SIDE BY SIDE - D70 vs Rebel XT/350D

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
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This is ridiculous - teh kit lens is what most peopel will buy the camera
with, so why the heck is wrong with such a comparison?

It's very misleading. They should compare the cameras with the closest
lenses available (from the camera manufacturer). It is quite insane to
compare zoom ranges of kit lenses in an SLR camera review. They should not
go to some second-tier lens manufacturer that makes the same lense for
both
cameras.

alot of reviews are out of the box. I've seen comments such as epson v
canon printers where canon takes better scans out of the box while the epson
needs plenty of experimentation and tweaking. The reverse decision was made
about a pair of scanners.

The kit is sold as such as a reason. The quality of the supplied components
equate to value for money. If someone has put a crap lens on a good camera
then promoted that kit then that kit should be scrutinised. After such a
comparison you may decide to go body only. I noticed in this particular
review image quality was practically ignored. So was handling and ease of
use. It was merely a side by side feature list. I questioned the real
world validity. Others have also pointed out flaws in this method regarding
the weight given to each "advantage" My conclusion is that this review is
very weak and would only appeal to the most novice of consumers.