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why is it taking forever for DP review of A7/r?

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Maybe DPR doesn't want to embarrass Sony? Why is it taking forever for the great Philip Bloom to review of A7/r, as he had promised? Same possible reason?
 
Tsk, tsk. You are trying to tell us what to think, again?
 
I'm still waiting for the review of the NEX-5R, Eric.

Steve
 
shadowhumper said:
It is puzzling since the Nikon Df came out after the A7r and got a preview and right after that a full review.
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Yeah, this puzzles me too indeed.
 
uhoh07 said:
It's going to be interesting to see how they deal with 2 very different cameras in the real world of non-native glass.

I predict they will just play around with the 3 AF natives and give A7 silver (should be gold) and R gold (should be silver)
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I have expressed a lot of doubts in the forum but not owning one, I now feel that in fairness, I should stop making any more comments at this time. I don't mind reporting new information when it comes along however, as I did here.
 
shadowhumper said:
It is puzzling since the Nikon Df came out after the A7r and got a preview and right after that a full review.

Perhaps because the Df doesn't shoot video making it much much faster to review than the Sony. Or priorities.
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The review depends on market interests. If u looked at the "Most Popular Cameras" chart in the DPR page, Nikon DF ranks the number one in popularity, Panasonic GM1 next and then Samsung NX30.

I don't know why the Sony A7/A7R is not even in the top ten. I thought it made quite an impact on the market, but I guess it is only within a very small circle...
 
nevercat said:
To come with an answer to this camera?

Or might it be that reviewing cameras like this is not the prime goal of this site anymore? Or is it that Sony is paying enough to DPReview? or could it be that they are testing it very good and there will come a great test report for this new camera?

In fact I find the tests of new cameras less and less important. The IQ of all cameras is greater then I need and the rest you can read in all the reviews allready on the internet.

Lets try to make the conclusion of the review and see how good we are at predicting:

Pros:
Small FF camera
Very high IQ both in good and low light
Very good EVF
Lot of customizing controls
Good number of direct controls
Better menu system
Can use allmost all legacy lenses
Hump is very nice ( :) )
Zebra to help exposure
Focus peeking

Cons
AF not class leading
A7r has no hybrid AF system
A7r has no EFC
Battery life is poor
Single SD card slot
Please feel free to make your own conclusion...
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Add "Class leading JPG quality" to the pros ;)
 
ChuckTa said:
shadowhumper said:
It is puzzling since the Nikon Df came out after the A7r and got a preview and right after that a full review.

Perhaps because the Df doesn't shoot video making it much much faster to review than the Sony. Or priorities.
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The review depends on market interests. If u looked at the "Most Popular Cameras" chart in the DPR page, Nikon DF ranks the number one in popularity, Panasonic GM1 next and then Samsung NX30.

I don't know why the Sony A7/A7R is not even in the top ten. I thought it made quite an impact on the market, but I guess it is only within a very small circle...
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It could be that Sony came with two comparable cameras at the time. Maybe the "smart" system of DPR can't handle that...
 
Yep pretty much that unless they review before the camera is released then the review is late in my opinion. The reviews seem to be swayed more towards the cameras that are on the fence as it were rather than ones that will sell regardless.

Either way it shouldn't take months after a camera release to get a review unless there are other factors in play.

Annex said:
C.Eaton said:
Sorry but if DPreview didn't have a camera months prior to it's release then there is something seriously amiss.

Someone, somewhere has made the decision not to bother, it's as simple as that.
viking79 said:
It takes them a while to write the review, camera hasn't been out that long. I don't think this review has taken any longer than any of the other cameras. I imagine the reviews they are able to launch right away they had production level cameras well before hand. I know A7 was pre-production sample models prior to release so they probably waited to start a full review.

Eric
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Its pretty standard for DPReview to take 2-3 months for a review of a new camera.

They have shown they don't want to bow to time pressure. Not sure I agree as the reviews are pretty out of date once they surface but... their call I guess.
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Cons
AF not class leading
A7r has no hybrid AF system
A7r has no EFC
Battery life is poor
Single SD card slot

Brand is not Olympus

Model is not OM-D EM-x

:LOL
 
Or "Shoulda had a smaller sensor so the lenses could be smaller" :D
 
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