A Reviewer's Responsibility

That's the usual dictionary definition. But, I want to extend the meaning somewhat. I don't think that a bias simplyinhibitsimpartial judgment, I believe that it alsoinformsit. And so for the sake of this discussion that's the meaning that I'll be using here.
Tunnel Walker. Toronto, November, 2006
Leica M8 with Voigtlander 21mm Skopar. ISO 320
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In late 2006 there was an incident which involved my review of theLeica M8camera, which has since caused me to think about a product reviewer's responsibilities. Enough time (almost six months) has now passed that the dust has settled, and I have been able to give the issue some thought.
Briefly – I had seen a couple of problems with the M8, didn't know what it was that I was seeing, and asked the company for their thoughts. At the time they didn't understand what the problems were either, (or so they said) and suggested that until they and I did it might make sense not to put the...