Marnie, You and me both. I don't put any faith into opinions expressed by Mr. Reichman. He is way too biased and uneven. He brings up a few good points, but draws conclusions that he shouldn't and let's personal biases ruin a good review.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 1:38:35 AM, you wrote: >>Not an endearing review. He covers all the relevant points I think, both Eac> good and bad, but seems to do so from an unfavourable predisposition. Cant say Eac> any of his facts are incorrect, but everything seems tinged with bias, and I Eac> don't agree with many of his handling complaints which is purely subjective. Eac> I think I am fairly unbaised (not being as pro-Pentax as many), and, yes, in Eac> my opinion it's a biased review. Eac> He says the *istD has nothing special to offer, then comments the metering is Eac> the best he's ever seen. Eac> Duh. Eac> I think that is something Pentax has always tended to excel in. Don't know Eac> that much about it, but it seems that way. Eac> So curious, I went to read the 10D review. Funny, in some ways the pictures Eac> of the *istD were in many ways better (which surprised me, actually). Or at Eac> least, they were definitely put to a harder test, a higher standard -- more light Eac> and dark and contrast. Eac> (BTW - I'm not that happy with either 10D or *istD -- just from what I am Eac> reading and seeing -- i.e. reaffirming that I think I am pretty unbiased.) Eac> Conclusion: I couldn't ever take this guy seriously. dpreview is better. Eac> Marnie aka Doe

