On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:04:07 -0600, William Robb wrote > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" > Subject: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital > > > I review specs, test reports, and ask/read people's opinions before I > > buy things too. I don't judge the items in question until I've > > actually used them. > > This is the conundrum of the modern photographer. > Back when people were willing to support their local camera store, > it was easy. You decided what you wanted, you went in to buy it. If > they had to special order it, then there was a delay, but ultimately, > you got to handle and try out the actual item you were going to purchase.
Never offered the opportunity to try anything by a camera dealer, ever. > Now, no one wants to buy from a local shop, since they have the > temerity to charge a premium price for the pleasure of serving their > customers. My local dealer outdid the best internet price by £34, well happy 8) > So, we are stuck with online reviews of questionable > merit, and buy products based on the opinions of people who may or > may not be photographers, and who may, or may not (mostly not from > the web reviews I have seen), have a clue about how to run an > equipment test. Yes and no, scientific tests, measuring resolution, CA, distortion etc. on modern digital cameras do offer a good insight to expected performance. > And, we are increasingly being stuck with having to > buy equipment sight unseen from faceless big box vendors who don't > care if we are happy with what they are flogging or not, since there > are a thousand other suckers that day trying to buy other pieces of > sight unseen junk based on reviews of questionable merit. > > William Robb Just my .02p John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
