. It has a slightly stronger middle line so that in red color the line would show better: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/POTN_logo_PDF.pdf

The cost is $22 per strap for the U.S. and Canada and $27 per strap for all other countries. Shipping is included in both prices.

B&H charges $20 a piece for these straps without shipping, and international shipping is very expensive from them, so we are actually getting them cheaper than with the plain old Op-Tech logo on them.

The page I put up uses Paypal for all the payments, but this does not mean you have to set up a Paypal account to buy one. If you do not have a Paypal account and do not wish to open one at this time, just start your checkout process as normal and look for where it says:
http://www.casciola.com/potn/paypal.gif

This will enable you to pay by credit card rather than using a Paypal transfer. Either way, please make sure you have the correct shipping information in there at checkout time since the mailing labels will automatically printed through Paypal for most of the orders.

Thanks to Ian, Sheldon, Conk and Pekka for all the hard work they did putting this together.

Click here to order an official P.O.T.N. Op/Tech Pro Loop Strap
(http://www.procameragear.com/potn/)
Click here to check the status of your order (http://www.casciola.com/papp/orderStatus.jsp)

pierrot

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:16

Yeah, it's fun to order at this shop. So bad there's only one item in one size and one color... :rolleyes:

I would have spent much more than my 50 bucks, clicked on "continue shopping", but then realized I'd have no use of two dozens of those straps. Two are enough.

So, great, now we just have to be patient (hope that Phil will not fly away to Aruba with our cash!) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

psk4363

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:21

Thanks Phil for the time and effort you've put into this project - just ordered and paid for two. Looking forward to getting them.

Barry

CyberDyneSystems

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:32

Chazs

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 16:53

Hey, thanks all for doing this. I ran across the original "strap message" a few days ago and thought I had missed out on everything. Whew. Just ordered up my strap a minute ago. :) Thanks again.

CHUCK

IanD

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:42

Hey guys, many thanks. To Sheldon for taking over my part since work is starting to catch up to me. To Phil, the hard part is yet to come:) Hope you like lickin enveloped:) To conk for the design. To Pekka for giving us a place to be able to even do something like this. and of course to everyone that is buying the strap. I'll be looking for "The Strap" everywhere I go:)

CoolToolGuy

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:43

There has been some discussion about different printing, different color straps, etc. But if we go with this to get our feet wet, maybe we can go for a different option next time around. In fact, it might make for some exclusivity - each one is a limited edition, not to be repeated, so get it now.

My 2 cents - for my 2 straps.

Have Fun,

CoolToolGuy

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:06

Hey, I just noticed that this order page is in the EOS forum, and while the Pro strap is best on heavier cameras, shouldn't we have a tickler for the 'G' folks?

Another 2 cents.

Have Fun,

timmyquest

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:09

You can get this strap in any color you want, just so long as it's black. :D

I'll be ordering mine in a few days...good stuff.

Belmondo

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:10

Rick:
Every forum has an announcement at the top concerning the straps.

CoolToolGuy

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:19

Rick:
Every forum has an announcement at the top concerning the straps.

Tom,

Sorry - I looked at the top of the 'G' thread list, but not at the Announcements. :o

Have Fun,

defordphoto

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:21

Phil,... Ian, Sheldon, Conk and Pekka,.. this is soooo cool!
Thanks so much for taking all this on. I was going to order just two,. but last minute changed my moind.. THREE IT IS! :)

Awesome job guys. Thanks again.

Double ditto. Great job guys!!! These are awesome straps and the logo is the cherry on the cake.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

rebel61021

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 18:55

I would also Like to thank all the great people for a great Forum and now being able to show off the Forum when I am out shooting pictures this is a great place. Many Thanks to Pekka and Phil, Ian, Sheldon, Conk for the chance to get my Limited Edition P.O.T.N Camera Strap. Hey Phil you should number them and make a letter of authenticity so they can really become valuable...LOL

Feihung08

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 19:04

SWEET!!
I just pulled $20 bucks out of my "20D savings" to buy one of these straps! I figured since there is a 'limited time only' stamp on them I better get one now! Then I'll be able to throw it on right when I get my camera!!

