Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:15 AM -0500 11/10/05, David C. Mason wrote:
>On 11/10/05, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> It seems to me that the camera reviews from the UK appear to be a
>>great deal more honest/ critical than those of the USA. Most of the
>>stuff I've read from MY country is pure B.S. w/ a huge note below
>>to "Buy it here"! What we need is less "Rah-Rah" and more
>>objectivity.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
>Bill,
>
>I completely agree! Websites like dpreview worry so much on whether or
>not they can see a speck of noise (which they seriously can't define)
>that they forget to tell us whether the camera is any good. However, I
>also expect my reviews to be above the average grade-school level of
>competence. Its obvious in this review that the guy knows very little
>about cameras and is looking for a camera-phone.
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave
>
The reviewer for dpreview is probably British as he is based in the
UK apparently as his sample pictures are almost all shot in London.
Nationality has little to do with the quality of review. I've seen
good and bad product reviews from various places.
As with all such reviews, the quality that is most important is
consistency on the reviewer's part and an understanding of the
reviewer's interests/biases on the reader's part. If these conditions
are met any set of reviews can prove to be useful. Dpreview is good
because the review is consistent, and I now know what aspects of a
camera I can find out about on that site. For example, the relative
noise levels of cameras.
In the end, the only review of any product I will fully agree with is
my own, as then there is no conflict of expectations and priorities.
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