mas24 Loc: Southern CA

There is nothing wrong with Sony Mirrorless Cameras. They take excellent images. I knew a guy who owned a Sony A7R2 with an 85mm prime "G" lens. The images were stunning.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

This is not an example of a contradiction, but I think it is a fair example of why Rockwell is so controversial. He writes that P ( program mode) stands for Professional mode. Those of us on this forum know better, but someone new to the hobby may not realize what he is doing. One example.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

I have heard this from several sources. Don't have them here but Google it and you will find it.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

He's a self-appointed expert.



Now that one took me a few reads to figure out!

"Minutiae", right?

So, what did I win?

HOT Texas Loc: From the Heart of Texas

Agreed and if you want some super color shoot a Minolta lens.

therwol Loc: USA

KR puts some time into explaining the features and the history of the hardware he tests. So far so good. His subjective opinions on the equipment seem to be whatever is in his head at the moment and often don't agree with what anyone, and I mean anyone says about it. I believe that he once advised people to stop buying expensive equipment and just use an iPhone for their pictures. He praises decades old, mediocre lenses. Sometimes it seems that every camera or lens he tests is his favorite and the one he uses all of the time. He has an aversion to third party lenses like Tamron and Sigma and warns that you buy at your own risk. "They may not be compatible with the next camera you buy." His quality rating on equipment boils down to where it is made. Japan great. Anywhere else, not so great. (Should I throw my Nikon D810 in the trash now because it is made in Thailand?) Nonsense. He rarely updates the reviews on his site or goes back to test old lenses on modern equipment. (Does a 10 year old review of an old lens have any validity in this era of high megapixel cameras that bring out the weaknesses in lenses?) I can't prove it, but I'll bet he gets kickbacks from the online stores he plugs over and over. I do get some useful information from his site, but I think I've learned how to filter it.

I doubt if you'll get inferior images out of the Sony you mention. The only criticism I read over and over is that the menus on the Sony cameras are not as easy to navigate as those on the Nikon and Canon cameras that they compete with.

Alyn Wolf Loc: Colorado Springs

It's all personal. I shoot JPEGs on both an Olympus and a Canon. I use the canon for scenic stuff.. It's outdoor vista colours are my cup of tea. I use the Olympus for everything else including aviation photography and candid shots people .

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The actual optical glass is Minolta. The lens designs are Zeiss. There is a quasi-hip slang word usage on UHH where "the hip" will say "glass" when meaning "lenses".

Minolta has always bragged of being one of only two lens makers that make their own glass. Such a statement only makes sense if you use your words literally, not as in-group hip jargon.

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You say you cant prove he gets kick backs ?
Theres nothing to "prove". He participates in the up front normal business model of small commissions for referals. Such commissions are tiny. Its numbers game that depends on generating a vast quatity of referals.