Which? reviews
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David
karlo
Their 'hi-tech' kit reviews of all sorts of stuff are pretty poor - but they are aimed at Joe public who has very little knowledge of those types of products and would get very confused with very much critical analysis or "obscure" things (and Pentax is pretty obscure to most people!) recommendations. Anyway, people who do want hi-tech kit look at specialist info sources elsewhere.
However, for more day-to-day stuff, their reviews are more relevant and useful - I've bought quite a few recommended appliances and things like holiday insurance, etc., and rarely been disappointed with those purchases.
Horses for courses - and photo/audio/computer kit etc., aren't their best horses but for a lot of other things they are pretty damned good!
Some of the so called 'gadget' press aren't much better.
As it happens, I can remember the Which of the 1950s, when it's reviews were anything but trivial. Then they became a fair guide on what NOT to buy, and when I stopped my subscription they were a sort of consumer comic.
The original idea behind the CA was excellent. Subsequently they gave the impression that they had no-one who actually understood technology beyond the ON-OFF switch, and a Which review came down from several pages to a few short paragraphs.
I do not miss Which at all.
Geoff
X-5
istDS
K2000
P50.
Lenses Digital: 50-200, 18-55 KAF: 28-80.
Lenses KA & K: SMC-KA f2.0, SMC-K f1.4, SMC-K f1.7 Tokina KA 28-70 , SMC Pentax 70-210 F4, Sigma KA 75-300 , Hanimex 500mm Mirror, and the Tamron Adaptall-2 stuff.
and then there's all the M42 kit, and the accessories ...
I've never known them to be wrong with any camera and in one A4 size article reveal a lot about what a camera is like to use. Pentax cameras do well because they use them thoroughly going by the comments and recognise what you get for your money compared to other DSLRs.
(Usual disclaimers!)
Roger
I threatened to unsubscribe and it was scanned straight away
and a message popped up saying that at my request my subscription
had been cancelled I wonder how many customers they
have lost through that! Most of their reports are rubbish.
This site has the daftest Pentax reviews I've ever seen...
http://photocritic.org/getting-value-for-money-when-buying-a-camera/
Interchangeable lenses on the Q series are seen as a negative!
"a camera that small, having interchangeable lenses might
overwhelm the benefits of its smaller body anyway—and go
for a compact."
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
The K-500 is generally marketed as an "entry level" DSLR. The target price in Which? is given as £327. It is compared with 9 other DSLRs from the two big brands, whose prices range from £329 to £2349.
I am baffled why the CA did not choose a more comparable Pentax camera, such as the popular (in this forum) K3 and K5 variants.
Like some others, I have been a subscriber to Which? off-and-on for several decades. It used to be a very useful review. It perhaps still is for run-of-the-mill domestic items (kitchen equipment, car tyres) but when I read reviews of things that I believe I know something about, I find that I cannot trust the Which? conclusions. They are too simplistic when testing very technical matters. That even includes their financial advice, I'm sorry to say.
Will probably end my subscription when the current year expires.
Martin
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
saying something like..... Tell me how to cancel my membership?
I just got a reply saying it had been cancelled. They
must just scan messages for the word "cancel"
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
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14 years
Laindon,Essex
What do they want - a big sticker that says put the SD card in here?!!
The K-3 is water-resistant, although not waterproof, dustproof or shockproof like some models in Pentax's range.
What like the underwater ones for example!
It also says it lacks many advanced features that the other cameras in the group have, without saying what these fictional features are.
Glad I stopped subscribing although none of this can help Pentax sales.