Been banned from DPReview

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by starbase218

If people are jumping to conclusions and there is no scrutiny around here, what good is this topic to me, or to anyone else for that matter?

That's precisely the mess. And they've changed some of the text in the meantime. Originally DPR did not write 50% they wrote in full text "half of the shots". So, now, a number of comments look foolish and when the review was published, the strong reactions from some readers made sense.

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:50 AM

A number of bike tracking shots below (I'll remove them later, because there are a lot):

starbase218 · 07-08-2016, 11:50 AM

Originally posted by biz-engineer

That's precisely the mess. And they've changed some of the text in the meantime. Originally DPR did not write 50% they wrote in full text "half of the shots". So, now, a number of comments look foolish and when the review was published, the strong reactions from some readers made sense.

Err.... 50% = half???

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:51 AM

Cont..

Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:52 AM

Other test...

starbase218 · 07-08-2016, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by biz-engineer

A number of bike tracking shots below (I'll remove them later, because there are a lot):

Errr.. yeah, this cyclist is moving away from the camera, not towards it. I had the same experience: towards the camera is more problematic than away from it.

Also, at this resolution, focus errors could be obscured very easily. If you click on the DPR AF-C shots they open up in your browser. If you don't view them at 100%, though, they also look sharp. But they aren't.

edit: the same with your other series: scaled down results don't count.

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:54 AM

cont...

Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:55 AM

Other test....

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 11:56 AM - **1 Like**

continued...

starbase218 · 07-08-2016, 11:57 AM

Errr... have you even read what I wrote here?

starbase218 · 07-08-2016, 11:59 AM

Blah blah blah...

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 12:04 PM

Originally posted by starbase218

Also, at this resolution, focus errors could be obscured very easily. If you click on the DPR AF-C shots they open up in your browser. If you don't view them at 100%, though, they also look sharp. But they aren't. edit: the same with your other series: scaled down results don't count.

I'll make 100% crops. Also shutter speed issues essentially on moving target; Anyway, all my photos are better focused than DPR photos !!!

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 12:07 PM - **1 Like**

Other bike test /

redcat · 07-08-2016, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by starbase218

Blah blah blah...

really ???

Originally posted by biz-engineer

I'll make 100% crops. Also shutter speed issues essentially on moving target; Anyway, all my photos are better focused than DPR photos !!!

very interesting, thanks for your effort

biz-engineer · 07-08-2016, 12:08 PM

continued../

07-08-2016, 11:50 AM	#62
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	A number of bike tracking shots below (I'll remove them later, because there are a lot): Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 11:52 AM	#65
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	Other test... Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 11:55 AM	#68
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07-08-2016, 11:56 AM - 1 Like	#69
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	continued... Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 12:07 PM - 1 Like	#73
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	Other bike test / Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 11:48 AM	#61
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	Originally posted by starbase218 If people are jumping to conclusions and there is no scrutiny around here, what good is this topic to me, or to anyone else for that matter? That's precisely the mess. And they've changed some of the text in the meantime. Originally DPR did not write 50% they wrote in full text "half of the shots". So, now, a number of comments look foolish and when the review was published, the strong reactions from some readers made sense.

07-08-2016, 11:50 AM	#63
starbase218 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy, Universe Posts: 1,119	Originally posted by biz-engineer That's precisely the mess. And they've changed some of the text in the meantime. Originally DPR did not write 50% they wrote in full text "half of the shots". So, now, a number of comments look foolish and when the review was published, the strong reactions from some readers made sense. Err.... 50% = half???

07-08-2016, 11:51 AM	#64
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	Cont.. Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 11:53 AM	#66
starbase218 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy, Universe Posts: 1,119	Originally posted by biz-engineer A number of bike tracking shots below (I'll remove them later, because there are a lot): Errr.. yeah, this cyclist is moving away from the camera, not towards it. I had the same experience: towards the camera is more problematic than away from it. Also, at this resolution, focus errors could be obscured very easily. If you click on the DPR AF-C shots they open up in your browser. If you don't view them at 100%, though, they also look sharp. But they aren't. edit: the same with your other series: scaled down results don't count.

07-08-2016, 11:54 AM	#67
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	cont... Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

07-08-2016, 11:57 AM	#70
starbase218 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy, Universe Posts: 1,119	Errr... have you even read what I wrote here?

07-08-2016, 11:59 AM	#71
starbase218 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy, Universe Posts: 1,119	Blah blah blah...

07-08-2016, 12:04 PM	#72
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	Originally posted by starbase218 Also, at this resolution, focus errors could be obscured very easily. If you click on the DPR AF-C shots they open up in your browser. If you don't view them at 100%, though, they also look sharp. But they aren't. edit: the same with your other series: scaled down results don't count. I'll make 100% crops. Also shutter speed issues essentially on moving target; Anyway, all my photos are better focused than DPR photos !!!

07-08-2016, 12:08 PM	#74
redcat Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Paris Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,939	Originally posted by starbase218 Blah blah blah... really ??? Originally posted by biz-engineer I'll make 100% crops. Also shutter speed issues essentially on moving target; Anyway, all my photos are better focused than DPR photos !!! very interesting, thanks for your effort

07-08-2016, 12:08 PM	#75
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,231 Original Poster	continued../ Last edited by biz-engineer; 07-26-2016 at 12:01 PM.

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