Sigma SD14 and Fuji S5 Pro Videoblog

We are used to reading and viewing a range of commentary when it comes to art, literature and politics. Yet somehow, when it comes to photographic equipment, if someone gores your own favourite sacred cow (to mix a metaphor) the sky starts to fall – or at least so it seems whenever I criticize a new product (or at least when I'm the first to do so).
It is therefore with some trepidation that I publish this Videoblog from Photokina. I'm sure that these product's fans will throw a hissy fit – but, we saw what we saw, and so there's no point in holding back.
My colleague Walter and I were quite astonished at the poor image quality shown by sample display prints in both company's booths. Yes, they superficially looked big and bright, but up close and with a critical eye, images from both new cameras left a lot to be desired.
Of course this is not any sort of product or image quality review. We simply spent a half hour in each booth looking at the cameras, chatting with booth p...