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Bit annoying to be kicked out when I’m a big contributor. Not that desperate to get back in if you treat subscribers like that.
Seems like maybe it was a MacRumors purge.
Yep, they are too hoity toity for the Macrumors crowd
Yeah but even here in London itself, with 15%-off discount code the Ryan London one is £50.15, so A$170 (~£70) is not too bad. Only leather silicon button case there is right now, so no choice if its leather you want with said button.
I'll add some pics of my black when it arrives early next week. ;-)
Ordered a thin Pitaka, supposed to be here today, now looking like Monday
Which one did you go for?Ordered a thin Pitaka, supposed to be here today, now looking like Monday
...actually it's only A$117.30 (~£59) using code 15OFF – pretty good shipping price for Oz, IMO:
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I finally swooped up a 16 Pro at a great price, Thanks Swappa! The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the color, Desert Titanium, but I wasn't too worried about it since I would be using a Peel Case.
I did some searching on skins, specifically camera area skins and landed on the D Brand linked above.
I went with Matte black and just wanted the back skin, not the full coverage. Anyway, the shipping was quick (3 days to me in Iowa), and when the package arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the packaging and they also included an extra full coverage kit as well. Full coverage means it also covers the sides of the phone and not just the back and camera area.
That meant I now had 2 shots at getting the camera area perfect and the future option of covering up the sides.
Anyway, I was stoked to be able to get a black/gold look for this phone with no branding showing when the case is off as well.
Installation was 95% easy, until it came down to smoothing out the contoured area around the camera. A hairdryer and patience made quick work of it though.
Installation instructional video:
Camera install, it helped to have a small dental pick to press everything down in those tight spaces.
Full back install, again hairdryer helped lay the skin down around the camera area and activate the adhesive while leaving the thin skin area pliable.
Side View
All wrapped up and a rear view with the peel case on.
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I finally swooped up a 16 Pro at a great price, Thanks Swappa! The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the color, Desert Titanium, but I wasn't too worried about it since I would be using a Peel Case.
I did some searching on skins, specifically camera area skins and landed on the D Brand linked above.
I went with Matte black and just wanted the back skin, not the full coverage. Anyway, the shipping was quick (3 days to me in Iowa), and when the package arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the packaging and they also included an extra full coverage kit as well. Full coverage means it also covers the sides of the phone and not just the back and camera area.
That meant I now had 2 shots at getting the camera area perfect and the future option of covering up the sides.
Anyway, I was stoked to be able to get a black/gold look for this phone with no branding showing when the case is off as well.
Installation was 95% easy, until it came down to smoothing out the contoured area around the camera. A hairdryer and patience made quick work of it though.
Installation instructional video:
Camera install, it helped to have a small dental pick to press everything down in those tight spaces.
Full back install, again hairdryer helped lay the skin down around the camera area and activate the adhesive while leaving the thin skin area pliable.
Side View
All wrapped up and a rear view with the peel case on.
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That's what I'm in now. Been a leather case for forever and this year I've been in Thinny thin cases most. Now in the Thin black pitaka that has the grey camera lip. Matches so perfectly with the Natty TI. Also have been using the Latercase a ton. They are fun as well.Ordered a thin Pitaka, supposed to be here today, now looking like Monday
Got the Benks Prestige in today. Only thing I’m not impressed with at first impression is the loose buttons that rattle and move a lot.
I really like the weight, fit and thickness of the case. Trying to decide whether I’ll try to ignore the loose buttons, try an exchange or return.
Anyone get one that has firm buttons? Those with more experience with Benks cases, is this just how their floating buttons always are?
I really like the weight, fit and thickness of the case. Trying to decide whether I’ll try to ignore the loose buttons, try an exchange or return.
Anyone get one that has firm buttons? Those with more experience with Benks cases, is this just how their floating buttons always are?
I think my Benks is lost in China somewhere
from now on, if it ships from China, I'm not buying it
Im thinking of cancelling mine in favour of Ryan London.I think my Benks is lost in China somewhere
Yes for a while then will sell on. Really difficult to return Benks as you have to send back to China
For sure! Will throw some up in a bit!
This year has been the most annoying one ever for cases. Much worse than the action button, in my opinion. Really hard to find one that checks all my boxes.
Unless Caudabe or Phone Rebel release their cases with a CC button, I'm not buying anymore crap.
The Ryan London is looking really solid. Mine is coming on Monday.
I had two Benks Pro cases last year and both had rattly buttons that were misaligned. I keep saying it, but they really need to up their QC game. I’m tired of returning their cases.