<jumping up and down like an excited kid on Christmas morning!>

prime80

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 20:59

Just ordered mine...Figured I'd better join this forum right!

Michaelmjc

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 21:02

Looks awesome guys!

Cant wait to get mine.

Nightcrawler

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 21:09

Thanks so much Phil for taking all of this on. I was so excited about getting one when I first heard about it a few weeks ago. Now, it has finally come. I will definitely be looking around for fellow POTN heads, not sure there are many in Nebraska though.

jfrancho

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 21:53

When I asked my wife if I could order one, she said, "You're a dork," and rolled her eyes. I took that as a yes. I can't wait to get mine.

Belmondo

18th of March 2005 (Fri), 22:03

When I asked my wife if I could order one, she said, "You're a dork," and rolled her eyes. I took that as a yes. I can't wait to get mine.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
When it comes, she will be jealous. Maybe you should order two.

tommykjensen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 00:19

Placed order. Thanks to all involved, looking forward to receive the straps.

jyrgen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 01:04

I'd like to order one, but Estonia is not in the country list :(

Jonny

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 01:53

Ordered mine, thanks dude!
But i couldn't seem to find the cheap 100-400 L's in your store.....or the 15mm fish eye....or the 24-70....hmmmm damn shame.

chris.bailey

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 02:06

Nice one Phil. Cant wait!

jabtas

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 02:46

Just ordered mine :mrgreen: now lets all play "Spot The Strap", bet I don't see many in the UK.

Just think, everyone with a Canon camera will be paranoid cos we all will be staring at them and following them around, just to have a good look at the strap. :D :D :D

tommykjensen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 05:51

Hey, cool I just noticed the new link in the top of the forum :D

mikeg

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:18

Ordered mine.Thanks to all involved :D

xdjoynerx

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:33

wow! and only 20$. when is the final call for ordering?

CoolToolGuy

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:39

wow! and only 20$. when is the final call for ordering?

I believe the order page will be up for two weeks from Friday (yesterday).

Have Fun,

Tom W

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:46

So how do I order without Paypal being involved? I started to go through the "if you don't have a paypal account" procedure, but it still seems to be linking through paypal.

tommykjensen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:49

So how do I order without Paypal being involved? I started to go through the "if you don't have a paypal account" procedure, but it still seems to be linking through paypal.

Doesn't that just give You an option to use a credit card via paypal (without having/opening a paypal account)?

Tom W

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 06:57

That's the problem - I'm not going to give my credit card information to paypal.

tommykjensen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 07:07

That's the problem - I'm not going to give my credit card information to paypal.

Hmm, ok.

DReb-MO

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 07:08

Placed my order today. Anxious to get the strap. Too bad it won't be in time for my vacation trip in a week. Good things come to those who wait. I also like the Donation add to the order sheet and added a little thank you to my order for Pekka and the fine forum we have here.

DSMITH131

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 07:28

hope its not to late just ordered mine

roanjohn

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 07:29

:-( My paypal account is temporarily on hold!!! BOOOOO!!!!

This sux!!!! Now I don't know what to do....................

Ro1

prime80

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 08:03

When I asked my wife if I could order one, she said, "You're a dork," and rolled her eyes. I took that as a yes. I can't wait to get mine.

LOL...that sounds exactly like my wife!

pcasciola

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 08:09

:-( My paypal account is temporarily on hold!!! BOOOOO!!!!

This sux!!!! Now I don't know what to do....................

Ro1You should be able to just use a credit card as if you were not a Paypal customer by skipping the Paypal login.

ron chappel

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 08:49

Belmondo

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:10

The order is being placed for black straps. Have no worries.

prime80

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:11

:-( My paypal account is temporarily on hold!!! BOOOOO!!!!

