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 Re: The Confessions of a 14-Year YouTube Gear Reviewer | |
1bwana1 wrote:
amci4 wrote:
I'm always amused by people who make such claims, without realizing many of those Sony, Nikon, Fuji, etc outings were heavily publicized and you could see all the YouTubers that were there. Do try to keep up and stop projecting your own biases on me.
Are you trying to say that if someone went to one of these company sponsored events that they have malevolent motives? I do fully reject that concept. Many go, for many reasons. It doesn't mean that they have sold their souls. Some may have and some may not. But participation is not the indicator of that.
All I said was that it is possible to attend such events and not be corrupt in reviews. That is not projecting a bias on you. If you do think attendance indicates corruption for all who attend then the projection of bias is coming from you, not me.
amci4 wrote:
As for the affiliate links, I believe the opportunity for corruption is there. Suppose you found out that one camera brand had a better return than the other. That's kind of the point, isn't it? The problem would be that you would have no easy way of knowing if they were pushing brand A because it paid better or not.
Yes, the potential for corruption exists whenever money is involved. But simple participation in affiliate programs is not the indicator of that. That actually is the point.
amci4 wrote:
As for the colors, let me put it to you this way. All of the people you see, talking about Fuji or Canon, what do they always talk about? Color Science! Manny Ortiz compared the Canon EOS R5 to a Sony A7R IV I believe, and he made mention of the green tones, noting that he could never see them, but when the two were side by side, he finally saw what a large number of people were mentioning the green tones. Now if you don't think people buy cameras based on the color they can get straight out of camera, that would be inaccurate.
Also, when you see the images of many of these photographers, they're almost never posted without processing. Why is that?
It seems you base your views on people opinions and anecdotal stories about things. But every time I see a blind test with good control samples those that claim to prefer colors from one manufacturer or another fail to correctly associate images with cameras. I tend to put more credence on properly designed and executed scientific testing, than anecdotal stories. I posted a link to one such test from a very credible organization. That is all I said. I never said people don't buy cameras based on color. In fact I explicitly pointed out that people see color very differently and may have a preference for colors that in fact are not accurate. Perfectly valid position for someone to have.
I base my opinions on observations. You seem to dislike the fact that I said something about the YouTubers though, kind of interesting, which one are you? Or is it because I called out Sony?
As for the affiliate programs, do you really believe that people won’t go with what makes them the most money? I guarantee you they will.
As for people visiting the events, no… But if some company is sending people your house to show you a presentation, then giving you a camera, putting you up in a posh space, feeding you well, and then giving you a camera to keep… Gee, how could anybody think that people would want more of that? You might be naive as to the nature of this business, but I am not. The truth is, if you see the same people going to these events year after year, then you can guarantee that they’re, “Playing the game” as Steve calls it (Wait isn’t that your name).
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