Looking at DxO, it has long been suspected that DxO didn't get to Pentax gear, because Pentax wasn't footing the bill for the testing. After all with it's limited user base it's unlikely there were ever enough Pentax DxO users to justify the support. I think Optical limits , which is donation supported stopped supporting Pentax for the same reason.
But now at DPR there is this whole corporate thing going on. If Consumer Repors was owned by GM, would I trust a single word written in it?
How do we know that the current negativity towards Pentax gear is not the result of failed negotiations, between Pentax and Amazon with Amazon asking for reduced prices on Pentax gear? Now that DPR are no longer a user supported organization, how can anything they print be considered un-biased. I'd find it very hard to believe that Amazon would allow them to sing the praises of product they don't sell.
It all now comes down to, does DPR have any credibility left?
It is quite possible that DPR is just becoming the equivalent of the Canadian Tire catalogue, singing the praises of their corporate partners. Meanwhile I believe it's possible Amazon is leveraging DPR's reputation as a relatively unbiased organization to get Pentax to give away the farm and sign on the dotted line.
What is certain is that, true or false, Amazon and DPR will deny it if someone suggests it to them. Pentax won't comment one way or the other. Anyone who might know the real situation over at DPR, especially about how much direction they get from Amazon, probably won't talk.
None the less, given DPRs repeated abuse of Pentax in their reviews, it's time to start looking for alternative explanations. I don't believe some of the things they've said in justification of their approach. They either think we are stupid, or they are just following Amazon's orders and lying. This has gone on for way to long for it to be a coincidence. There is intent.
There are no reviews to Home Hardware product in the Canadian Tire catalogue. The are no fair reviews of Pentax gear at DPR (the Amazon Camera Catalogue) . Coincidence? I think not.
Last edited by normhead; 06-07-2018 at 10:17 AM.