Moved to Your Photos.

If you post this as a gallery competition then that wouldn't be a problem - larger than is actually needed, but it would give more "editing room".

Not a classified ad, so moved to lenses.

Nice to hear there's another review out there, I'll pick up a copy.

I am neither happy nor unhappy with the test itself, it is what it is and can be judged on its own merits.

I think I've said enough times that I only buy original maufacturer's parts and why. As expected, the more expensive options turned out the best on this test, so it's open to someone to make more tests if they wish and prove things are otherwise if they can.

I'll lock this thread - once a subject is posted it only causes confusion if another on the same subject is raised.

It's interesting, but human nature, that when a test is presented the reaction is to reject it as flawed because it doesn't reinforce what we want to be true. That's a basic problem with science at all levels. Add funding issues and yet more pressures are added to the mix. What happens when experimental results don't match the requirements of those providing the money?

Now this test concludes that the Pentax battery is the best option. It's OK saying "but my alternative is OK" but none of the alternatives tested were OK, so why should yours be?

So let's see the alternative test that proves the one published wrong...:

Incidentally, this is a generalised reply and not a comment on any individual's post.

41 images, very impressive.

Something like this needs careful thought and proper planning. It's IMHO a pity about option 3 in the poll, which sort of undermines the serious question. If you want a serious competition, then maybe it should be serious questions from the start, otherwise you may attract flippant responses.

How would you post the original? It doesn't need to be a full sized file, so maybe a simple post in a thread of an 800px wide but unmodified image would suffice. It can be right clicked to copy it, then new versions can be posted. This feature is already offered at EPZ in the gallery though, so you can do this right now but not of course with a PU audience exclusively.

What was unsatisfactory about Stefan's competition was the secrecy of the entries. That's the same as sending images in physically to a magazine and removes the interactive advantages of the web. Watching the entries come in and the competition unfold is one of the fun parts of the process.

Anyway, having got the modified images in the thread, what do we do with them? Surely it does need an appraisal. The voting thread for best image could also be done, but it might run into problems if there are too many options. I'm not sure offhand if there is n option limit in the software.

DrOrloff has suggested this in this thread, so should be the first to post an image perhaps? Try it if you think there's a demand. Better still, do it in the Gallery as a competition (there can be more than one running at once) and just do the voting thread here if there is one. That way, the competition itself will gain from having an automated process.

If you want to buy one, contact SRS to see if they are still available. I suspect they may be.