Major Camera Brands Ranked Worst To Best: https://www.slashgear.com/1261530/major-camera-brands-ranked-worst-to-best/...

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

https://www.slashgear.com/1261530/major-camera-brands-ranked-worst-to-best/

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

I shouldn't be surprised that Leica and Hasselblad come in #1 and #2 best. However, I think the list is a little disingenuous, in that those two brands are likely not going to be on your average photographer's shopping list. A professional can amortize the cost, write off depreciation, and can justify the cost in many ways the amatuer, semi-pro and struggling-to-put-food-on-the-table pro can't.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Just Fred wrote:

I shouldn't be surprised that Leica and Hasselblad come in #1 and #2 best. However, I think the list is a little disingenuous, in that those two brands are likely not going to be on your average photographer's shopping list. A professional can amortize the cost, write off depreciation, and can justify the cost in many ways the amatuer, semi-pro and struggling-to-put-food-on-the-table pro can't.

It is a ranking of brand quality, not affordability.

BebuLamar

Ok so Panasonic is near the bottom and yet they make some of the Leica cameras which at the top?

Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

Seriously? This is one guys opinion. And a guy who I don’t know. This “ranking” is sophomoric, subjective and frankly, silly and useless.

Edit - perhaps not so useless to Canon fanboys here who will gloat that Canon was higher on the list than Nikon. You know who I’m talking about😎

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

Mac wrote:

https://www.slashgear.com/1261530/major-camera-brands-ranked-worst-to-best/

This is ranking based on nothing. Such rankings mean absolutely nothing. There are too many variables to measure and this includes so little information as to be useless. It is not worth the effort to post.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I was curious to see one writer’s opinion, but it’s likely not going to change anyone’s mind.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

47greyfox wrote:

I was curious to see one writer’s opinion, but it’s likely not going to change anyone’s mind.

It certainly did not change mine. I am a Pentaxian and have been for many years.

dwmoar Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley

The camera I have in my hand and am using is the best one. Maybe in the future some other brand will replace it, but for now what I have is currently the best. Use what you have and forget what someone else thinks is better.

Why be someone that gets hung up on a brand name? If you don't like what you are using, get what ever it is that you can afford and pleases you.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

I think the "proof is in the pudding. If you want to know if a camera is a good one look between four corners of the photograph. I have seen many rankings where Pentax is down the list, but have heard damn few complaints from the folks who are using them.

dwmoar Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley

RodeoMan wrote:

I think the "proof is in the pudding. If you want to know if a camera is a good one look between four corners of the photograph. I have seen many rankings where Pentax is down the list, but have heard damn few complaints from the folks who are using them.

Everyone thinks their "camera" is the best... Who am I or anyone else to say its not...

sabfish

BobHartung wrote:

This is ranking based on nothing. Such rankings mean absolutely nothing. There are too many variables to measure and this includes so little information as to be useless. It is not worth the effort to post.

Totally agree. A totally subjective view of one person based on no objective analysis.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

My camera is the best brand because it uses lenses that fit the camera my wife bought about 50 years ago.