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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: William Birmingham on February 20, 2011, 10:23:37 am

Title: Now that is funny! SLR to buy?
Post by: William Birmingham on February 20, 2011, 10:23:37 am
A review of a film SLR in the days of digital.
Please read:
http://www.petapixel.com/2011/02/18/funny-amazon-review-of-the-nikon-f6/
Title: Re: Now that is funny! SLR to buy?
Post by: Justinr on February 20, 2011, 11:20:11 am
What's funnier (or sadder) still is that people couldn't see it for the joke it is. I cannot take seriously anyone who jumps to denigrate the poster in such mean terms. Shows a certain ignorance and the 'reviewer' should be congratulated on flushing the eejits out.

Is digital photography really that important to some people?
Title: Re: Now that is funny! SLR to buy?
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 20, 2011, 01:05:31 pm
What's funnier (or sadder) still is that people couldn't see it for the joke it is. I cannot take seriously anyone who jumps to denigrate the poster in such mean terms. Shows a certain ignorance and the 'reviewer' should be congratulated on flushing the eejits out.
I agree: it's quite witty (I also like the "How UPS Deliveries Work" video to which there's a link on the page).

On the other hand, it would be hard to underestimate some people's intelligence. I recently saw a review on Amazon of a battery. The reviewer gave it one star because, although it was exactly what he'd ordered and there was nothing wrong with it, it didn't fit the gadget he wanted to power.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Now that is funny! SLR to buy?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 20, 2011, 01:12:48 pm
When I first discovered that my 8x10 view camera didn't either a built-in exposure meter or autofocus, I was shocked! SHOCKED!
It was also a bit awkward to hand-hold, but since the Internet hadn't been invented yet, there was no place I could post a review.  >:(

Eric