This sux!!!! Now I don't know what to do....................

Ro1

If you have another email address you can use, just use it and select the "Not a Paypal Customer" option.

pcasciola

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:18

So.......are we really getting black ones?
Phil says "It's the one on the right, in black" , but the pic shows only red or green trimmed straps.

Also,how big is the logo? Bigger than the Optec label?Sorry if that was misleading. I meant the one on the right because that's the Pro Loop, and the picture shows both the Pro and the Pro Loop. That was the best picture I could find of the Pro Loop. I'll reword the original post to be a little more clear on that.

Op-Tech is only equipped for a single color silkscreen of 5.25" x .75", so about the same size as the Op-Tech logo in the picture from the looks of it.

scottbergerphoto

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:24

Thanks to all involved for your hard work. Order placed for 3.
Regards,
Scott

stoneylonesome

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:41

Thanks all for the hard work to make this possible, just ordered 2. I can see baseball caps on the horizon.. :lol: :lol: :lol: Put me down now for the cap :lol: :lol:

Wendy Lilygreen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:42

Hige thanks to all involved in this. My order is in. It occurred to me that with so many nice people, from so many nice places, who know the best things to photo, what about holiday swaps / visits? Or is that a silly idea?

Wendy

jaypie77

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:48

amazingimages@bellsouth.n

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 09:58

Thanks, I got 2.

Vegas Poboy

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:01

Thanks to everyone who is involved & yes I placed an order for one & plus a donation, I really believe this forum is one of the best on the net. Best of luck To everyone & happy shooting.

DocFrankenstein

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:24

How many straps do we have?

Belmondo

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:25

I will order later today but first... a QUESTION:

Do the snap-buckle plastic things every come undone by accident or cause trouble for people that have used these straps? I'd be concerned about catching the buckle with my sleeve and causing the camera to drop. Can somebody reassure me?

I've never had it happen. In fact, I really can't conceive of a situation where it would because you have to squeeze both sides of the clips to make them disengage. I don't think you could ever do that by accident.

Opinion only.

ohenry

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:26

Thanks for this offer. I bought one. Didn't need a strap, but the offer seemed to be too good to pass up :)

pradeep1

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:30

Very cool. Placing my order today. :)

tommykjensen

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:33

How many straps do we have?

They have not been manufactored yet so there will be the number people orders.

chris maddock

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:38

Nice job guys, now I can put the boring "old" Optech strap on the D30 backup cam - and the POTN one on the main body ;-)

Underpriced IMO, so I upped it a bit - good idea having a donation as an option in the cart ;-)

KRs
Chris

jboyd

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 10:43

ordered mine last night! can't wait for it to show up!

Jackie

elbirth

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 12:14

This is great, I was wondering if it was ever going to go anywhere from the original thread, and I'm glad to see that it is! I'm ordering mine right now.
I've only got a single 20D at the moment, so I only need one... maybe if I ever get a backup camera later down the road, we'll have a new edition strap or something :)

Also, I wish they wouldn't mind taking the extra effort to print 2 colors so we could have the red on there... wonder if my dad would have been able to print them had it been an option to order blank straps and get them printed elsewhere.
Oh well, it's great either way!

JeffS

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 13:43

I've placed my order for two, with a bit extra for the support of this site.

Thanks to all who've helped make this happen!

vandec1

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 14:05

Hi Guys!

Just ordered one and donated towards some running costs. I've been enjoying this site for a while now - it's a G R E A T resource and worth its weight in gold.

pcasciola

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 14:47

Welcome to the forum, vandec1, and thanks for the generous donation.

JeffS's order put us over 100 straps, an we're still in the first day. And a generous donation from JeffS as well.

txdude35

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 15:11

Just ordered mine. When can we expect to receive them?

pcasciola

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 15:32

When can we expect to receive them?We are having a 2 week ordering period, and Op/Tech's turnaround time for a custom strap order is about 2 weeks. So, I suspect the straps should start arriving in people's mailboxes in 5-6 weeks from today, maybe less if we can have Op-Tech ready to roll on the day we plan on ending the online ordering.

rfreschner

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 15:35

I meant the one on the right because that's the Pro Loop, and the picture shows both the Pro and the Pro Loop. That was the best picture I could find of the Pro Loop.

