A Happy Reader Shows Off Her Prize from DPS
Last month at DPS we held a competition for one lucky forum member to win a Nikon D60 DSLR. The competition was won by forum member BullDogMom.
She had only just purchased a DSLR so I offered her the chance to pick another item from Amazon to the same value as the D60. She chose to get a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens. This is a lens that I use and love and was the first L-series lens that BullDogMom owned!
Today she sent me an email to say that the lens had arrived and even included a picture of it (left).
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May 14th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
well done on winning the competition plus well done on the lens! i have one and i think its brilliant! you will enjoy it so much! :D
May 14th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Heh, Canon wins again! She didn’t want a Nikon, not even for free! Let the flames begin! :-D
–Klaidas
http://www.klaidas.lt
May 14th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I own Nikon D80… But I hate flamers or flaming, so just congrats to BullDogMom on her choice and on her good luck. BTW, Klaidas, I am watching your flickr right now! :-P
May 15th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Congrats on winning the contest…does that mean the D60 is still up for grabs in another contest???
May 15th, 2008 at 3:09 am
I’d say the D60 has just been changed by the lens, but a moderator or an administrator should confirm it.
Whichever it is, there will still be more contests, and more chances for you and others to win :)
–Klaidas
http://www.klaidas.lt
May 15th, 2008 at 4:32 am
It’s a shame that the prize of a competition can be changed just like that, and also to a totally different prize altogether. I don’t have anything against Canon, but isn’t that just a little um, unethical? Just my two cents.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:56 am
I’m not sure calling it unethical if fair. BullDogMom just bought a DSLR and would have probably put her prize on ebay and then gone out and bought the lens. DPS just made it easier and cut out the middle man.
Anyways, congrats BDM.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:04 am
So as Lori says, the D60 is still up, when it’s the next contest? I want a Nikon D60 no matter if I’m Canonist.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Its a good move from DPS if she own a dslr and the possibilities of change the prize exist why not do it?
May 15th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Oh Raymond c’mon. Be reasonable. Most of us know that we’re usually brand dependant and for a person that has let’s say a couple of Canon lenses it is just a very inconvenient thing to get Nikon camera. In that case I would sell it later on and get me a new Canon lense.
And why bother if we have an administrator flexible enough to spare you all the trouble of selling and buying… Especially since it was a matter of luck and nothing more.
Well, I now am officialy over my quota on replies to one topic here. So again good luck with your new lence BDM!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Raymond - the change of the prize was simply due to the winner having bought a DSLR the day before. She was willing to take the D60 but I thought as she’d just bought one that I would offer her the choice of some other prize that she’d actually be able to use. Having two DSLRs isn’t such a bad thing - it can be quite handy actually, but to have two different brands made little sense to me as they couldn’t share lenses.
Sure she could have gone out and sold the D60 and then bought a lens - but she’d never have gotten a full price for it as being sold as new.
The lens was valued at almost exactly the same price as the D60 - so a substitution of another prize made a lot of sense. In fact the lens is worth a lot more than the D60 but was on special at Amazon so I think the winner got a very good deal.
Would you rather me send a prize to someone that they wouldn’t use?
May 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Hi Spencer, Moises Rivera, Bozo Tic and Darren.
Thanks for the replies. After reading your comments, I guess I do get the point behind the prize exchange. I guess in the end, as long as BullDogMom is happy with what she had won, we should all be happy as well. Congrats! =)
Cheers,
Raymond Chan - http://chanraymond.net
May 15th, 2008 at 11:25 am
That is great that you let her change prizes. Would be kinda expensive to have 2 different brand cameras. That was great that you let her do that!
May 15th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Great pick!. 17-40mm is a beautiful lens. Very sharp and an affordable L lens. Congrat to BullDogMom.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Great job on the contest! It was a good idea and I like the fact that you were flexible. Red tape stinks!!! Sticklers do too!!! I am really looking forward to the next contest since I joined after the first one was almost over. HMM, I may have to think about the sponsorship. Sounds like it may be a good idea.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Raymond - thanks for taking a second look at our thoughts on it.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
What DPS did is great, hats off to the moderators..at the end of the day its all about getting awesome pics. And they just gave Bulldogmom a great tool to do that.Cant wait to see what future contests holds.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Bulldogmum!… Again, well done!.. A very nice lens - looking forward to seeing your shots with it.
Sime.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
kudos to you bulldogmom. the 17-40 is muy sharp. i have pro photographer friends that swear by it (and they don’t bring their teles with them - they just use this and crop later… pseudo-cheating, but works for them i guess…)
May 16th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
WOW! Awesome choice of swap and love how flexible the moderators are in doing that. It shows how considerate and connected they are with the visitors of this site! Great choice and the first L lens is always exciting, just had that experience a few months ago! Congrats bulldogmom!
May 20th, 2008 at 7:20 am
CONGRATULATIONS BDM !!
Call me…vulgar but, (have you ever been in a ‘returns’ line the day after Christmas?) I see nothing wrong -as long as it’s in the same vein; photography- with giving cash, even. I agree with the person that said: “Spare her the middleman”