I disagree, Ken. The viewers or readers have to be able to trust the reviewer.
If there had been problems with the test camera the reviewer should have said
so, qualified, if necessary, with the "pre-production software" warning.
As you have said a couple of times, the software and OS are integral to the
device.
Chris
On 4 Apr 2012, at 16:05, Ken Norton wrote:
>
> Since it was a "pre-production" unit, there is an assumption that some
> of the software bugs will be corrected before release. No need to
> trash a camera that is obviously beta.
>
> But the problem here is that the beta software is never fixed!!!!!
>
> That pro photographer in question is being paid to present the camera
> in the positive light and let the company fix issues that crop up. It
> isn't his responsibility to fix the bugs. Just like Andrew, he has to
> stay on topic. What's the image quality like? Is the overall design
> satisfying? Is it sexy? Leave the software developers alone.
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