Originally posted by atomx There a plenty of reviews and information out and about.. So im not sure why there is so much concern with DPR being slow to publish their findings.
Hello atomix,
First, I don't think the fact DPR hasn't kept up with every 1" sensor, fixed zoom P+S released in the past 4 months, proves that they're too busy to review a flagship DSLR, do you?
I could make another list, just as long, of other-brand ICL DSLR's released in the same time frame, that HAVE been fully reviewed.
No, they're not too busy, Simon and DPR are a snit because of the sheer volume and intensity of threads (which soon are closed) and posts (many edited or deleted) raging against this very omission. If you follow along there, don't be surprised to see users of virtually every brand chiming in. How often do you think that happens?
They are red-faced and embarrassed because the K-3 won their little poll handily and exposed their anti-Pentax bias for all to see. Only the DPR Kool Aid-drinkers are still making excuses like 'They're waiting for the flucard', 'It's so advanced, it takes longer', 'There are plenty of other reviews anyway, who cares?' etc.
When the largest digital camera online forum in the world snubs and slams a certain brand relentlessly for several years, eventually people notice.
This is a long, sordid story and we're watching the latest, and possibly the most egregious chapter.
Before long, advertisers like B+H and Adorama will realize that even the tiny Pentax community has weight and clout. If every dedicated Pentaxian wrote to them about this problem, they would listen and pretty soon, DPR would hear about it from someone they can't ignore.
In the meantime, they have their world and are welcome to it.
We have Pentax Forum.
Ron