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GPO Passion ED 8x42
Steve, I reacted to your mention of "subjectivity" because I have a huge problem with how it seems to creep into any discussion these days, and is used to undermine any idea of truth. As for binocular reviews, I don't think a good review boils down to "opinions". If you and I describe the view... -
GPO Passion ED 8x42
I think I largely agree with most of what you've said here, but no, I wasn't talking about bias. "Unbiased" is some kind of absurd fantasy, the sort of notion that turns jury selection into a circus, and journalism into farce. Bias is everywhere, but is easily dealt with. Everyone has biases... -
GPO Passion ED 8x42
If reviews were essentially subjective they would be useless. Good ones must provide enough objective information (detailed comparisons, observations in use, etc) to help readers form their own opinions based on what matters to them. A buyer who isn't really going to do that for whatever... -
GPO Passion ED 8x42
This is spot on. BBR is doing a lot of handholding, explaining basics and trying to build a little confidence for people who fear making an expensive mistake, and don't feel up to evaluating binoculars theselves, which is always the advice on Birdforum. Of course this is false confidence, but... -
GPO Passion ED 8x42
This is really no worse than average. The Internet is chock full of such stuff today, superficial gushing "reviews" (with links to purchase and generate revenue of course) by people most of whom don't even use words like "test" and "research", and the rest seem to have a different definition...