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Re: Re: I don;t believe (Reply to this comment)
by sageandsavory
Dkozin you need to read his comment more carefully.
iarlamac said "I don;t believe that you had this camera for any lengthe of time, if at all. "
dkozin asked "I am sure there is an explanation to the photos of it I took as well?"
All it takes is a camera and a few minutes at most to take pictures of the canon A430 and iarlamac was questioning the length of time you had the canon A430 and how much time you actually spent using it.
The pictures of the camera could have been taken in the store for all we know! You may have spent the majority of the time with the canon A430 posing and photographing it rather than using it.
Other than the quick 30 second snapshot from the balcony,or next to the balcony, that is all we have to indicate you ever held the camera. Your reviews never explain the detail of your use, they only give conclusions.
Taking pictures of a ferrari does not prove I drove it.
Sage
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Apr 28 '06
4:00 pm PDT
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Re: I don;t believe (Reply to this comment)
by dkozin,  in Electronics
I am sure there is an explanation to the photos of it I took as well?
http://www.review-shop.com/Canon_A430/Canon_A430_Samples_1.html
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Apr 26 '06
5:33 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Your review does not have good user experience (Reply to this comment)
by sageandsavory
You obviously did not understand what I was saying, but thats okay there really is a lot to learn and we did start together.
However you have researched one type of noise so you have learned more because of me so you have once again benefited from our relationship.
You said “Taking photos at different ISO settings shows how well a given camera can keep noise levels low in dim light.””
Reading your statement it sounds like no matter the conditions under which you take the ISO pictures, the results only demonstrates how “a given camera can keep noise levels low in dim light.”
Suppose I go outside and take a picture in normal light of a blue mailbox using all the ISO settings then I will see how well that camera can handle shadow noise under normal outside light. Or Suppose I take a landscape picture with lots of blue sky using the various ISO settings I can get a clumping noise, I think the website said it was chroma noise.
Perhaps you should have said that taking photos in dim light at “different ISO settings shows how well a given camera can keep noise levels low in dim light.”
Why do you think your readers only are concerned with noise in dim light? I think that you did not really understand noise and now because of me you have started your research. Heres a tip that I’ll share, some camera sites show noise ISO comparisons and it really helps to see what is being discussed when you are just learning about noise as it can sound more complicated than it actually is. I would mention the other types of noise, but I don’t want to scare you, but once I get a better handle on them I will share my information with you.
You still have never said why you do not talk about your user experience, you do have experience to share don’t you?
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Apr 19 '06
5:07 pm PDT
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Re: Your review does not have good user experience (Reply to this comment)
by dkozin, in Electronics
"Even I have now learned enough to know that taking photos of the same item, under the same conditions will demonstrate how well a camera handles Noise in ANY type of light!"
Obviously, you need to learn a bit more. Different ISO settings in the same conditions will produce dramatically different noise levels. Example, take any digital camera with ISO setting that adjusts. Set it on a tripod in a dimly-lit room. Take pictures of the same object (with no flash) at ISO below 100 and ISO 400. The latter photo will have a lot more noise, even though the conditions are the same.
And if you are referring to testing different ISO settings in bright light:
1. Most cameras have apertures that cannot go narrower than f/5-f/8 and shutter speeds no shorter than 1/1,000-1/2,000. In bright light, you will not be able to use ISO 200-400 at all.
2. Noise obviously accumulates with time (longer exposures). Therefore, you cannot make conclusions on how noisy the dimly-lit photo will be just by taking photos at the same ISO in daylight.
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Apr 19 '06
9:52 am PDT
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Re: Duh? (Reply to this comment)
by dkozin, in Electronics
Wow, me, Saddam and Jack Abramoff in one sentence. I am flattered. Obviously, you are concerned with somebody "spending" $20K+ on equipment. I have to re-iterate that I sell the cameras after I am done with them, sometimes (surprise) at a profit. It is not "spending" as I get most of my money back after the camera is sold.
If you have doubts that I actually have had those cameras in my possession, explain this: how would I obtain photos of all of them with my hand holding them and with the rug of my living room as a background? Or all photos taken from my balcony (look at EXIF data for every photo, it includes the camera model number).
