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Barney Britton
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HowaboutRAW: At least mention OnOne's Perfect Photo--it can work as standalone software, not simply a PhotoShop plug-in.
Also 2 of these 10 are Adobe products and Lightroom isn't exactly considered editing software.
You're really getting into the spirit of this, aren't you?
Biowizard: Well Duck Me - one less thing to look forward to in my weekly copy of AP!
Definition: "Hyperbole" (/hīˈpərbəlē/) [n] ... one of the best satirical comic strips in the world
I'll speak to Damien - maybe we can alternate ;)
GeorgeZ: I really wonder what this news does here on the main site, this is at best stuff for Connect.
It's been over 100 days since Jeff Keller joined, normally he does 10 reviews in that period of time, here he has done half a review- what is holding him back? Why are 2 former dpr writers now doing cell phone stuff? (Lars and Andy).
I thought the amazon purchase would make everything better, I thought Connect wouldn't slow reviews down even more.
End of rant.
@ Revenant - bless you for trying... ;)
Mirko123: Great review, as always!
However the timing has made it somewhat redundant.
We've actually had almost complete studio work, and a full gallery of real-world sample images online since February. The only thing that delayed this review was the arrival of the D7100, which we prioritized.
GeorgeZ: I really wonder what this news does here on the main site, this is at best stuff for Connect.
It's been over 100 days since Jeff Keller joined, normally he does 10 reviews in that period of time, here he has done half a review- what is holding him back? Why are 2 former dpr writers now doing cell phone stuff? (Lars and Andy).
I thought the amazon purchase would make everything better, I thought Connect wouldn't slow reviews down even more.
End of rant.
No, I don't admit that at all. You are factually wrong. And FYI, we don't normally consider a reviewer to be fully trained for about a year. If you read our in-depth reviews (the ones we still publish regularly even though you think we don't) you'll understand why.
GeorgeZ: I really wonder what this news does here on the main site, this is at best stuff for Connect.
It's been over 100 days since Jeff Keller joined, normally he does 10 reviews in that period of time, here he has done half a review- what is holding him back? Why are 2 former dpr writers now doing cell phone stuff? (Lars and Andy).
I thought the amazon purchase would make everything better, I thought Connect wouldn't slow reviews down even more.
End of rant.
Andy helps out on connect on the rare occasions when something happens in England that we need to get access to (The Nokia 925 launch, for instance). The vast majority of his time is spent writing lens reviews and occasional previews. You've probably seen his length preview of the E-P5, and his next lens review will be online very shortly.
Jeff did not in fact join us 'more than 100 days' ago, and he's written 2 reviews for us so far, is nearly done with a third, and he's also lining up a grouptest for later this summer. Not bad for someone who's still in training, and bear in mind that *our reviews are much more involved than his ever were*.
Lars has been writing technical content for connect for a few months and will continue to do so as necessary - he'll also be writing a camera review for the main dpreview site in coming weeks.
Moan and complain all you like, but please - get your facts straight.
http://www.dpreview.com/camerareviews/
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews
Sam Carriere: How is this interesting, relevant or important?
DPReview just seems to get hoplesser and hopelesser.
I now consult it once or twice a week just to see how crazy or useless the most recent content is ... which puts you in the same league as Ken Rockwell.
Using a mobile device as an off-camera flash doesn't interest you, at all? I'd be happy to continue this conversation, feel free to send me a PM.
Timmbits: Classified on DPR as "camera news"?
First they wouldn't let the filter stick to filter out this nonsense from the photography site... now they recategorize it to force us to see it under camera news.
The spurious categorization was an error, which has been fixed. Sorry for getting to this a little late.
HomoSapiensWannaBe: I'm sure the 37mp Leica "S" system is very fine, but so is Nikon's 36mp D800 when coupled with the best available glass, and it is a lot less expensive. No mention of this in the article that I read anywhere. It will be interesting to see how this plays out with the release of Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras with full-frame 50+ MP sensors, and exotic glass from the likes of Zeiss to use on them.
Oh I asked him about that when we spoke last September.
"people who really like to work with medium format don't ask me that."
The full interview (the one we did) is also linked, above.
Peiasdf: What 2012 update model? I think I've heard about it but no info.
Found it, never mind. Was looking for S2s
The 'S'.
Article updated with smaller watermarks - thanks Eric for supplying new versions of the pictures.
JDThomas: Holy Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! I think DP Review has FINALLY got a thread where EVERYONE agrees and nobody is arguing!
You would say that, wouldn't you?
Timmbits: "although not as technically sound"????
are you kidding me? this is phone camera quality (if it can be called that).
this is worthy of phonecamera news, nothing more.
It's about the aesthetic, not the camera quality.
Najinsky: @DPR: Did these get edited?
In the linked article and website the images have a softer palette and tone, more like the image bottom right.
But on this site the first two look a lot more saturated and contrasty. Were they edited for display here or is there another reason for the difference?
No editing was done. It could be a color management issue with your browser, but I'll have a look later.
AngryCorgi: Weird. You don't see a lot of "rumors" on DPR. I suppose that means DPR has not got their hands on a copy already and signed an accompanying NDA?? Or is the public nature of this rumor at other locations a loophole for reposting the information???
Like it or not (and you can guess my opinion) these leaks have become news, and we're a photography news site.
keith james taylor: wonderful pics but a difrent story in the Guardan for example all the photographs where taken with a Nikcon F3 " so never let the facts spoile a good story". Thanks for the introduction to this fasinating body of woork
He started with polaroid, and when the film became unavailable he moved to 35mm. I didn't embellish this story with too many technical details because... I don't really think it matters :)
Nikonworks: Rumors on DPReview?
A new low!
We've done it before. Our policy of never revealing information given to us under embargo has not changed.
RFC1925: Interesting read. Wouldn't mind seeing more photography articles here.
Btw. What's up with all the asterisks in the article?
we have a naughty words filter - sadly it cannot be overridden :)
playForever8: dpreview rating system is quite messed up. I just don't understand how the 77% points come up for X20.
If comparing X20 against Nikon J1. They are in the same price range(even considering J1 price 2 years ago, now J1 is half of the initial list price).
J1 has bigger sensor 1" vs 2/3"
J1 has much faster AF, especially continuous AF system.
J1 has better video quality.
J1 better picture quality at low ISO and high ISO with its default kit lens.
J1 is half of X20 price now
J1 only got 67% rating. What a joke!
Based on X20 current price, X20 should be compared against J3(same price range), which has faster AF, higher MP than J1. I am not sure when J3 is reviewed by dpreview. what the rating will be given to J3 ? Shouldn't be well above 80% if X20 got 77% now.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4416254604/camera-scores-ratings-explained
flysurfer: Where are the Dynamic Range charts?
We don't always include them for compact cameras. It's a very hard test to do for compacts, and doesn't tell you much. For compacts, we generally focus on real-world shooting when discussing dynamic range.