Thought of asking whether it was the Pro or Pro Loop when ordering last night, but just figured I'd wait and find out when it got here. Thanks to all for the work involved in getting this done! :)

rfreschner

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 15:40

Thought of asking whether it was the Pro or Pro Loop when ordering last night

Of course, if I had read the first post more carefully I would have seen that. That's what I get for reading these posts while watching TV and sipping beverages. :oops:

David_S

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 15:46

Heck I just returned the G6 today and bought a Panasonic FZ20 so I'm technically an outsider but for $20.00 I'll carry around the logo. I'm in for 1

Thanks,

DocFrankenstein

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 16:08

Strap + 5 bucks donation

Chris1le

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:05

One quick question. How is this order being shipped? I need to know whether to use my PO Box or street address.

DocFrankenstein

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:08

Are they ready yet? haha! :D

Pyromaniac

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:22

Just ordered myself one of those fine looking straps. Can't wait to see how many of them I can find at various events now.

The next contest we do should be "Spot the POTN strap".

IanD

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:41

I've never had it happen. In fact, I really can't conceive of a situation where it would because you have to squeeze both sides of the clips to make them disengage. I don't think you could ever do that by accident.

Opinion only.
I've been using my original OP Tech Pro Loop for a year now and have never had it "unclip". As my esteemed college said, it would take some pretty fancy work to acidently open it.

pcasciola

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:42

One quick question. How is this order being shipped? I need to know whether to use my PO Box or street address.They are all going to be shipped US Postal Service in a padded mailer. I'm not 100% sure on the mailer size yet, but the one I had priced out the postage with was about 10" x 14".

Belmondo

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:56

That would suggest to me that it's okay to use a P.O. Box. Any reason why not?

Bruce Hamilton

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 17:58

Order placed for 1 strap... :)

GeneMan88

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 18:07

WooHoo!!! 109 orders... when I ordered mine this morning, there were only 54 orders. Thanks to all that were involved in putting this together.

JSolie

19th of March 2005 (Sat), 22:41

Strap ordered + $5US for Pekka. Good job!

-- John

Paul_O

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 06:54

Great to see it's come to fruition, just ordered 1. Thanks to all who have put in the effort and made this happen.

cheers

Paul

johndm

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 07:15

Another one for the UK.... good job guys..:D

Harry Settle

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 07:53

Dear Pekka,

What a crummy place to do business. . . I ordered my strap a few minutes ago and haven't received it yet. . . are you guys trying to rip off us poor old photo-nuts?

flyfishnj

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 09:51

Does it come with the film can holsters? ;)

Bruce Hamilton

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 10:56

Dear Pekka,

What a crummy place to do business. . . I ordered my strap a few minutes ago and haven't received it yet. . . are you guys trying to rip off us poor old photo-nuts?

Yeah, really... Thought my cd-rom would've spit it out by now... :lol: :lol: :lol:

ILoutdoorcpl

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 10:56

Order placed. Thanks to all involved for all their time and effort.

Jim

hickory

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 10:59

When I asked my wife if I could order one, she said, "You're a dork," and rolled her eyes. I took that as a yes. I can't wait to get mine.

Add me to the list of Dorks!

Can't wait!

Olegis

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 11:41

Just saw this thread - I ordered mine on Friday, as soon as I saw the red "P.O.T.N. Op-Tech Strap Ordering Page is open - ORDER NOW!" link at the top of the forums.

I would like to thank to Ian, Phil and to everyone else who was and still is involved ! Thank you guys ! :D

vandec1

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 12:01

Welcome to the forum, vandec1, and thanks for the generous donation.

