05-19-2011, 03:34 PM
[quote name='joachim' timestamp='1305756127' post='8555']
The way I see it:
On photozone 4 out of 5 marks a product which works really well, while in a US/British review something with 4 out of 5 has shortcomings. In the later case it is as if you have 1 pass and 4 fail marks.
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The way I see it:
If a German, or a Martian, or a Klingon rewards a product with 4 out of 5 marks, then that lens also has shortcomings in the opinion of the reviewer. If it had no shortcomings...if it were perfect....it would be awarded 5 stars.
As an American now living in Germany, I would not say that German reviewers are tougher in their reviews than American reviewers. This would be a prejudiced statement. It would also be an unfair and broad generalization. Each reviewer is an individual with individual opinions. Sometimes these opinions have commonalities, sometimes they conflict with one another. All German reviewers are not the same, and all American reviewers are not the same. Each has a different opinion and a different reason for giving the rating that they give. Plus, is there a standardized process for rating lenses? No. If there was, there would only be a need for one reviewer.
The way I see it:
On photozone 4 out of 5 marks a product which works really well, while in a US/British review something with 4 out of 5 has shortcomings. In the later case it is as if you have 1 pass and 4 fail marks.
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The way I see it:
If a German, or a Martian, or a Klingon rewards a product with 4 out of 5 marks, then that lens also has shortcomings in the opinion of the reviewer. If it had no shortcomings...if it were perfect....it would be awarded 5 stars.
As an American now living in Germany, I would not say that German reviewers are tougher in their reviews than American reviewers. This would be a prejudiced statement. It would also be an unfair and broad generalization. Each reviewer is an individual with individual opinions. Sometimes these opinions have commonalities, sometimes they conflict with one another. All German reviewers are not the same, and all American reviewers are not the same. Each has a different opinion and a different reason for giving the rating that they give. Plus, is there a standardized process for rating lenses? No. If there was, there would only be a need for one reviewer.