Bob Walkden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> > Just came across this and thought it might interest some
> > people on the list, for whatever reason:
>
> > http://www.nd.edu/~sborman/personal/photo/filters.html
>
>
> I suppose it'll make everybody feel flattered to have Pentax filters,
> but the reviewer doesn't really provide us with any way to evaluate
> his judgement. Perhaps he's a psycopath with a Pentax obsession, or
> the head of Pentax filters division or something. Perhaps he knows
> that Pentax filters ruin all photographs, so he's recommending them to
> his enemies and competitors. To paraphrase somebody's sig file 'who is he
> that we should believe anything he tells us?'.
>
> Pentax filters are really difficult to find in the UK. I don't think
> I've ever seen a shop that has them in stock, and I've never seen them
> advertised. The only reference to them I've ever seen on any official
> publication is in the Lenses & Accessories brochures. So telling
> people in the UK that Pentax filters are the best is rather like
> telling us always to bet on the unicorn.
>
> :o(
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
Go up a couple of levels to find out who he is: http://www.nd.edu/~sborman/
He might have source data for his statements but I agree that he should publish data
to back up his bold statements.
David S.
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