Best Scoring CAmera Ever - Consumer Reports
Aug 31, 2014 07:13:28 #
MikeMcK wrote:
In the Consumer Reports I just received. They did another study of cameras. This time, the best scoring camera ever is the Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II. Interesting article, they score most of the point and shoots.
If you don't know a camera from a turnip then CR has value.
As the saying goes...jack of all trades, master of none.
Aug 31, 2014 07:14:52 #
CR generally has a problem with things that are expensive. They act like your parents.
I remember awhile back they rated a Corvette only "average" for rusting. Most people know that the Vette has a fibreglas-type body and an under carridge that is pretty much safe from rust.
I remember awhile back they rated a Corvette only "average" for rusting. Most people know that the Vette has a fibreglas-type body and an under carridge that is pretty much safe from rust.
Aug 31, 2014 07:18:29 #
MikeMcK wrote:
In the Consumer Reports I just received. They did another study of cameras. This time, the best scoring camera ever is the Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II. Interesting article, they score most of the point and shoots.
Every single item in my house was bought because it was top-rated by Consumer Reports. They know best, and I follow their advice.
Seriously, you have to take any evaluation with a grain of salt. If a car is downrated because of a stiff ride, and a stiff ride isn't a negative for you, then disregard that.
Overall, I can't fault CU, but I also interpret their ratings. For example, the top-rated sunscreens are the spray type. I hate the spray-ons, so I use the creams. That doesn't mean the sprays aren't better.
When they compare products, they have advantages over us. They have several brands and models on hand and can switch from one to the other and see the differences. They also have precise testing equipment to obtain objective data.
I might cringe a bit when they rate a Canon over a Nikon (Yes, that really did happen), but I still prefer Nikon.
Aug 31, 2014 07:31:36 #
hj
Loc: Florida
doduce wrote:
"Attempting humor or being an asshole" are not the only options. You are incorrect.
From their masthead--"We don't accept paid advertising." For some one who hasn't seen the magazine for 24 years and is dead, flat, demonstrably wrong, you have a lot of chutzpah to be calling someone an asshole.
From their masthead--"We don't accept paid advertising." For some one who hasn't seen the magazine for 24 years and is dead, flat, demonstrably wrong, you have a lot of chutzpah to be calling someone an asshole.
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Aug 31, 2014 07:37:48 #
C.R. wrote:
i've always had problems with consumer reports, i find it strange their main advertisers seem to get preferred treatment :lol:
Maybe you're thinking of "Consumer Digest" which does accept advertising.
Aug 31, 2014 07:38:06 #
C.R. I find comments like calling people an "A-hole" in a photography forum such as this one rude, crude and reprehensible. It's people like you that give good forums like this a bad name. Reprehensible...hmmm....I wonder if you even know what that word means?
Aug 31, 2014 07:55:25 #
djb663
Loc: Massachusetts
I'm with Captain C on this one. What are their qualifications to "rate" anything.
Aug 31, 2014 08:35:19 #
C.R. wrote:
never? seems they did many years back. it's been that long since i've seen one, last one i saw was when my daughter was about 3,,,so 24 years.
are you attempting humor, or just being an asshole?
are you attempting humor, or just being an asshole?
Nope never. You May be thinking of Consumer's Digest. They take adds and let the winners use their logo in their own marketing programs. Little quick dropping the A bomb there ...
Aug 31, 2014 08:39:00 #
djb663 wrote:
I'm with Captain C on this one. What are their qualifications to "rate" anything.
They do extensive testing before they rate anything. They are highly qualified professionals who have shown their testing methods on all the national news shows.
Aug 31, 2014 08:47:01 #
SteveR wrote:
C.R. This is the photography section. Please hold your obnoxious language for chit-chat.
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Aug 31, 2014 08:48:27 #
joer wrote:
If you don't know a camera from a turnip then CR has value.
As the saying goes...jack of all trades, master of none.
As the saying goes...jack of all trades, master of none.
Exactly! There are about a thousand better resources available when deciding which camera to buy.
Aug 31, 2014 08:56:44 #
Aug 31, 2014 08:57:20 #
As has been said above CR reports to the average consumer. The average consumer wouldn't know what to do with a high end (anything above a P&S)camera if it fell on him. The average camera after all is a cell phone.
Aug 31, 2014 08:57:42 #
Aug 31, 2014 09:15:40 #
C.R. wrote:
never? seems they did many years back. it's been that long since i've seen one, last one i saw was when my daughter was about 3,,,so 24 years.
are you attempting humor, or just being an asshole?
are you attempting humor, or just being an asshole?
You are both wrong and rude. One sometimes cannot help being wrong; one always has the ability not to be rude. Let's keep UHH civil.
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