We've all been had by Nikon!!!!

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stmv

Senior Member
Like all information, take it with the bias in mind. some of KR information is not bad, some is extremely biased. His sample photos makes one wonder why he has such expensive gear.

He definitely has a lot of sway on the after market sells. Just look at how many ebay sellers reference his words. So like or hate him, he is having a huge effect to camera/lens sells, I would bet that both Nikon and Canon court him, knowing how wide of an effect he is having.

the alternative would be other sites to provide clear reviews of what is a deep wide set of topics. Unfortunately, not a lot of sites exists with enough depth for people researching.

I look at Thom Hogan link fairly often, seems fairly open minded, but tuned totally to his style of photos.

Buying gear in the end becomes a personal journey, with your own likes/dislikes developed over time.
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
There is really no comparison between KR's site to quality sites like Nasim Mansurov's site (now called "Photography Life" Photography Life ) or Hogan's site (although I prefer Nasim's over Hogan's). Over time people will gravitate to these better more accurate sites and KR will continue to dwindle in size and influence. That's the nice thing about the internet, it's the great equalizer is so many ways!
 
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LensWork

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I frankly applaud Nikon for keeping the button locations, menu navigation, etc. consistent from model to model. Doing so allows users of different models to effortlessly transition from one model to another. One of my biggest gripes with Canon is an apparent need to move the on-off switch (as well as other button locations and menu navigation) to a different location with each new model. Nikon did miss one small thing though: on the D4 (same as the D3) the cards are inserted with the brand label facing the front of the body while on the D800/D700/D300 the card is inserted with the label facing the back of the camera. It may seen trivial, but as a news/sports photographer who shoots with multiple bodies and often needs to change cards quickly, it can slow the process down a bit and although I have never done so, it can potentially lead one to jamming a card in backwards damaging the pins.
 
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stmv

Senior Member
yes, and I had finnally had to switched back the light meter direction for the D800, switching from camera to camera was driving me bunkers. I totally agree, a consistant look and feel is critical. I know that my wife's d80 has the delete button where my preview button is,, ooops.
 
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haycyn

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I was almost one of the new ones that listened to him. It is funny, I just read his post on how Canon cameras had finally moved the dials to the right side, in which he said Nikon had always had it right. That led me to here, and I find this thread.
Ironic, right? :)

Truthfully, I have been at a stand still in buying a DSLR because of the mixed internet information. I use a Pentax ZX-7 35mm now, and with the cost of film and developing, I *need* to move up.
I can.not sort through it, all. I look, and look, and end up more confused than before. Thanks KR. Glad I did not buy him a cup of coffee, I would have been upset.
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
haycyn said:
I was almost one of the new ones that listened to him. It is funny, I just read his post on how Canon cameras had finally moved the dials to the right side, in which he said Nikon had always had it right. That led me to here, and I find this thread.
Ironic, right? :)

Truthfully, I have been at a stand still in buying a DSLR because of the mixed internet information. I use a Pentax ZX-7 35mm now, and with the cost of film and developing, I *need* to move up.
I can.not sort through it, all. I look, and look, and end up more confused than before. Thanks KR. Glad I did not buy him a cup of coffee, I would have been upset.
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I wouldn't worry too hard about brands. The fact is you can't go wrong with either Nikon or Canon. Personally, I feel Nikon delivers more for the money and many on-affiliated testing agencies like DxOMark show that Nikon sensors are superior to Canons, but the difference is not much more than hair splitting. So relax, investigate the various offerings between Nikon and Canon and go for it, you won't be disappointed.
 
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Rick M

Senior Member
haycyn said:
I was almost one of the new ones that listened to him. It is funny, I just read his post on how Canon cameras had finally moved the dials to the right side, in which he said Nikon had always had it right. That led me to here, and I find this thread.
Ironic, right? :)

Truthfully, I have been at a stand still in buying a DSLR because of the mixed internet information. I use a Pentax ZX-7 35mm now, and with the cost of film and developing, I *need* to move up.
I can.not sort through it, all. I look, and look, and end up more confused than before. Thanks KR. Glad I did not buy him a cup of coffee, I would have been upset.
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Take the plunge and get a D600, you'll be happy for life :)
 
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haycyn

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cnyram said:
Take the plunge and get a D600, you'll be happy for life :)
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<<<CHOKE CHOKE>>> Dead-husband I would have! I would love the D600, but if I did not cause my husband to have a heart attack when it arrived, the body (camera body) would sit until I could save for the lenses.
 
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Rick M

Senior Member
I wonder how much he actually makes off that site. I was guilty of believing until I started to notice the inconsistancies.
 
