I was going to post this in the News Rumor section, but since it's not quite clear as to what qualifies as what. I'll just throw it here instead.
So here's the BEEF:
Just recently DPReview published their presentation of the Canon EOS 60D. Now I don't know if any of you knew this or not, but DPReview has been long accused of being in bed with Canon over the years. And though I can't confirm or deny this, I do recall reading numerous posts regarding this prior to the time DPReview was bought-out by Amazon so many moons ago.
With this in mind, I have witnessed some of the most unbelievable(foolish even) review summaries from DPReview in all of digital camera history.
Yes.. is some ways, even more insulting to ones intelligence, than that of the clowns who can't tell their P&S from a DSLR if their lives depended on it type of reviews(
Wired.com anyone?)
Anyways... so here we have it yet again!
DPReview, demonstrating their lavish propaganda machine, right before the eyes of the general public!
The Case:
In order to upsell the 60D against the competition, DPReview obviously faces the challenge of presenting it in such a way so that it will 'look good' amidst the masses.
But then again, one could rightfully ask... how could one accomplish such thing?
Why the answer is simple of course...
With no pride left to squander, we must do what any other challenger would do!
And here's how it's done:
Solution: "By carefully choosing the highest ranking formula, for one particular system, while selecting the least effective for the competition"
Resultant: "We gain the advantage of a preferred presentation"
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The Evidence: Originally posted by dpreview: The Canon 50/1.4 is distinctly soft wide open on APS-C, especially towards the corners. However central sharpness increases rapidly on stopping down, with the corners slowly but surely catching up. Optimum results are obtained between F5.6 and F8, at which point the lens is very sharp right across the frame; at smaller apertures, diffraction progessively reduces sharpness, with anything beyond F16 best avoided unless extreme depth of field is critical.
Originally posted by dpreview: The Pentax smc FA 50mm F1.4 The lens is distinctly soft wide open, and the checkerboard crops reveal extremely low contrast with blacks rendered as blue-grey. Sharpness improves rapidly on stopping down; it's very good at F2, and excellent right across the frame in the lens's 'sweet spot' around F2.8-5.6. (The 'doughnut' profile at these apertures, with the maximum sharpness no longer in the centre, is indicative of a slight focus shift as a result of spherical aberration.) Stopping down further results in softer images due to diffraction, with F18-22 probably best avoided.
The Results:
By sampling the Canon at
f/8(for the Canon) and the compeition at
f/9(for the competition) respectively, the desired effect is achieved.
No rhyme or reason... That's just how the cookies crumble over at DPReview.
.../rant out!
Last edited by JohnBee; 11-11-2010 at 08:56 PM.