rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Thank you.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Actually, most of what they say about photography is accurate. It's when Tony interjects his personal opinion about certain things, he tends to be a bit narrow minded, a condition his wife doesn't appear to suffer from nearly as bad as he does.
I remember on one show Tony was talking trash about the Sony Mavica CD series cameras. One of the first consumer digital cameras that could store over 150 images on a single mini CD. For its day it was quite an amazing camera. Just make sure you brought along a spare battery. I bought one in 2000, the year they were introduced. I took thousands of photos with that camera and I still have it and it still works.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Aw, don't bust on rmalarz too much. I'm sure his creds match Tony's 30 published books with over a million sales, and his world travels with photos appearing on magazine and book covers, TV, calendars, etc. Not to mention his 1.57 million followers on Youtube. My only thought is that if Tony told him the time and his watch differed, it might be time to get a new watch! You are right in saying his personal opinions are a little quirky at times but he gives some good info and most of the time (not all) is right on.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Correct. Facts are one thing, opinions are another, and it's easy to tell the difference. Every reviewer combines facts and opinions. In many cases, they actually say, "But that's just my opinion." Before I buy anything, I read as many reviews as I can find. For me, that's part of the fun.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I've been watching the Northrup's on YouTube for as long as they have been on YouTube. I own a few books about photography written by Tony and I've purchased gear from them. The gear I bought was in like new condition and the price was quite reasonable. Their tutorials are very well made and very helpful and educational and in many cases, fun to watch and learn from. Sure, I've heard Tony say things I don't agree with and, like the Sony Mavica thing, I've heard him voice his opinion in place of reality. You simply cannot judge twenty plus year old technology on today's standards. But twenty some years ago technology was cutting edge in its day. Unlike rmalarz, I don't wear a wrist clock, haven't in many years. I own three of them, one was my father's and one belonged to my older brother who passed away a few years ago. All three wrist clocks work just fine, I just don't wear them.

OwlHarbor Loc: Pacific North West USA

I've been watching both Chelsea and Tony, Tony seems to speak his mind more freely and that is why I like them. I do my research. I'm a Canon Fan and Tony is a Sony advocate but I'm not going to hold that against anyone. They were selling their books for the Christmas sale and I thought I might buy one and went to Amazon and did the look inside at the book. Tony advised if you have a camera and equipment and are happy with it then you don't need this book (something like that, not a quote). I appreciate the candor.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I don't agree with that at all. I buy books for information, and I assume Tony's book has information. I would never buy a book to tell me what camera to buy, but it would contain information I could use. That's the Buying Guide, right? I love books like that because they point out things that never occurred to me. I'm not going to buy it, though. I have a shelf-full of books waiting for me to read them.

OwlHarbor Loc: Pacific North West USA

Yes, it is the buying guide.