JeffS's order put us over 100 straps, an we're still in the first day. And a generous donation from JeffS as well.

pcasciola - Thanks for the warm welcome! Hopefully, this and other future merchandising offers can help fund the POTN in the longer term. vandec1

rpcm

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 12:04

Just showed my wife the quote about 'Dorks' and she said 'yees I should think quite a lot of us have said that'. (I ordered mine yesterday while she was out . :lol::lol::lol: )
As mentioned earlier I also like the idea of a hat.
Thanks to everyone who has been involved

Conk

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 12:59

Did the donation thing but must wait for payday for the ordering. Also I would like to say that everyone has been so kind with thanking a few of us involved in the design and organization of the strap. Thanks very much. That is all about being part of the forum. It is my pleasure to help out and I'm sure that goes for the rest of us who made it happen. There were many of us who took part who's names were not mentioned. Meaning all those who posted and were involved in the polls. If it weren't for those people, none of this would have happened. This was purely a POTN members effort and none of us should be singled out. Thanks to everyone. :D

Harry Settle

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 13:08

Yeah, really... Thought my cd-rom would've spit it out by now... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Another good point, no special download discount.

PM107

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 13:08

One ordered. Many thanks for organising.....

flyfisher

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 14:22

Orderd one and $5. for Pekka thanks to everyone who took it upon themselves to organize this.

paladin

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 14:36

Well, y'all got my 2 cents + also :D :D

Thanks to all involved and especially to Pekka for providing a fun and informative forum.

Paladin

boomer1959

20th of March 2005 (Sun), 21:45

This is a great idea. I've ordered and paid for mine and can't wait to get it. :D

davepop

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 02:39

Thanks for this. I've placed my order.

Now can I have some big lenses with the form logo on?

Jussuff

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 02:49

Just ordered two of the straps. Great system though. Thank you for organising this! Looking forward to receive "OUR" forum straps. :D

Best,
J.

JAZZ D.P.G.

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 04:31

Phil, and everybody involved:

Thanks for the great work. These will be a pleasure to show off, and will assist (hopefully) with identifying fellow POTN users in my travels.

Geeat idea putting the DONATE field in as well. Some of us do not use paypal, and this made it easier to donate to the site.

GREAT work, all.

Regards,

Scottes

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 06:23

Finally got around to orering mine... Sweet!

dphotomania

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 06:25

I ordered 2 yesterday too, hope it gets here before my vacation. :D

cmM

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 10:25

ordered a couple... can't wait... it's about time to retire the poor ol' Canon straps anyway :D

BigRed450

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 10:31

Thanks All, Great work. I ordered mine on Friday as well. I'm in for a hat...

Scottes

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 10:31

ordered a couple... can't wait... it's about time to retire the poor ol' Canon straps anyway :D
You're still using the Canon strap?? Oh man, just wait until you get this Optech strap... They are *so* nice...

Feihung08

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:25

You're still using the Canon strap?? Oh man, just wait until you get this Optech strap... They are *so* nice...
This will be my first "non-kit" strap as well. Will it really make that much of a difference?? Plus I see there's some kind of 'hand strap' that ties to your hand instead of a long loop around your neck?!? Seems handy. Any of you guys/girls use those?

chris.bailey

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:27

183 ordered, glad these are going to be well spread out or they would be commonplace :-)

Belmondo

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:29

This will be my first "non-kit" strap as well. Will it really make that much of a difference?? Plus I see there's some kind of 'hand strap' that ties to your hand instead of a long loop around your neck?!? Seems handy. Any of you guys/girls use those?

I would hazard a guess that most people using a 1-series body use the hand strap. Also, I believe a lot of people using battery grips on the various smaller SLRs also use the hand strap. It just makes handling the camera a lot easier, especially when you are trying to use the thumb wheels while zooming or focusing with your other hand.

cmM

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:37

yea I thought about hand straps as well, but when you carry more than one body in the same time, I don't know how confortable it would be carrying/switching both cameras. I usually have one camera on one shoulder, and the other around my neck or on the other shoulder (I can switch them real quick)

Belmondo

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:40

For anyone not familiar with the Canon Hand Strap, you should be aware that it has an extra loop on it to attach the neck strap to, so you can have both.

