The 2 Worst Camera Review Channels

[@cameraconspiracies]

Robin Wong actually just released a video after this one on why he won't be buying the Olympus OM-1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYq5XpmDa7Gtn9E It was pretty objective, so maybe he can be trusted... for now lol. If you buy today's gear through my affiliate links, you too can start a PBS special and make it to the big screen. New Leica 9mm f1.7 bhpho.to/38zItMF Huawei P40 Pro amzn.to/3whX4E6 or USED amzn.to/3wpibo8 Sony A7S III bhpho.to/3yeUW0q Zeiss Batis 25mm f2 amzn.to/3fz3iHF or bhpho.to/3GnpNuq or used! bhpho.to/3H1UYeQ Instagram instagram.com/vegetablepolice/ All my gear and recommended products can be found in my affiliate shop, thanks for shopping around! www.amazon.com/shop/vegetablepolice

[@chcomes]

he quit being an ambassador (or OM left him)... and his reason is just not enough $$$... he is a kind soul but his reviews have always been too positive and not very informative, in my opinion.

[@Asyouwere]

After this one, 4 days ago 🤣

[@mr.foxwiz1653]

@@chcomes He didn't quit. OM Systems didn't give him a new contract. They left him high and dry

[@bunmeng007]

Oh wow. U are full of class to diss/call out someone without doing a proper research on that individual, in this case Robin Wong. 1. He is no longer an Olympus ambassador for months now. 2) If you have done your research, you would have seen his video about the OM1. 3. His channel is far from being the worst review channel. Plus, he is a good resource for photography tips.

[@Jay-sr8ge]

He did the same video on why he won't buy the EM1 3 when that came out, basically saying it wasn't a big enough improvement to warrant the upgrade.

[@NotFromConcentrate]

The Olympus ambassadors are good at photography unlike most of the KZbin reviewers, so I like to hear their thoughts. ;)

[@stingforever]

And there's Camera Conspiracies. Nothing is good, ever 🤣 Even if it's good, it has a bad vibe 🤣

[@planetfun85]

Genius comment :)))

[@philsag]

It's backwards land on camera youtube. The reviewers that point out negatives are called shills and the brand ambassadors or influencers get nothing but praise in the comments. People just want to be told how great their camera gear is after they've already bought it.

[@justmythought7658]

So very true.

[@Overexposed1]

No scorn on KZbin like calling a lens “mid”

[@PrimalShutter]

It's a weird feedback loop, since it isn't cheap gear people want to feel reassured they made the right decision and get defensive when they see flaws pointed out

[@joeltunnah]

Cameras are all so good now, the “negatives” are usually just ridiculous whining, or the reviewer didn’t bother to learn how to use the camera/feature. This channel is a prime example. Enter the brand ambassador, they actually know how to use the camera you bought, and devote their content to you getting the most out of it. I don’t see a problem. I’ve never seen a video by a brand ambassador where they lie, or disparage other brands, or even aggressively try to sell you something. It’s understood that most people watching a “How to shoot star panos with your EM1mk3” already own that camera.

[@joeltunnah]

@Zealadinn yes, like this channel loves to hate micro4/3. It was funny a few years ago, the first dozen times he said “micro four loser”… but now he’s putting a couple hundred dollar lens and stock Olympus video settings up against $6000 of Sony gear and then mocking the Olympus. It’s ridiculous.

[@dunnymonster]

Got to disagree regarding your comments on Robin Wong. Yes he used to be an Olympus ambassador so of course you'd expect a positive spin on their products but I always felt Robin gave well considered balanced reviews. The fact that he remains to this day primarily an Olympus shooter despite splitting from OM Digital should tell you he does and always has believed in the Olympus brand. He could so easily have switched brands after parting with OM just to spite them. He didn't and that proves to me his feelings toward Olympus were genuine and sincere. Given Robins enthusiasm for all things Olympus and his overall passion for photography I feel OM Digital made a huge error treating Robin they way they apparently did.

[@justmythought7658]

I doubt any of the decision makers ever watched a video from him. Modern managers are just numbers and statistics. For them it doesn't matter if the company produces cameras, cars, or condoms.

[@truthseeker5890]

No one cares if you disagree!

