dapunsta Loc: Northern Virginia

If you use Instagram, you've certainly noticed tons of gadgets in sponsored posts, some seemingly too good to be true. What is your experience if any and what are your thoughts about this?

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Too good to be true in many cases, the same ads appear in other places. Some of the ads do lead to stuff that actually works, figuring out which are which is the tough part. I will see something on Face Book and then look it up on Amazon, Sam's, Costco, Walmart etc., if it appears on one of them then I may get it - usually that happens on Amazon. Then pay for it with one of my bank cards - the two banks I have accounts with both have good support/fraud departments, and Amazon does also. Especially if you buy through Amazon itself and not someone you never heard of that advertises on Amazon.

mikenolan Loc: Lincoln Nebraska

It's not just IG, I get pop-up ads for a particular site that appears to be one that drop ships from China, with prices that are really low. I just ignore them. FWIW, even Amazon has a lot of dubious quality stuff these days.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Definitely!

If you can't find any online reviews, skip it.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Most of the stuff works, but how well and how truly easily is the other side of the "coin".

My last cruise, I took my wife's older Olympus XZ-1 and phone to please her (and we were going to ports we had been to before). The XZ-1 and phone worked well, but there is a reason that I like the ease of my E-M1 mkII and mkIII. No turn on delays and less other time delays, better viewfinder, easier setups, better controls in low light, no need for "two finger" phone zoom, etc. All these on-line items are for people that are not willing to pay the price for the features to be built in. If you do not use the camera that much, these items may be worthwhile. For most of us UHHers, they are not.