Is it just me or are sample galleries a huge waste?
Sep 24, 2019 19:50:43 #
a6k
Loc: Detroit & Sanibel
Every time I see a new piece of gear, be it glass or camera, the major photo-interest sites seem to think we want to see some pictures taken with it.
Except for DxO and Imaging-Resource, my personal opinion is that those galleries usually tell me absolutely nothing about the gear except in some extreme situations such as..
1. proving the AF is really faster than brand X.
2. proving that a F 0.1 lens actually is gathering more light than most other lenses or a 2mm lens really is very, very wide.
3. other extremes like the Coolpix 1000's telephoto reach.
I am as prone to a good GAS attack as the next guy, maybe more than average, but those galleries really don't show the important stuff. A JPG on a browser's 1920x1200 monitor is not really the best for that.
So to repeat, is it just me?
BTW, I'm not knocking the "hands on" reviews, text or video; only referring to sample galleries.
Except for DxO and Imaging-Resource, my personal opinion is that those galleries usually tell me absolutely nothing about the gear except in some extreme situations such as..
1. proving the AF is really faster than brand X.
2. proving that a F 0.1 lens actually is gathering more light than most other lenses or a 2mm lens really is very, very wide.
3. other extremes like the Coolpix 1000's telephoto reach.
I am as prone to a good GAS attack as the next guy, maybe more than average, but those galleries really don't show the important stuff. A JPG on a browser's 1920x1200 monitor is not really the best for that.
So to repeat, is it just me?
BTW, I'm not knocking the "hands on" reviews, text or video; only referring to sample galleries.
Sep 24, 2019 19:56:45 #
There are two types of people in this world: those who will tell you that you won't succeed unless you get a better camera and your grandmother.
Sep 24, 2019 20:06:19 #
a6k
Loc: Detroit & Sanibel
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are two types of people in this world: those who will tell you that you won't succeed unless you get a better camera and your grandmother.
You are probably right but I really have no idea what that means😀❗️
Sep 24, 2019 20:09:03 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are two types of people in this world: those who will tell you that you won't succeed unless you get a better camera and your grandmother.
Sep 24, 2019 21:17:38 #
Sep 24, 2019 21:20:15 #
Our fears grow while we read the reviews. We overcome our fears by adding the newest camera to our shopping cart.
Sep 24, 2019 21:45:46 #
a6k wrote:
Every time I see a new piece of gear, be it glass ... (show quote)
Probably, but then it's simply your opinion and you are entitled to that.
Sep 24, 2019 21:52:32 #
a6k wrote:
You are probably right but I really have no idea what that means😀❗️
It makes more sense if your grandmother is dead ....
Sep 24, 2019 22:41:35 #
Sep 24, 2019 22:42:55 #
User ID wrote:
It makes more sense if your grandmother is dead ....
Not really.
Sep 25, 2019 06:35:51 #
Some sites, like dpreview.com, allow you to download RAW files shot with many lens/camera combinations. You can process and analyse those images as you like.
This is a valuable to in assessing what results a pro might get from that gear... or for worsening a GAS attack
This is a valuable to in assessing what results a pro might get from that gear... or for worsening a GAS attack
Sep 25, 2019 07:52:33 #
Sep 25, 2019 08:04:21 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
There are two types of people in this world: those who will tell you that you won't succeed unless you get a better camera and your grandmother.
This is very funny!
Sep 25, 2019 08:55:37 #
a6k
Loc: Detroit & Sanibel
jlg1000 wrote:
Some sites, like dpreview.com, allow you to download RAW files shot with many lens/camera combinations. You can process and analyse those images as you like.
This is a valuable to in assessing what results a pro might get from that gear... or for worsening a GAS attack
This is a valuable to in assessing what results a pro might get from that gear... or for worsening a GAS attack
Agreed. That is why I specifically excluded that kind of article from my post.
Sep 25, 2019 09:47:20 #
a6k wrote:
Every time I see a new piece of gear, be it glass ... (show quote)
I seem to hold the same idea. When we see image samples on the web the pictures, at a minimum, are down sampled to fit those web pages. We are not able to judge the IQ at that point if for no other reason, noise will be masked by the down sampling.
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