I saw this show on Oprah recently where they showed how they test equipment. The sound room they had was pretty impressive. I understand that you cant make Sony surround sound speakers sound like B&W 610's. But IIRC the durability of the MZS's shutter was the question put forward. How difficult would it be to test the mean time of a shutter, it either survives 100 000 cycles or it dosn't. I wouldn't put much faith in to it if they were testing the 43mm against the Nikon pancake for sharpness OTOH.
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: Re: Lens Mount Progress > I wouldn't put much stock in what CR says about slr's, or any other piece of > photographic equipment. > > I recall many years ago, they tested stereo turntables. They basically said, > for each model: "They turn the record around and around. When it's hooked up > to an amp, and you put the stylus to the record, music comes out of the > speakers. It appears very durable and well made." > > By their test methods, a Panasonic direct drive deck tested about the same "with > no significant sonic differences" to a Linn Sondek (I don't actually think they > tested a Linn, but you get my drift). > > CR may be great for testing refrigerators or pickup trucks, but I don't think > they'd provide a report on photographic equipment that would satisfy the needs > of an enthusiast. > > cheers, > frank > > > > Feroze Kistan wrote: > > > Has Consumer Report ever tested SLR cameras? Should be interesting if they > > did. We don't get the report this side, but if they can tell which is the > > bestest peanut butter in the whole wide world surely at least one camera got > > tested. > > > > -- > "What a senseless waste of human life" > -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch > > >
