Hmm, I wonder if the vast majority of mid to low tier camera Pentax K100\K110, Cannon 30D\Rebel, Nikon D200\D50) users ever move the selector dial off automatic. Don't get me wrong, I shoot RAW images with my wife's digital SLR, but it is on rare occasion she ever moves the selector to manual or any setting without a little picture (and if she does then she shoots with whatever settings I last shot with.) I seem to remember with film SLR cameras the general feeling was people used them as glorified point and shoot cameras. I doubt this has changed with the move to digital. So, while testing a jpeg may not reflect real-world SLR performance, I believe it does reflect how a majority of DSLR mid to low tier digital camera owners shoot.
Don't read to much into the above. It is based on my belief, not any hard facts. Jeff From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com >Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 22:58:26 -0400 > >The major issue I have with Phil is his insistence on testing primarily >in JPEG mode. His tests are designed for, and quite good for, P&S >cameras. They do not adequately reflect real-world SLR performance. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