[@dunnymonster]

@@truthseeker5890 Clearly you do....or why would you even post a comment? 😉

[@Ytterdahls]

@@truthseeker5890 clearly someone cares, being the second most liked comment in the comment section.

[@Ytterdahls]

He has a point, but I agree with your opinion about Robin Wong. Robin would do things like not recommending pro prime lenses if your cheaper prime did the job, and would often prefer shooting with smaller prime lenses himself because of the form factor and their ability to produce good enough pictures for his clients.

[@bingbong4848]

I dunno man...Whatever your view on his reviews, Robin Wong seems a lovely guy and very excellent photographer, who gets the best out of m43 for photography. I watch his reviews as a m43 user, and not as someone who wants a comparison with whatever the latest 8k 100mp camera is.

[@jimstirling7223]

Robin Wong does indeed seem a lovely guy and a talented shooter. However his "reviews" like most brand ambassadors were actually sales pitches with no critical component at all. If you just want your choices reinforced and only view the camera world in a bubble then fine. Unfortunately no camera or lens is produced in isolation and is judged as such. Now on the other hand as a recent new user of Olympus cameras { I have use Panasonic m43 since 2009 } his how to videos are an excellent source of information.

[@falxonPSN]

@@jimstirling7223 exactly.

[@joeltunnah]

@@jimstirling7223 that’s simply not true. He was often critical of a camera or feature. He often said why he wasn’t buying some new lens or camera.

[@bluecheese20401]

Dustin Abott is good. I trust none of the youtube reviewers that launch their videos at the same time.. the sony a7iv was a good example. The day it came out all of the typical people had one and hey presto it was the greatest camera ever.

[@terrywbreedlove]

I bought my EM5 back in 2013 after Robin Wong talked about it. And man the camera just rocked I was so happy I went with it.

[@rensaudade]

Robin Wong is always happy

[@Jason45G]

Funny you say Robin Wong. He was the one who i felt was the most trustworthy. As ambassadors they won't be one long if they completely destroy a camera. But Robin often would say what he did not like or what did not work very well. I think OM shot themselves in the foot keeping some who they did while not renewing Robin. I watched his video about why he won't be buying the OM-1. For him it is not a needed or wanted upgrade. But for others it is. A guy named Mike Lane who does a channel just chose the OM-1 over the Sony A1 he owned and has been shooting side by side with. I doubt it sucks 😄

[@walterxplinge3867]

OM Systems did renew Robins contract. It was Robin himself who walked away, primarily (from what I understand) is that OM Systems were not treating him as he had expected. Big thumbs up for Robin . He always seems to be able to point out the bad as well as the good. I'm waiting for Kasey's review to get his opinion of the camera rather than the reviewers.

[@cristibaluta]

He's praising really old cameras in 2022 and we all know they are crap.

[@guyjordan8201]

Unfair treatment of a nice guy like Robin Wong is uncalled for. The fact that he’s pleasant obviously distracts you from his content which does point out flaws and work arounds and reality checks about what’s “good enough”, and he offers improvement suggestions. He is not a bitter ungrateful perfectionistic Canadian spending 4 months of the year thawing out from the other 8 months of winter. See, I can generalize too.

[@toddm6999]

Hey Bud Remember ..he is from Ontario its the whole place leaves you bitter...it infectious don't go there or buy a house nor spend time near them ..Winnipeggers are good.

[@geofff6671]

You guys need to relax. This whole channel is satirical. Don’t come here if you take your cameras and reviewers seriously,

[@guyjordan8201]

@@griffith500tvr - I am not Robin… are you KC?

[@DriveCancelDC]

Don't forget "The Angry Photographer" (and he goes by Theoria Apophasis). A guy who pretends to be a pro photographer but is really just an overly tattooed weirdo who insults other people's kids, buys too much gear he never uses and never posts photos (and once his flickr page got found and it was terrible).

[@Astrolavista]

I've never understood the appeal of that guy?

[@StaffViet2009]

A typical consoomer xD he is

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

If you think TA's gear-related videos are horrible, I dare you to look into his economic/political videos

[@ChrisIrelandNJ]

He’s turned into a tin foil hat kinda guy.

