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While Olympus makes optically excellent lenses, they don't include image stabilization with any of their lenses, so you have to assume that you're always going to have u4/3 bodies available to you...

What about camera failure rates or electronic failures in general? It's well known that about 3% or more of cameras fail within short order due to manufacturing issues. This has nothing to do with...

It's just very frustrating to see clearly inferior brands and products continually being promoted on this forum, seemingly without any meaningful comparison or even rational thought.Supposedly,...

I have yet to see any practical comparison where the Sony Action Cam hasn't looked better than the GoPro. When you look at the direct comparisons on YouTube, the Sony always looks clearer and...

Actually, there's a very similar law in Louisiana, and they also allow consecutive sentencing for each charge. However, the sentence there varies from 6 months to 10 years (or something like that)...

Actually, it is true. Take a look at the "improper photography" law in Texas. That one pretty much guarantees that if you take pictures of only good looking women, you'll go to jail for a minimum...

I know it may seem like I'm the little boy that cried wolf by claiming that I'm one of those guys you're talking about, but it's really true. HB is a great spot, especially during the surfing...

Is photographing women in bikinis any weirder than guys who take pictures of flowers or insects. I think it's more natural.BTW, I'm not an Aussie, I'm an American. I was just vacationing there...

It's been my experience that the standard 1/2.3" sensor of compacts produces much better results for still images than the standard 1/3.2" sensor of phone cameras, which is actually half the sensor...

I agree with your emphasis that the true focal length is extremely important. I also agree that a 300mm lens on u4/3 isn't exactly the same as 600mm lens on a full frame (except for the fact that...

Some of it was. I used various techniques to accomplish this, including going to many stores. Needless to say I was camped out at many of them for extended periods. I hate the cameras where you...

Nice try with what? No, I don't have a vast knowledge of any camera failure rates, but you can gain a lot of knowledge of cameras and brands by doing your own hands on tests. Most of my hands on...

You're right. I'm not going to study anything. I've already pretty much got it figured out, but I didn't want to sound like a total know it all. :)I have a degree in mathematics, so I know...

I don't own any Nikon cameras whatsoever. But I've done a lot of hands on testing with many, many different cameras. Plus I use this forum, as well as others, as a resource. In the point and shoot...

These people don't suffer because of those who "cry wolf". They suffer because of those here that will do anything to deny that widespread problems occur. Actually, I find this to be quite an...

I have to give you credit for coming up with a novel argument, but it hardly stands up to scrutiny or even really 10 seconds of rational thought.I buy A LOT of cameras, largely in the "lower end"...

The idea that a company can put out a sub-standard product or have poor QC because their margins are really low doesn't make sense to me. I'd much rather they raised the price by a couple hundred...

Probably no RAW in the Sony, unfortunately. That's the only flaw I could find, but it's not really a flaw so much as a design and marketing decision. But one would have to question the benefits of...

First of all, I'll mention I'm writing this knowing I don't have a hope in hell of getting a thumbs up for this post on a Canon forum. But I must speak my mind. I have the HX100V, and the primary...

I've said it numerous times that the best people in any field are usually guaranteed not to get any credit for being as good as they are. The reason is that the people doing the judging or voting...