consumer reports
Nov 13, 2013 12:56:43 #
AZ Dog
Loc: Peoria, AZ
Just received my Consumer Reports 2014 buyers guide and the Canon SX 50 didn't make the listing, either in SLR like or super zoom. But the Nikon L 820 that I use is a recommended best buy.
AZ Dog
AZ Dog
Nov 13, 2013 12:58:56 #
Just goes to show that Consumer Reports isn't always correct!!
They have to satisfy advertisers and contributors too!!
They have to satisfy advertisers and contributors too!!
Nov 13, 2013 13:04:55 #
I've always been a Nikon man but that Canon X50 is a humdinger! :thumbup:
Nov 13, 2013 13:10:47 #
Nov 13, 2013 13:58:49 #
AZ Dog wrote:
Just received my Consumer Reports 2014 buyers guide and the Canon SX 50 didn't make the listing, either in SLR like or super zoom. But the Nikon L 820 that I use is a recommended best buy.
AZ Dog
AZ Dog
Dog in AZ. Eat meat, one million wolves can't be wrong. Or just kick back and feel smug.
What do you think all those wolves know that CR doesn't?
Hmmmmm.....maybe, some kind of paradox. Maybe all those test machines just aren't human. Ya think?
SS
Nov 13, 2013 14:23:14 #
AZ Dog wrote:
Just received my Consumer Reports 2014 buyers guide and the Canon SX 50 didn't make the listing, either in SLR like or super zoom. But the Nikon L 820 that I use is a recommended best buy.
AZ Dog
AZ Dog
I have been a fan of CR for many years. Having said that, I also read their personal user reviews for the products they rate. Often times they are quite different. With one being more positive or negative than the other. If you log into their web site you can click on user reviews and see what they say. I haven't looked at them for the SX 50, but I have one and personally know others who do. I bought mine based on personal experience of friends.
Nov 13, 2013 18:47:08 #
You just can't get the truth anymore....probably never have....we have all been living a lie ! Shucks ! :roll:
Nov 13, 2013 22:19:49 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
AZ Dog wrote:
They don't have advertisers.
AZ Dog
AZ Dog
And Doc they obviously don't have any knowledgeable camera enthusiasts either .....
Nov 14, 2013 07:50:40 #
AZ Dog wrote:
Just received my Consumer Reports 2014 buyers guide and the Canon SX 50 didn't make the listing, either in SLR like or super zoom. But the Nikon L 820 that I use is a recommended best buy.
AZ Dog
AZ Dog
Quite possibly because the SX50 was released in 2012 and the L820 in 2013...
Nov 14, 2013 08:59:46 #
I have used CR for several decades, and they are almost always on target. However, I'm convinced that they have a bias toward the "lazy consumer" (which I am for most purchases). For most "sophisticated" purchases and purchasers, they may de-emphasize or ignore features that may be important. I don't know, for example, if any CR scientists have ever taken a macro shot -- the can't possibly be expert in the features of every product they evaluate.
They are still my go-to source for most purchases.
They are still my go-to source for most purchases.
Nov 14, 2013 09:12:03 #
I just checked out the SX50 on consumer reports online (I'm a subscriber)& they have tested it. They gave it a score of 61 out of 100 which would put it in the upper end of the current superzoom segment . Six other models scored higher overall, many more scored lower...
Nov 14, 2013 09:20:06 #
wilikioti wrote:
I've always been a Nikon man but that Canon X50 is a humdinger! :thumbup:
:) :)
Nov 14, 2013 09:43:15 #
wthomson wrote:
I have used CR for several decades, and they are a... (show quote)
CR is EXCELLENT.
IF he don't have in-house expertise on a particular subject or item, the bring in talent that does.
CR is TOTALLY unbiased in their approach to reviews and in my personal experience, 99.999% of the time they are DEAD ON THE MONEY.
Nov 14, 2013 09:43:53 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
I just checked out the SX50 on consumer reports online (I'm a subscriber)& they have tested it. They gave it a score of 61 out of 100 which would put it in the upper end of the current superzoom segment . Six other models scored higher overall, many more scored lower...
^^^^Thank you! :thumbup:
Nov 14, 2013 09:44:12 #
Wahawk wrote:
Just goes to show that Consumer Reports isn't always correct!!
They have to satisfy advertisers and contributors too!!
They have to satisfy advertisers and contributors too!!
That's right! Every magazine on the planet is bought and paid for to some extent. Especially reviews. Do you really think a reviewer is going to bad mouth, even if it is justified, a product of a sponsor ..... Get real! The only reviews I trust are user reviews and even then you have to be careful as some reviews may be deliberate plants.
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