[@SingleTrack66]

He still gets loads of views talking absolute conspiracy bollox. Also he absolutely got caught trying to say someone else’s photos were his. He is Kruger Dunning embodied

[@Asyouwere]

This must be painful for Robin Wong, who quit being an Olympus ambassador angry, to watch this. He was angry that he was completely excluded from the new direction, and camera’s, Olympus went.

[@nikolasmokalis3425]

I don’t think Robin’s the kind of guy to take offense to basically being called a salesman, cause he was and he’s probably the best OM Systems had on YT

[@ValiRossi]

Part of that decision had to do with Olympus' future presence in Robin's country. He was very good to Olympus.

[@aristotle_4532]

You also cannot trust anyone that buys really expensive equipment, especially in the first months and on preorder. They are systematically hiding the flaws so that the value in the second hand market will not go down. Camera crashes, noises, overheating, lost files, etc are never mentioned.

[@justmythought7658]

It's the same like it was 40 years ago, before the internet. The photo magazines put out reviews every month and there was never a really bad one. This was not surprising, as the manufacturers placed large advertisements there and largely financed the magazine with them. Only if you knew your way around, you could read the one or other hidden criticism between the lines. But then you wouldn't have needed the test. So you paid money to read a test that was partly financed by the manufacturer.

[@PiTdeLyX]

That's my biggest problem with the "we are at the bottom". It's about selling stuff not about criticising in most of the cases and it always has been

[@SMGJohn]

@@PiTdeLyX And whats wrong with selling stuff? Its a free market, this is Capitalism, if they do not sell you stuff they gonna die, and its their right to do whatever they can to get you to buy it, frankly if you do not spend your money everyday, it should be a law to label you as a Commie.

[@cameronkrause4712]

I remember the companies that bought the most advertising always got the best reviews.Especially when it came to lenses.

[@photonspark]

Haha, the proof is in the pudding photos. Robin Wong's photography using Olympus gear is of an excellent standard, better than what many FF users can come up with. Yes he's positive, and his sample photos inspired me to get into Olympus gear. Couldn't be happier, never looked back, so happy with the pros of M43/Olympus. We need more voices like Robin, that you DONT need the latest super expensive gear to take professional photos and have fun doing it.

[@2MinuteReview]

anyone else notice the utter fear that over came him when he realized his girlfriend was home? getting some real Amber Heard and Johnny Depp vibes here

[@dkeberhard]

LMAO

[@BibleBreakout]

Caught that - might of been returning from a walk to cool off after a scrap that morning

[@schultzeworks]

@@BibleBreakout Or, maybe she is a reptilian alien and does not ‘show up’ on cameras or in mirrors. It’s really hard to say with ZERO INFORMATION.

[@BackusCreativeImaging]

@@BibleBreakout She's probably upset that he is knowingly willing to get scammed out of $17,000 for full frame wildlife rather than stick to the fun and cheap MFT wildlife setup and learn how to get good at tone mapping 8 bit footage with nice highlight rolloff even: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYS4hqKrd7edg80 - Read description to see that this scrub knows something. It all started going downhill once he realized his love affair with Fuji was a lie when he learned that they raided the Newegg returned computer case fans parts bin to cobble something together real quick. His coping strategy was to go into the opposite direction (all in on full frame) and contemplate rewarding the camera industry with more money. He forgot his roots. He's become like everyone else and will eventually surpass Tony with the "Toneh" addiction disorder Kasey himself discovered, but no one will be there to intervene and help when he needs it most. Meanwhile, the rich and generous MarkusPix rocks a cheap Lumix G100 often because he knows what he's doing and genuinely has a unique take on cameras that Kasey used to have. Whatever the truth is behind him walking out of his own studio when his girlfriend showed back up, we're worried about you Kasey and hope this gets "resolved" soon ;)

[@Ladraz]

lol

[@NOTLeavingLV]

Did you see the Gerald Undone video on “what camera KZbinrs use?” It was 95% Sony a7s iii… Sony undoubtedly sent many of them the cameras. This leads folks looking to start shooting to Sony.

[@TheVoiceofReason4ya]

That video was a commercial for the a7siii

[@joeltunnah]

KZbin is basically a Sony commercial now.

[@richardfink7666]

Tony and Chelsea...By far the worst!

[@Imdfntdft]

Robin Wong has quit being an Olympus Ambassador months ago due to how he was treated.