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Browncoat

Senior Member
It should be noted that this is just a "guesstimate" tool based on the amount of traffic a site gets. For example, plugging in my own website info, it calculates that I earn $269 per year, which is false. My site doesn't generate any direct income for me. Plugging in Facebook.com, this tool shows over $7.5 billion in revenue...which is surprisingly accurate.

KR is generating some serious income from his website, no doubt about it. He's running affiliate programs, and gets paid every time someone clicks a link to an external website. I know a little bit about affiliate marketing, and they generally pay only a few pennies per click. If I had to venture my own guess, KR is probably earning closer to $500,000 from his site, which is still nothing to sneeze at.
 
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MelodyTregear

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I'm amazed that grown ups can act like a bunch of catty high school kids. I'm not saying any of you are wrong... or right. But honestly, is it necessary to spend so much time focusing on what someone else is doing? If you really feel he is so wrong and so bad, etc. why not write articles on the same subjects and show people a different view? Perhaps a little less time on ripping KR to pieces and more on photography and encouraging other photographers to do better, would be more productive? The article on Anthony's page is followed by comments from people who primarily agree with him. Occasionally he will publish someone who does not agree with him, but seemingly only if he has some smart mouth comeback to post. If he can spend so much time on criticising someone else, he could just as easy do the same to any of you if you start disagreeing with him. Personally, I'm always wary of people who are quick to bad-mouth others.... Just saying.
 
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AC016

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MelodyTregear said:
I'm amazed that grown ups can act like a bunch of catty high school kids. I'm not saying any of you are wrong... or right. But honestly, is it necessary to spend so much time focusing on what someone else is doing? If you really feel he is so wrong and so bad, etc. why not write articles on the same subjects and show people a different view? Perhaps a little less time on ripping KR to pieces and more on photography and encouraging other photographers to do better, would be more productive? The article on Anthony's page is followed by comments from people who primarily agree with him. Occasionally he will publish someone who does not agree with him, but seemingly only if he has some smart mouth comeback to post. If he can spend so much time on criticising someone else, he could just as easy do the same to any of you if you start disagreeing with him. Personally, I'm always wary of people who are quick to bad-mouth others.... Just saying.
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You are a little late in the game there Melody. Though, you are correct in what you say. Certain members of this site - i don't think i have to name names - seem it fit to come here every once in a while to get a little attention and perhaps stir things up. Once that is done, they seem to dissappear for months. I don't think anyone has really figured out why this certain member has an obsession for KR, but everyone needs a hobby i guess. Now that you and I have responded to this old thread, i am sure a certain someone will come around once again. Oh well, live and let live.
 
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Rexer John

Senior Member
Wow, I didn't know this guy was so frowned upon.

I read something he said and never looked at anything else he has to say about photography.
He said anyone carrying a tripod during the day was an amateur.
Utter tripe!

It could be a guy walking to a waterfall or stream with ND filters to create an arty blur.
It could be someone going to do a timelapse.
It could be someone with a long lens for birding and need the support for a long shoot.
It could be someone taking bracketed shots for HDR.
It could be someone taking a long shot in an area with people walking through to take a long exposure, to make the people "dissapear".

Just some examples of why I might NEED a tripod during the day.

KR obviously does all this without a tripod.
Since I can't, I didn't bother to read any more of his info page.
So I don't know what I'm missing out on.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
MelodyTregear said:
I'm amazed that grown ups can act like a bunch of catty high school kids. I'm not saying any of you are wrong... or right. But honestly, is it necessary to spend so much time focusing on what someone else is doing? If you really feel he is so wrong and so bad, etc. why not write articles on the same subjects and show people a different view? Perhaps a little less time on ripping KR to pieces and more on photography and encouraging other photographers to do better, would be more productive? The article on Anthony's page is followed by comments from people who primarily agree with him. Occasionally he will publish someone who does not agree with him, but seemingly only if he has some smart mouth comeback to post. If he can spend so much time on criticizing someone else, he could just as easy do the same to any of you if you start disagreeing with him. Personally, I'm always wary of people who are quick to bad-mouth others.... Just saying.
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One reason is the he puts out information that is not true or will really point a new shooter in the wrong direction. This is a disservice to all who read his site. He is making money on his site which is not a problem at all. I applaud him for that but as you have read in this thread he jumps ship from one brand to another depending on probably who is paying more. Canon and Nikon are both great brands and you really can't go wrong with either. Tell us what each do and let us make our own minds up. He tends to get a holier than thou attitude on many things. We have some people in this forum that do the same thing about certain things. Not good. There is a place from almost all opinions.
 
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