So I made about odor: In my pocket this is completely absent. When I'm close to the case with the nose, I smell the smell normal leather (like my leather jacket, for example, also). So from artificial or even strong chemical odor can at me absolutely out of the question.
Then, the processing: The seams look very good sewn and feel also not hard - that might suggest that they do not also become brittle over time. Only a little thread is about 0.5cm "drawn" but after cutting there is no danger that opens the seam.
Operation: All buttons and ports are easily accessible. Perfect and very pretty, I find that the on / off button and the volume up / down button sit behind eingestantzem leather, yet are easy to operate. Also addressed in a review of the home button is easy to reach for my fingers, there jedochist halt immediately the leather jacket - for me but absolutely no disadvantage because very round and soft leather. Perhaps we could have stayed at this one point, however, can ausstantzen a small, minimal semicircle - but it bothers me not at all so far. And to be able to establish the possibility of the iPad in different heights I find also very reconsidered - the stand-by function with the magnets also works perfectly - really a good idea (from Apple).
All in all, I forgive like 5 star, because I could find not a single gripe for me so far. Should the longevity be as the processing hints at it, the bag is probably longer than the iPad3 with me in use (-:
Finally perhaps the price - sure there are cheaper cases on the market .. and there are also some cases of leather case. However, I find here on the one hand the design really very good and I was really important to have a bag made of genuine leather and no leatherette. If the bag really lasts as long as I imagine that you your money's worth in any case, especially when you consider how expensive alone the "stupid" Smart Cover by Apple costs in leather, and in this case neither the back protected, yet there are so many adjustment of height!