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

Started Apr 19, 2017 | User reviews thread
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Toraneko Regular Member • Posts: 361
Re: Another quirktastic camera from Sigma.......

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.

Agree completely. This is exactly what I had thought when I started reading this "review"..

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