P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>All manufactures send review copies of their equipment to large outlets 
>such as DPReview.  I would not be at all surprised if Nikon and Canon 
>did extra special QC on the lenses they send out and Pentax just grabbed 
>them of the line.  That would jibe with the whole marketing ans sales as 
>an afterthought mentality exhibited until just lately.

Another quote directly from Andy's post that answers the same concern:

"Given the fact that the Canon 50/1.4 USM and Nikon 50/1.4D I tested were
bought by Phil years ago through normal retail channels for camera testing,
this idea can safely be discounted."


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