Cross-posted from https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/190-pentax-k-1/325371-been-banned-dprevie...ml#post3704149.
My apologies if anyone saw my (now deleted) posts. I'm starting to question DPReview's accuracy myself and it's not just Pentax that's affected. There's a general inconsistency and drop in quality affecting all of their newer reviews. However, I'd still prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt.
As you may know, DPReview is run by Amazon and they have a vested interest in keeping a revenue stream. We must not exclude legitimate business interests; at the same time, however, the accuracy of content needs to be maintained for DPReview to remain a credible source. I am of the opinion that it's either an incompetent reviewer or a defective camera that led to the worse-than-expected review, and see no obvious reason to believe that foul play is involved.
I am not a member of their forums and have no plans to join due to their overly restrictive policies (the policies restrict links to
any competing forum). Then again, it's their space and they have every right to protect legitimate business interests. That's why we're here on Pentax Forums.
My condolences to biz-engineer for the ban. DPReview's forums have always been like this (
well before the Amazon acquisition), and thanks for trying.
Draco
---------- Post added 07-08-16 at 11:34 AM ----------
The tendency to focus to infinity on losing the lock, reported by DPReview, is not a new one. I've seen it happen several times on my K-3 II; however, it's not exactly a common occurrence and more often than not, the camera recovers and refocuses on the subject before it goes all the way to infinity. Come to think of it, this suggests a firmware bug that can be addressed in an update, similar to how the K-3 received a few updates that improved continuous shooting performance with AF.C.
There are many ways this test could have gone wrong. I'd still give them the benefit of the doubt instead of playing the blame game.
Draco