tomcat

Just wondering how useful the articles on DP Review are? I've canceled my subscription because I did not find much pertinent. Seems like it used to be more relevant than it is now.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

I think some of the articles are good. The daily listing not so much.

It is free.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

As much as anything on the net can be trusted, I have a good amount of faith in them so far.
However I only go there to check things out on occasion.
I usually don't opt for daily emails from anyone.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Grain-of-salt time. But, as noted, it's Free. So ... what the hell!

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

A lot has changed in digital photography over the last 15 years or so. There was a time when there were real differences in cameras. I was a volunteer at our local arboretum from 15-10 years ago. Folks who came to take pictures of the flowers almost always brought their Nikons. Folks who came to take pictures of people among the flowers almost always brought their Canons. There was a very identifiable difference between the two brands.

That distinction seems to no longer be the case. Cameras are so adjustable that pictures from them really have no "signature look" anymore. And even if they do, if I take a few minutes to learn how, I can make pictures form my camera look just like pictures from your camera. And this is all with JPEGs. With raw cap;ture, it is even more true.

Because of this, and because the baseline performance of all cameras has gotten so good, very little in the detailed test results makes any difference, at least any difference that means anything. Differences in lenses that people foam at the mouth over don't amount to a hill of beans for 95% (or more) of photographers, who never learn the skills that would allow those differences to even be apparent. And if if they are realized, 98% of the population either can't see the difference or doesn't care.

So no, I don't think what they do matters much, if at all, even though it can occasionally be fun to read.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Some are, some aren't, and some are misleading. I have an online login, which doesn't cost anything.
--Bob

Haydon

FWIW DP Review is owned by Amazon. It could also be a marketing tool as much as an information provider.

tomcat

That would explain the merchant then when I click on some of the ads.

tomcat

I think they have become really complacent over the past year. I canceled my subscription because it was the same old same old.

tomcat

What did you think of that Pete Sousa interview in yesterday's edition?

He lost all credibility with me when I saw he was shooting Canon. Everyone (except Canon fan-boys) knows Canon is not the premiere low-light camera when you are in meetings, low-light, rooms where you don't want flash, etc. A lot of his images looked grainy to me and I did not think he was such a hot-shot photographer. Plus, I just did not like his social leanings and his person opinions.

Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx

When doing research, I'll usually check DPReview, but my most trusted sources are DxOMark.com IF they tested what I'm looking for, and PCMag reviews as they are both very data driven. After that I look to Chelsea and Tony Northrup and Ken Rockwell, but if it's wildlife / birding equipment I really trust Steve Perry at backcountrygallery.com.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Exactly my list!

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tomcat

Ditto for Steve Perry. I also have a Nikon expert as a friend and I likewise trust him explicitly for his opinions on Nikon equipment. www.facebook.com/vinny.colucci