Thinking about this more, and taking on board comments both pro and con in this and the previous thread, I suppose I could summarize my concerns that it is a question of fairness.
Reviews on a respected site like DPReview should above all else be fair -- both within the individual review and between reviews.
The G7 should have been reviewed as the latest offering in the Panasonic G line within the context of Panasonic's overall digital camera offerings -- the GF, GX, GM, G, and GH lines -- just as other competing cameras with other brands are. It should be allowed to demonstrate its strengths and its weaknesses and stand or fall on its merits. The review should be fair but firm based on performance.
Mention can be made of the competition, but that should be towards the end, not in the lead, and it should be realistic, not imaginary. Again, the degree to which that intrudes should be governed by the degree that intrudes into other reviews. (DPReview has a good place for cross-brand comparisons in their comparisons reviews.)
And the reviews need to be consistently produced.
As I pointed out, the G7 review is the first G line review for four years -- since the G3 -- years during which very significant development has taken place. Given that the G1 gave birth to m43 and the line remains the central spine in Panasonic's m43 battery, this is amazing.
Why am I so passionate about it? Simple -- I value fairness highly and I value reputable review sites/publications equally highly.
In a world where we are being crushed under an avalanche of products which we can never hope to significantly test ourselves, and a world of instant communications where those suffering whatever rush of blood to the head or simple malevolence can anonymously post damaging comments based on total ignorance that reach out to eternity, fair, truthful, factual information is to be valued beyond diamonds and gold.
DPReview needs to make sure its reviews are up to standard and its processes likewise so that it is providing a service that we users can rely on.
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Geoffrey Heard
Down and out in Rabaul in the South Pacific
http://rabaulpng.com/we-are-all-traveling-throug/i-waited-51-years-for-tavur.html
Reviews on a respected site like DPReview should above all else be fair -- both within the individual review and between reviews.
The G7 should have been reviewed as the latest offering in the Panasonic G line within the context of Panasonic's overall digital camera offerings -- the GF, GX, GM, G, and GH lines -- just as other competing cameras with other brands are. It should be allowed to demonstrate its strengths and its weaknesses and stand or fall on its merits. The review should be fair but firm based on performance.
Mention can be made of the competition, but that should be towards the end, not in the lead, and it should be realistic, not imaginary. Again, the degree to which that intrudes should be governed by the degree that intrudes into other reviews. (DPReview has a good place for cross-brand comparisons in their comparisons reviews.)
And the reviews need to be consistently produced.
As I pointed out, the G7 review is the first G line review for four years -- since the G3 -- years during which very significant development has taken place. Given that the G1 gave birth to m43 and the line remains the central spine in Panasonic's m43 battery, this is amazing.
Why am I so passionate about it? Simple -- I value fairness highly and I value reputable review sites/publications equally highly.
In a world where we are being crushed under an avalanche of products which we can never hope to significantly test ourselves, and a world of instant communications where those suffering whatever rush of blood to the head or simple malevolence can anonymously post damaging comments based on total ignorance that reach out to eternity, fair, truthful, factual information is to be valued beyond diamonds and gold.
DPReview needs to make sure its reviews are up to standard and its processes likewise so that it is providing a service that we users can rely on.
--
Geoffrey Heard
Down and out in Rabaul in the South Pacific
http://rabaulpng.com/we-are-all-traveling-throug/i-waited-51-years-for-tavur.html
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