Which Pitaka? If it's the Pro 4 I'd hold off until they get their shipping sorted out. The order for my 15 PM MagEZ Case Pro 4 was placed on 11/2, arrived at the HK airport on 11/8 and remained there until yesterday 11/14 when it finally arrived at LAX. They seem to be overwhelmed at customer service as I've read elsewhere that my experience is not an isolated one.
Yep. I held it in my hand before I put it on the phone and thought it wasn't too bad. Once the weight of the phone is in there, it's a slippery sucker for sure.It's literally equivalent to a wet bar of soap
Same. Mine made it to LAX yesterday. Only 65 miles away now lol
In the YouTube comments someone said the metal camera ring rubbed on the lens surround and cracked their back glass. Yikes!Another KFC Rebel Gen 5 review
When you said this case is extremely tight, is it as tight as the Synthesis when taking on/off? Did you end up keeping it in your collection?Spigen ENZO coming in HOTT
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At the rate these are moving let's hope they arrive by Christmas... 😉
Not OP but I have both the Enzo and synthesis and the synthesis is way harder to get on and off. The Enzo is tight but a lot easier to remove (but still tight enough where it’s a very confident fit)
I emailed them to initiate my return of the Synthesis, stating the stiffness of the buttons as my reason. They responded (same day) that the buttons “typically take several days of use to break in”. While that might be true, I emailed back reiterating my request to return as that wasn’t my only reason. Hopefully the next email from them will include a return QR code. Im definitely keeping the Sheath though.
Noooo..... also have both; Synthesis is an entirely different league in terms of "death grip".
When I tried to return a Sheath a while back they wanted me to “use it for two weeks to get used to it”. I thought that was a strange request, but didn’t feel like arguing, so ended up giving it away. Not a big deal, but not an ideal response. I do realize they were in a very busy time a few weeks ago…
i’ve been using mine as my main case since they came out and i haven’t seen any problems. can’t see how the camera ring could damage the lens glass. i’m questioning that report.
Yeah, it seems odd. I also don’t know why someone would make that up, but hey it’s the internet.
The Enzo is a tight fitting case but not super tight like the Synthesis.
I have to agree with this. The camera ring doesn't even touch the glass or the raised camera platform. There is a 1mm gap between the raised camera platform and the entire case frame with metal ring that sits on top of the case frame.
Also, this review is trash. The PR Gen 5 is NOT perfect, but you gotta understand why some design decisions were made. The charge port cut out being small is to give more support structure for the bottom cover so it's not flimsy as there's less mass on the lower and upper "lips." Which then bring us to the complaint of it not having a top and bottom with no "raisivity"(Lol, you ain't Flossy), this has been a Phone Rebel design for awhile and something they promote as feature. He should have known this before buying. Then to complain the case is heavy, but ask to add more plastic to cover the camera ring from scratches. Only the Pitaka Pro has the plastic to protect the metal camera ring. Also to say the aramid is slippery? Compared to what other aramid case? Pitaka 600D and 1500D? Benks 600D? Spigen 1500D? Out all 5 of these case, the Gen 5 is the only one that has a legit textured feel. Yeah, i've tried them all.Another KFC Rebel Gen 5 review
totally agree. i have the enzo and pitaka 600d and you can’t feel any texture.
