Dpreview delays review to allow Canon to fix problem?

The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

In article . com,
RichA wrote:

The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.

and just where do you come up with this garbage?

phil received a production 1d mark iii last may sometime, and said the
canon 1d mark iii review will be next to be posted, but there has been
a staggering interest in the canon 40d and nikon d300/d3 and he may
decide to reprioritize them. in fact, there were a few other cameras
in the queue before the 1d mark iii, and he skipped those in favour of
the 1d mark iii. also, all reviews have been on hold this past month
because phil moved his test studio into a larger space.

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:58:53 -0700, RichA wrote:
: The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
: allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
: This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
: handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
: Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
: cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
: take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
: sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
: surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

What Dpreview is doing (or not doing) makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Why
write a review that will be obsolete the day that Canon releases their fix?
Everyone who can afford a 1D Mk III already knows about the problem, and
nobody in his right mind will buy one until the fix has been released and
tested. So no one is waiting breathlessly for a review of the product in its
current state. Except possibly you.

Bob

Robert Coe wrote:

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:58:53 -0700, RichA wrote:
: The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
: allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
: This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
: handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
: Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
: cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
: take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
: sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
: surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

What Dpreview is doing (or not doing) makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Why
write a review that will be obsolete the day that Canon releases their fix?


Because that would be an honest, objective review of the cameras that
have been manufactured so far?

The review can always be updated when the problem is fixed.

Given DPReview's very close relationship with Canon, I wonder whether
other manufacturers would be given the same concession of DPReview
withholding reviews of their products until they eventually get it to
work properly?

Still, if you generously sponsor a web site I suppose you might expect
some special treatment in return.

In article . com,
RichA wrote:

The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

STFU

In article , Tony Polson
wrote:

Given DPReview's very close relationship with Canon, I wonder whether
other manufacturers would be given the same concession of DPReview
withholding reviews of their products until they eventually get it to
work properly?

Still, if you generously sponsor a web site I suppose you might expect
some special treatment in return.

where do people come up with this stuff?? canon does not sponsor
dpreview. in fact, phil has chastised canon because they *don't* send
him cameras on time. if canon was actually sponsoring dpreview, phil
would have had a 1d mark iii in february, not may.

Tony Polson wrote:

Given DPReview's very close relationship with Canon, I wonder whether
other manufacturers would be given the same concession of DPReview
withholding reviews of their products until they eventually get it to
work properly?

Yes, Olympus comes to mind when they would not allow dpreview to post
early model full resolution photos.

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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:58:53 -0700, RichA wrote:
: The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
: allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
: This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
: handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
: Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
: cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
: take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
: sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
: surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

What Dpreview is doing (or not doing) makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Why
write a review that will be obsolete the day that Canon releases their
fix?
Everyone who can afford a 1D Mk III already knows about the problem, and
nobody in his right mind will buy one until the fix has been released and
tested. So no one is waiting breathlessly for a review of the product in
its
current state. Except possibly you.

I agree.

And this is not the first time he is doing this btw... Last one I remember
was the Leica M8. But he probably did this a few times since the M8.

On Sep 29, 12:10 pm, Robert Coe wrote:
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:58:53 -0700, RichA wrote:

: The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
: allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
: This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
: handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
: Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
: cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
: take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
: sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
: surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

What Dpreview is doing (or not doing) makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Why
write a review that will be obsolete the day that Canon releases their fix?
Everyone who can afford a 1D Mk III already knows about the problem, and
nobody in his right mind will buy one until the fix has been released and
tested.

Yes, I'm sure Canon hasn't sold a one..

On Sep 29, 12:59 pm, Randall Ainsworth
wrote:
In article . com,

RichA wrote:
The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?
Like magazines that never seem to mention glaring problems with
cameras, the problems only the the USERS catch? Dpreview claims to
take a long time testing their cameras, for accuracy and thoroughness
sake. Lets see what this review looks like if and when it finally
surfaces. The camera has been out for MONTHS now.

STFU

Why don't you hit me with your purse?