tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post3530007468668731692..comments2023-11-30T08:33:44.767+00:00Comments on Lighting Mods: PacSafe The New CarrySafe100Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-63688300768223551732011-08-17T19:00:54.257+01:002011-08-17T19:00:54.257+01:00I can really appreciate your post. I seriuosly loo...I can really appreciate your post. I seriuosly looked into the camera strap too. My wife has a small waist pack of theirs and the fabric wore thru from the cable rubbing FROM THE INSIDE. Still functional but looks like crap.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500124625021863095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-71186310361725821682008-08-01T23:38:00.000+01:002008-08-01T23:38:00.000+01:00I'm glad you are happy with the PacSafe strap. Rev...I'm glad you are happy with the PacSafe strap. Reviews like yours and several others that had very favorable things to say about the unit gave me the confidence to go ahead and get one. I purchased the new-style strap at my local REI, brought it home and ran it through a fair amount of testing to gain confidence in its abilities to hold my 1DmarkII bodies and L-glass. I found the strap fairly comfortable, and seemingly secure enough to trust as my primary strap during a trip to southeast Asia. <BR/><BR/>The strap is being returned after using in the field for 10 days.<BR/><BR/>Garbage. Poorly built. Zero reliability. Nearly cost me $5000.00 US dollars in lost equipment. I've tried to contact the company 3 times since retuning, and I have received exactly ZERO response. No offers to stand behind their product and replace, no suggestions to return to place of purchase. Nothing. It's not the end of the world...it's only $20 lost, but it is a VITAL accessory. <BR/><BR/>I was working in fairly hot, humid conditions, mostly in the floating villages of northern Cambodia. On several occasions, the strap simply came undone. The strap locks did not hold. I found that I had to constantly check to see if the strap was secure. The final failure came when the strap's stitching broke completely and the camera/lens fell to the ground from my shoulder. This was not a small fall, as I am 6'3". This was a complete failure of the equipment. Upon looking at the unit further, it is my personal opinion that this strap was never designed to hold more than a small camera. I would very strongly discourage anyone from using this with anything weighing more than a couple of pounds, or 1kg. I was quite fortunate that the camera fell while I was on a hard floor of a barge, not in my typical position over or quite near the water. This would have been a disaster. <BR/><BR/>I really don't want to be the bad guy here, and I'm not some nut ranting on the internet. I have over 25 years of shooting experience and have used many, many different types of straps. This is the first ever that has completely failed like this. Others should be aware of potential limitations. I might indeed be a bit frustrated that the company has refused to acknowledge my inquiries, but that has not impacted these comments. Bad product design is bad product design. Zero customer service, is zero customer service. I've canceled my plans to acquire additional PacSafe products. Hopefully there are other solutions out there for security products. <BR/><BR/>Rant over. Time to go back to the other proven straps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983945462069753880.post-19215275667191450102008-06-20T22:21:00.000+01:002008-06-20T22:21:00.000+01:00Here is another of your posts which is very intere...Here is another of your posts which is very interesting.<BR/>I am sure all these posts give you a lot of work, like writting down everything, shooting, re-writting, spelling and so forth.<BR/>Keep the good work Rui.<BR/>:)Antonio Correiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987478011807297961noreply@blogger.com