Originally posted by ytterbium
When looking at the user pictures, you'll find that they are both capable of producing excellent images, as well as crappy ones.
That's part of my point. All cameras are capable of good and bad images; there really isn't much difference. The reivews go to great lengths to quantify what are basically inconsequential difference in image quality. The stuff that's actually different between cameras is what you can read in spec sheets and in user comments. And of course, much of what is not in the spec sheets is subjective - which is the other part of my point. There's really no particular reason to put a ton of weight on whether the guy at dpreview says a camera grip is comfortable or not (for instance). He's not you, any more than than the dozens of other users who have posted their opinions are you.
In short:
- objective stuff you can get from the spec sheets
- subjective stuff you can get from other users, and take it all with a grain of salt
- reviews are good at going on and on about what are the most insignificant of differences
Not to say there is *no* value in a review - I read them too - but really, people put *way* too much stock in them.