Another quirktastic camera from Sigma....... Locked

absquatulate wrote:

Rue64285 wrote:

absquatulate wrote:

mdavidp wrote:

Hi,

I was pleasantly surprised by your review.

You get it.

You understand the strengths and frailties of Sigma cameras.

Others, who have not tried them are quick to condemn.

Yes, 5 stars.

Mike P

Thanks, I'm looking forward to a day shooting with it tomorrow, the metering on it seems pretty damn good too from my testing so far.

Gents, a review makes always to some content use of an individual point of view - and that review made it clear how to use the SD Q to make most of it, and what is limited. Thanks for the clear and readable way to express that. It was a pleasure to read and it helped me a lot to evaluate whether that becomes my next cam.

I really don't think one should reply in such a way we saw here, even if there's a totally different point of view. We are not politicians and we are not fighting to become the next U.S. president - we are just a community of people who love to shoot photos.

That's a fair point, but I really object to being called a "liar" for giving an honest opinion on what this camera excels at and why I rate it so highly. If I felt it was poor I would have said so, and no doubt been criticised for that, so I guess you can't win either way.

A score (whether it is 5 stars or less) is a very quick way to express something, but the full text is necessary to understand the rating. So here we have the clear statement that SD Q is an extraordinary tool for creating great IQ when used at low ISO which is then almost on the level of a medium format cam. Considering its price I totally accept (and understand) the 5 star rating.

Thanks, I am enthusiastic about this camera, so much so that I am selling others to buy more into the whole system, I think that says something about how much I rate it.

It says volumes about how you rate it. But reviews are supposed to be helpful to others making decisions about what would be best for them. A "review" which is really no more than a subjective opinion of how much enthusiasm you have for a product is just that.

Reviews ought really to strive at least a little bit to deal with issues that someone who isn't so enthusiastic as you might be interested in. For example, you (and others maybe) might be happy to take 5 spare batteries with them on a weekend trip. Others may not be and for those people it is crucial that a review tells them that battery life is terrible else they may be sorely disappointed.

Reviews need to be written to help other people , not evangelise your own preferences. Your "review" is a personal statement of your opinions about the camera disguised as a review. Should be a forum post or a blog entry rather than formatted as a review, IMO, then people can treat it properly as what it is, a sincere opinion piece.