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Originally Posted by johnno
I, and many others are "NOT AS EXPERIENCED", as some,and as such, would be put off,from posting OUR review/impressions on this forum, as it would appear our trivial contributions are worthless in the eyes of our more EXPERT members.
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Ouch !
Im not aware of the reviews or posts that you made johnno and what lead to this. These are just a few thoughts of mine regarding reviews.
I recently wrote a mini review on the AOE 15x70 binos that I had just purchased. In that review I gave very general impressions and described a few tests that I did in such a way that Im not comparing bino x to bino y, or claiming any absolutes as them being better than anything costing 3x the price.
People look to reviews to help them make purchasing decisions, and when it comes to high end gear they want to feel confident they are spending their hard earned money well. I have seen reviews singing the praises of mediocre or crap gear and the newbie usually has no way to know which author has the experience to know what they are talking about.
Reviews by all people are always welcome, but its helpful for those reading them to know a little background about the experience level of the reviewer. This way their opinions can be given an appropriate weighting by the reader, especially when those opinions carry bold statements or conflict with the opinions of others on the gear being reviewed.