[@mattboggs6304]

It's a shame that there aren't more working photographers making videos reviewing the gear they use on a daily basis. I'd put more faith in what they have to say than some gear salesman who gets sent every new camera and gets invited to all the launch events.

[@nazarinebeats5521]

They are probably too busy to make videos.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

It would be really boring like "I bought this brick in 2007 and it's still okay" "I shoot in studio on tripod and don't care". Your average working photographer is just shooting group photos, portraits or weddings they don't really need a great gear. Nothing advanced at all. 99% of their job can be done well with some ancient DSLR like Nikon D1. From my experience most of them just keep using old gear and are nothing like youtubers, who get to play with lots of new gear and perhaps buy a lot of it. Those jobs just aren't very creative, don't pay too well and thus stuff gets used for ages.

[@danny_r27]

Robin Wong hasn’t been an Olympus ambassador for months.

[@cameraconspiracies]

I haven't kept up with his channel, because he wasn't doing very objective reviews. Hopefully that's changed after leaving Olympus.

[@kingzozo19]

@@cameraconspiracies I think OM system kinda ignored him, stop sending him gear so he left and made rant video. Good for OM system

[@monolykranvousanous8988]

Robin Wong is not getting the Olympus OM-1 Because it is not financially responsible for him to do so. He stated that up front. Not because he is objective. You put one in his hands and and it's "Let's Do This" Best camera since time began. I like watching his videos BTW.

[@RichardHallas]

@@cameraconspiracies You’re not being fair. Objective reviewing of gear isn’t what his channel’s all about, and he’s very up-front about what he says and does. Sometimes he *does* pan gear he doesn’t like (I watched such a video by him quite recently), but mostly he’s about helping Olympus shooters get the best out of their equipment. That’s why I watch him, and I really appreciate what he does. I also trust what he says, for all you claim that he’s biased, because he’s proved his integrity as far as I’m concerned. By the way, Robin is probably too nice a person to try to sue you for slander, but I’d be really careful about making unjustified, unfounded negative claims about a professional photographer’s professionalism in such a public way if I were you. Apart from being uncalled for, it’s really asking for trouble.

[@nolejd50]

This is probably your only video where I'm not going to be on your side, not even for the laughs. Robin Wong is a nice person in general and a great photographer. He also shared an enormous amount of knowledge regarding photography and olympus cameras that one couldn't get anywhere else. He always reviews cameras and lenses with disclaimers, i.e. "for my type of photography it's good/bad, or I'm an olympus ambassador, or I've been sent/ i bought this camera/lens..." etc. Honestly you were kinda a jerk here and have probably only seen a couple of his videos at most.

[@RichardHallas]

Absolutely agree with this, 100%.

[@RichardHallas]

Hey! Leave off Robin Wong! I *love* Robin Wong! He’s great (and he takes terrific photos). And yes, he may be positive about Olympus, but not exclusively so. Watch more of his videos and you find that he’s really fair and transparent. He’s one of my absolute favourite camera KZbinrs, and I find him very honest and helpful. Also, he’s been treated quite badly by Olympus/OMDS in recent times, and he’s been open about that too. So don’t ‘name and shame’ people who don’t deserve it; that’s not cool at all.

[@davejenx]

who can forget the peter mckinnon r5 review while everyone else was frying eggs on theirs this canon ambassador ....

[@Sabundy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Chris-ey7zy]

Peter can be bought. Look at that polarizer

[@Democratiser]

Given that sales of cameras have declined from about 100M to 5M per annum in about 10 years, it seems to me that the camera sales business is one of the toughest jobs around!

[@dicekolev5360]

People mostly buy used cameras now and/or they just don't buy new one every 2 years like with phones so...

[@Democratiser]

@@dicekolev5360 I think one of the other problems is that with ‘real’ (not iPhone) camera technology, the cameras and the other system components are becoming more and more complex (esp re video), which is the anathema of the iPhone philosophy. So the barriers to entry are increasing. I would like to see a day when we can colour grade in camera with lots of Ai informed guidance to make us look like awesome colourists!

[@Digmen1]

I like Robin Wong, but every sentence is about Photography. And yes If I was him I'd be pissed with Olympus - they never gave him any feedback as an Ambassador

[@JohnJBloomfield]

Olympus dropped Robin Wong a good few months ago...he did a video where he seemed quite sad about it and he's been much more 'realistic' ever since

[@DansEarway]

Finally, an actual conspiracy.

