Darren

That’s a nice post and nice comparison, similar to what I did here in my 7D-40D review.
Also I don’t think linking to an image would make you safe. There have been cases where it was seen as infringement because of republishing.
So better stick to fair use.

http://richard-eng.blogspot.com/2010/02/canon-40d-noise-levels.html

There is no way anybody can complain. The Internet is all about linking (or embedding). As long as you leave the content on the original site, the ‘fair use’ principle doesn’t even apply.

(Of course, your links will break if the originating site decides to ‘move’ the content!)

Best Regards.

I think right now our only hope is the 1D Mark 4. I think the 60D will have the same sensor from the 7D (= too much noise) and maybe we will get a better fullframe prosumer camera (3D) next year.

Before you go and buy the 1D Mark 4 wait at least 4 months to check what others are saying about it. From what I have seen of Canon in the last 3-4 years, they can’t be trusted much with new product releases.

Let me know,

Roz Rosintoski
Motorsports Photography

Ha !

Perhaps you need to do some reading about Fair Use. Commercial benefit does not exclude Fair Use.

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.html

Are you joking or smoking ? That guy isn’t even a lawyer let alone an expert in this area.

Btw, I spent a little time over at DPReview earlier this year while sidelined and recovering from an accident. I can say that I found the overall tenor in some of the forum discussions more aggressive or hostile than many other forums I’ve come across in my day.

Cheers, Stand tall, & Happy Holidays,

Gary.

The shoe seems to fit perfectly in your attitude toward anything Canon. So apparently you shoot Nikon? So what??? What brand soap do you use? Why not rant about that?

And I agree that your site is commercial in nature and you are simply trying to hide under a cloak of false journalism. Did you happen to mention to your legal friends that your site is selling services? It is obvious you aren’t quite sure what role you are actually playing: photographer, designer, programmer, journalist, fanboy. L

The whole truth
http://dpreviewsucks.blogspot.com/

Naja, veel succes hiermee, en hopelijk vallen ze je niet meer lastig.

Not only are people getting banned for expressing their opinion on dpreview.com, but entire threads with discussions containing certain information are often also deleted from their forums. When I got banned, the threads where I was discussing issues with Canon (equipment) and expressing my criticism got deleted as well. If you want some examples of deleted threads, just check out these links where there’s some discussion about deleted threads with saved copies so you can see what was being discussed: Link 1, Link 2.

What this looks like to me is editorial bias. It almost looks like criticism about Canon (products) isn’t tolerated at dpreview (and perhaps other manufacturers too). One commenter on my blog had the following to say:

It seems that DPReview either “recommends” or “highly recommends” any camera reviewed on its website. There has been debate about the objectivity of DPR and other review websites, especially when they get “previews” and first dibs on cameras, all subject to non disclosure agreements/NDA’s (e.g., Leica M8 and not noticing the infra-red/magenta issue). IIRC, DPR recently complained that various rumor websites were stealing the thunder of new camera releases (and affecting DPR traffic), while DPR was barred due to NDAs. Recently, DPR has made some wonderful declarations about Leica’s M9 (IIRC, DPR was invited to preview the camera in Germany) and noise improvement. Yet looking at Preview sample pic #5 (ceiling at ASA 1600) shows substantial noise. Certainly does not create any confidence. You really can’t bite the hand that feeds you.

And from here:

Karel, I’m not surprised to hear that dpreview banned you for speaking the truth. I have also spoken out about Canon’s horrible quality control and I was banned too. The gangs of fanboys at dpreview are allowed to attack and insult anyone who reports any problems with Canon gear, so of course many people are afraid to report problems.

I have started a blog (http://dpreviewsucks.blogspot.com/) to expose some of the things going on at dpreview and Canon and at least I won’t be silenced there by the fanboys at dpreview. When those fanboys don’t like something that someone says about Canon they complain to dpreview and often get the person banned. Dpreview is complicit because they have a monetary interest in keeping interest high in camera gear, and especially the gear from Canon and Nikon since they’re the two biggest sellers and are virtually certainly the companies that pay the most for advertising on dpreview. Dpreview wants their free loaner gear too.

I’m glad you have the guts to speak up about the awful QC at Canon. The problems are way bigger than some people want to believe. How Canon even stays in business is a mystery to me.

I think that everyone should be allowed to give their opinion on things, even if you don’t agree with them. If you have a look at the comments on some of the posts here on my blog, especially the ones where I discuss Canon (products), you’ll see very harsh and perhaps even insulting comments being made towards me and my opinions. Do I delete them? No. I allow all comments and opinions. Other readers should be able to see those comments too and then make up their own minds.