CyberDyneSystems

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:41

I am one of the few that has not gone the hand strap route,..

But these Op-tech straps ae an absolute must. Yes,. the difference is HUGE!

elbirth

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 11:44

cool, I wasn't aware that the straps we'll be getting have a hand strap as well. I've often wondered if one would do me any good, since the only thing I ever use my neck strap for is to throw the camera over my shoulder... yes, I'm using the included strap with my 20D, and I really like it, actually. The rubber underside is great for making sure it doesn't slip off my shoulder, and since I never put it around my neck, the uncomfortableness (is that a word?) of it isn't an issue... for now, at least

pcasciola

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 12:03

cool, I wasn't aware that the straps we'll be getting have a hand strap as well. It doesn't. I think people are just saying the strap we are getting can still be used in conjunction with the hand strap, because the Canon hand strap provides and extra slot on the buckle so both can be used.

Feihung08

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 12:26

It doesn't. I think people are just saying the strap we are getting can still be used in conjunction with the hand strap, because the Canon hand strap provides and extra slot on the buckle so both can be used.
First, thanks for the info belmondo!

Second, should I venture out and pick up an Op-tech "hand strap" to go with my new POTN strap?!? Or will any of them do??

Bluelens

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 13:05

Just ordered my strap and added in the $5 donation.

Thanks all!

MazerRakhm

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 14:45

Order placed with a little extra in the tip jar!

Thanks guys!

Pekka

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 14:52

I ordered 5 :)

elbirth

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 14:58

It doesn't. I think people are just saying the strap we are getting can still be used in conjunction with the hand strap, because the Canon hand strap provides and extra slot on the buckle so both can be used.

ahh, I see.
How much does a hand strap usually cost? And can you include one at no extra charge in my order? :lol:

toddb

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 15:42

Funny, I've been thinking about getting one of these for about a year now...this pushed me over to the got to have.

Scottes

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 15:47

I really can't believe how many have been ordered. Moday at 3:00 PM - 188.

If you had asked me weeks ago I would have guessed 40, maybe 50 total.

Harry Settle

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 16:00

I really can't believe how many have been ordered. Moday at 3:00 PM - 188.

If you had asked me weeks ago I would have guessed 40, maybe 50 total.

Maybe something like a quality ball-cap isn't out of the question.

ssim

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 16:45

Wow. Way to go everyone. We are now at 200. This is much better than I had ever imagined.

cmM

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 16:58

do we have an idea how long it will take? There's no rush, I'm just anxious http://www.chicagohotness.com/modules/Forums/images/smiles/bounce.gif

HJMinard

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 17:32

Funny, I've been thinking about getting one of these for about a year now...this pushed me over to the got to have.

Ditto ... something I've been intending to buy for awhile ... the POTN graphics are wonderful icing on the cake. A sincere "thanks" to all those involved in making it happen.

ssim

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 18:09

do we have an idea how long it will take? There's no rush, I'm just anxious http://www.chicagohotness.com/modules/Forums/images/smiles/bounce.gif

I am working with Op Tech and have supplied with camera ready artwork. To be honest we didn't expect the response we did so I will be talking to them tomorrow so see how their supply is.

We are trying to get this done as quickly as possible. While we can get them geared up we really can't officially push the button with them until the two week period of ordering is over if they are going to manufacture these in one run. If they are willing to do the order in a split run then we may be able to get some done earlier.

Of course you know the impatient people with the weird emoticons get served last.:lol: :lol:

rg-tom

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 18:14

phew i thought this was near the end of the 2 weeks, ive got plenty of time! Im strapped for cash at the minute but will grab one asap :)

tom

cmM

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 18:17

Of course you know the impatient people with the weird emoticons get served last.:lol: :lol:

Ever seen "Chucky" ? He's nothin compared to my emoticons http://www.cmuntean.net/images/smilies/dark.gif I want my straaaaap!