[@sanderbos]

And it even involves cameras, everything is finally coming together on this channel.

[@andrewcampbell3184]

People get way too serious. It's a comedy camera channel. Kasey has some valid points, he may exaggerated a bit but that's what he is for comedy results. You should do a video "the rights and Wongs". There is Robin Wong, Richard Wong and Kai Wong. Three Wongs channels I follow them all

[@Dean_WeAreTheShow]

my biggest gripe are the rumor channels… 20 minutes of “it’s either full frame or micro 4/3 and either 1080p 60 or 19k coming out between fall and next decade, hope you liked our clickbait title” shut up!! you know nothing! 😂😂

[@Maebbie]

I always like to check if people still use the stuff they reviewed in videos a few months later. Check stuff like tripods or bags, even that mckinnon guy who made his own bag ended up using other bags in later videos. Really makes you think.

[@Maebbie]

@Zealadinn people use different tripod bases for different things?

[@TK421-53]

09:30 that might be the best nature / bird footage you have captured - what an impressive little moment in time you caught!

[@Ladraz]

I agree sooooooooo much dam. Some of the reviewers clearly only use the item for 1 or 2 days. Worst yet when they claim it's just the "production model" and the issues would be fix in the main release. Yet it was NEVER FIXED!!!!! :/

[@falxonPSN]

Preproduction, you mean?

[@Ladraz]

@@falxonPSN yea preproduction sorry

[@counciloflit8968]

Haha this is so true. I’ve literally wasted thousands of dollars on positive KZbin reviews thank you for making a video calling this out

[@andresgonzalezcerda7635]

Ambassadors are more like instructors than reviewers. If you already have that camera, they are much useful than reviewers finding the flows of the camera you already have.

[@falxonPSN]

Not even that sadly. There are far better instructional videos from neutral brand-agnostic channels. I have yet to see any compelling content from any so-called ambassadors.

[@joeltunnah]

@@falxonPSN then you’re not looking very hard. I learned a lot from Robin Wong, James Popsys, Peter Forsgard.

[@DixonLu]

Some brand ambassadors are so good at their craft that the brand/model of their gear hardly matters. E.g., Joe McNally (Nikon). He seldom talks about, much less review, gears. Vanessa Joy (Canon) has recurring videos re: cheap camera challenges. Tech sites (The Verge, Engadget, etc.) also make bad camera reviews. They are not full time videographers or photographers but opine as if they were.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I've watched almost none of B&H's camera review videos, even though I do all my gear shopping there. Just from the launch event videos I have seen, I know that all I'm going to hear are very positive comments with nothing critical. They use brand ambassadors or their own staff, nobody objective. Now, if Canon were to send me (hypothetically) an R7 in advance for review, I can guarantee you will get the full, unvarnished truth about it. So Canon, feel free to get in touch if you would like to test that theory. Not that I'm begging you or anything. But, it would be nice.

[@BigJesse579]

“The brake cords aren’t connected.” 😂 😂😂

[@gsus3918]

100% agree. I dont trust anyone that isn't complaining. Those all positive people are just lying.

[@doblebo]

Dear sir. I do enjoy your channel quite a bit. I have a Nikon Z6 and I miss the telephoto reach of aps-c. I don't do wildlife photography as much anymore, but like to go out occasionally (so my telephoto budget is reduced). I have an older Nikon 300mm ED f4.5 manual focus lens which produces better images than my 200-500mm ever did. I'm thinking of a Z fc or maybe something unNikon? Most of my lenses are adapted Leica M mount lenses anyway. A full articulating LCD, good colors, uncompromising low light performance (ha), decent shutter speed are all ideal. I would use a fast wide autofocus lens, but most shooting will be manual focus lens use. You got me hooked on wildlife video - thank you.

[@raredreamfootage]

7:01 - I disagree about Camera Store Channels. I think they use their video reviews to funnel the right type of customers to each camera to limit returns and/or exchanges and to minimize the sales process when the customers are in the store,

[@PrimalShutter]

Olympus ambassadors: omg I definitely see the new camera has a 2 stop better noise performance, check out my unfair comparison with software noise reduction! