What a body part! Jack --- Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is the original post archived for all eternity: > > http://web.archive.org/web/20040219184659/www.kenrockwell.com/pentax/istD.htm > > Where he admits: > > "I haven't played with it. I will presume image quality is the same > as > the other real DSLRs like the Nikon D100 and Canon 10D, and far > superior to compact non-SLRs like the Sony DSC-F828 and other > point-and shoots." > > > On Jan 26, 2008 10:15 AM, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never seen the origenal page myself, but I have seen quotes from > it. > > There he admittes that he never had his hands on the D. I don't > know if the > > quote was the real thing. I can't rememeber where I found this > "origenal". > > But as I recall, it looked genuine to me. > > > > Tim Typo > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:04 PM > > Subject: Re: K20D Kenny boy style > > > > > > > Bob W wrote: > > >>> No but he claimed to get a pile of hate mail over his "hands > > >>> on" review > > >>> of the Pentax *ist-D or maybe it was the Ds, I can't remember > > >>> which and > > >>> can't be bothered to read his reviews section to find out.. > > >> > > >> ...isn't that rather a Ken-ish approach? > > >> > > >> I've just had a look at the review here: > > >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/pentax/istD.htm > > >> > > >> and I must say it seems perfectly reasonable, albeit rather > thin. He > > >> gives the standard set of facts about the camera that you can > get > > >> anywhere, and says "I have only used it a little. It's a > perfectly > > >> swell camera. I will presume image quality is the same as the > other > > >> real DSLRs like the Nikon D100 and Canon 10D [...] By all means > > >> consider this. It should be much better than any non-SLR". > > >> > > >> It's somewhat useless as a review, but he says he used it, but > only a > > >> little. I can see no reason for this to generate hate mail, or > indeed > > >> any reaction other than 'so what?'. > > >> > > > You're a couple years too late, Bob. The original "review" did > not > > > include "...and I must say it seems perfectly > > > reasonable.....................By all means consider this...." > > > > > > In place of that paragraph was a hit and run diatribe about how > it can't > > > compete with other cameras in it's price range, it' a day late, > and how > > > you shouldn't even consider the piece of crap and click my links > at the > > > bottom of the page to buy a Nikon. > > > > > > It generated, apparently, some well deserved hate mail. He > pulled the > > > same crap with 2 cameras at about the same time - D and Ds. I > believe > > > he has changed both "reviews". He's a charlatan and an idiot. > > > > > > -- > > > Scott Loveless > > > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.10/1241 - Release Date: > > > 24.01.2008 09:58 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > <----------------------------------------------------> > Perry Pellechia > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > <----------------------------------------------------> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
