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Ken Rockwell has a rating of 2.83 stars from 12 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Ken Rockwell ranks 15th among Photographer sites.
Ken has been around for years and I always pop over to his site to get another opinion before I buy any camera equipment. I'm a Nikon user and I find his reviews pretty accurate so I do end up usually taking his advice. Never been wrong yet! His knowledge of the different models of Nikon lenses is invaluable and has prevented me from buying anything S/H that I regret. Keep up the good work Ken!
Ken's technical reviews *can* be good as long as he sticks to the facts and doesn't drift off into the lunatic fringe and injects opinions tainted by bias. He also pushes a lot of photo technique approaches that most pro photographers I've spoken with write off as rubbish, e.g., his assertion that you don't need to shoot RAW... all you need is JPG. I followed this advice many years ago and quickly came to regret it. So, approach his reviews with a great deal of caution... and be sure to look elsewhere for other info to be sure you get a good flavor of what you're trying to learn.
I used to visit Ken Rockwell's website frequently in the past. Especially when it was Nikon oriented (many years ago) He was critical, and I bought what he recommended. But I've seen him shifting his judgement on specific lenses very often (from bad to really good). Following Ken Rockwell did cost me money
(I know, my own mistake :-)
Nowadays Ken Rockwell is nothing more than an ordinary 13 in a dozen advertisement site. "But this one, I did!" . He's getting very lazy. Limited, standard copy and paste reviews. You hardly see any decent photography either. Come on, look at the ugly brownisch colours of the interiors he photographs...
But It used to be a fun site in the past, long ago... And the old reviews might still come in handy. Maybe he can retire from his earnings, I don't know, I hope so :-)
Otherwise I think it is an ending story...
Ken is kinda filled with a bunch of hot air. Some of it is tongue-in-cheek (like "best camera ever made" about a relatively ho-hum camera he likes for a dumb reason)
It's ok information if you don't take it too seriously- However, many people think in absolutist terms.
The BS about "free digital camera" is stupid (he's talking film cameras, neglecting the cost of film and processing)
He'll nix a camera if it cannot use a lens made in 1972, but he'll ignore the fact that it has 10 other horrible features. His photography is totally cheezy. His choice of automobiles speaks volumes. Probably compensating for his small penis.
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