LOL j/k :-P

IanD

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 18:21

Ever seen "Chucky" ? He's nothin compared to my emoticons http://www.cmuntean.net/images/smilies/dark.gif I want my straaaaap!

LOL j/k :-P
Too funny:):):):):):):):)

DocFrankenstein

21st of March 2005 (Mon), 22:34

Ever seen "Chucky" ? He's nothin compared to my emoticons http://www.cmuntean.net/images/smilies/dark.gif I want my straaaaap!

LOL j/k :-P
LOL! :D

HKFEVER

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 03:54

Nice and simple and matches the forum logo, and a little work with a red sharpie will give you the red Canon and line which we could not get because of the single color silkscreen limitation.

Love the strap. Any chances to ask the supplier for 2 colour silk screen? :D

ssim

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 04:55

Love the strap. Any chances to ask the supplier for 2 colour silk screen? :D

We had gone over this with the manufacturer and the choice is one color of silk screening only. That is why we had two different color choices in the poll that we had ran.

dphotomania

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 05:44

Of course you know the impatient people with the weird emoticons get served last.:lol: :lol:

I didnt use any weird emoticons, can you mail me 2 first. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Damn, I used emoticons...... :p

VesselinG

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 05:49

I'll try to order mine next month.. is it possible not to pay by paypal?

pcasciola

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 06:13

I'll try to order mine next month.. is it possible not to pay by paypal?This is a one time group purchase and we are planning on ending the ordering on April 1st. Currently, all payments are handled through Paypal, but this does not mean you need a Paypal account. You can also use a credit card.

Just as a note to everyone else, we are not sure of an actual ship date yet for all the straps, but I am currently estimating April 20th, since Op-Tech has indicated they need two weeks to make them with the custom silkscreen and we will be placing the order on April 1st. I will continue to update the first post on this thread with the order counts and more definitive dates as we get them from Op-Tech.

ssim

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 06:14

I'll try to order mine next month.. is it possible not to pay by paypal?

Phil has an option on the ordering page for persons who do not have a paypal account.

This ordering page is only going to be active for two weeks. Don't wait too long as you might lose the opportunity.

Jon

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 07:47

Just ordered 3 . . . glad I wasn't out sick for the whole order period (just a cold, but really dragged me down).

lost

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 07:53

Wooohooo just ordered mine. Cant wait.

VesselinG

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 08:15

Thats sad... Appears I'm not gonna have one :(

Stosh

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 08:16

2 straps + 5 bucks.

A deal considering what POTN gives to us. GREAT IDEA !!!

robvonk

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 12:01

Question for shipping. If i order more than one, the customs here will charge me extra tax for the strap unless someone writes less value on the package...

You can import stuff lower than 22 euro, say 25 dollar without paying tax. Is it possible to write a lower value on the package?

pcasciola

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 12:24

I was planning on declaring $10 per strap as the value for the international shipments, since that is roughly the base price of the strap before all the other costs (silkscreen, shipping, packaging, paypal fees, etc.), and I was planning on marking them all as gifts on the customs forms, because that's what it really amounts to. We are really just making a group purchase on the straps, not selling them for a profit, so it shouldn't be a problem.

xstrio

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 16:45

ive just ordered one for myself, my necks really sore

fiery360

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 17:33

Thank you! Placed an order for one!

apple

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 19:47

My sister's initials are EOS and she is always trying to claim my camera for herself. Now I can prove the camera is all MINE! MINE! MINE!! MWAH HA HA HA HA!

charlesu

22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 20:58

Glad you left this up a few days. I kept meaning to order and FINALLY did it this evening.

Dmclogger

23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 01:06

Will this strap work well with the Canon hand strap?

robvonk

23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 01:29