I have no intention of posting all of the photos I take since storage is not free. At 1-7 MB per photo (JPEG Standard - RAW), we are talking gygabytes. But if you agree to pay for web hosting, I can post more sample photos, deal?
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Apr 19 '06
9:43 am PDT
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Duh? (Reply to this comment)
by ogglebog
What does it take to wake up the epinions membership? BASED ON HIS OWN CLAIMS dkozin HAS SPENT ALMOST $25,000.00 ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN LESS THAN A YEAR!!!! His digital camera reviews offer what sound like expert conclusions on important performance criteria, but those conclusions are not backed up by explanations of how and why he arrived at those conclusions. He says, “I usually take photos that contain all primary colors at different focal lengths, apertures and compression ratios. Some photos are taken outdoors, some indoors with and without flash.” but he shows exactly the same boring dumb@$$ picture of suburban sprawl shot from the balcony of his apartment for every digital camera that he supposedly tests.
Are you people really willing to sell your integrity for Very Helpful return rating from this ethically bankrupt and technically challenged guy just because he is a category leader. There is a very good reason this fellow holds the number one spot on epinions; he plays on the pitiful and pathetic need for acceptance displayed by many of epinions prominent long term members and wannabe prominent long term members. Wake up, this individual is playing all of you for fools. Nobody spends twentyfive grand on consumer electronics and then skips the opportunity to funnel thousands of potential buyers to his ebay account where he claims to re-sell those electronic toys.
The kind of people who believe that dkozin has bought, tested, and then re-sold $25,000.00 worth of digital cameras in less than a year also believe Saddam was one of the planners and financiers of the 9/11 tragedy, that Jack Abramoff is a friend to America's Indian Tribes, and that WMD will be found soon in Iraq.
Epinions credibility is at stake here. Would you believe a guy you worked with or went to church with who claimed to have bought 75 digital cameras in less than a year so he could review them? He claims to sell all these cameras on ebay, but there is no link to his ebay account. There is no conflict of interest, since epinions is owned by ebay.
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Apr 19 '06
8:53 am PDT
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Your review does not have good user experience (Reply to this comment)
by sageandsavory
I have read through your review twice. I still only get the impression, through your own words, that you may have held the camera to check it out but that you did so in 10 to 15 minutes.
I know you claimed to have tested the camera and you provide conclusions but all the user experience discussion/description/information between the claim and the conclusions are not in the review. Where is the text that discusses these tests, I couldn't get your sample picture to show, was it the balcony shot again?
Since August of 2005 you claim to have purchased over $21,213 dollars worth of electronics so you could write about them on Epinions.
You then claim to sell the cameras on e-bay, but provide no link to your e-bay site; however you are not shy about providing your other links. I find this very inconsistent with your usual dkozin marketing practices.
My feedback is the same as on your last camera review, which should be no surprise. Apparently, even the quotes I chose from your last review were cut n pasted into this review.
1. You neither tell us about the pictures you took with this latest camera nor describe the conditions under which the pictures were taken, yet you provide conclusions. If you are unable to describe pictures, conditions and what you ended up with, then why don’t you show some of the pictures. You only ever show a shot from your balcony or once in awhile from the sidewalk beside your apartment.
According to your cut and paste claim:
“I usually take photos that contain all primary colors at different focal lengths, apertures and compression ratios. Some photos are taken outdoors, some indoors with and without flash.”
However you are unable or unwilling to describe what you saw when taking individual pictures and how well the camera depicted what you saw. Your claim of taking every sort of picture at all sorts of settings are never described nor are the pictures shown, we only ever see a picture from your apartment complex. The only exception was in the case where you actually bought a camera and took it on a trip, then you showed a picture of a dog and one with a tree and the worst purple fringe I have ever seen.
2. Your cut n paste information from the last camera review is still incomplete:
“Taking photos at different ISO settings shows how well a given camera can keep noise levels low in dim light.”
Even I have now learned enough to know that taking photos of the same item, under the same conditions will demonstrate how well a camera handles Noise in ANY type of light!
P.S.
You receive top placement so you should take more time using the camera and writing about the camera. Consumers should get to see the best reviews, because of your position they see your review first, so your review should have as much user experience or more than the reviews yours gets put above!
You are also a role model and should set the standard.
Your friend,
Sage
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Apr 17 '06
6:46 pm PDT
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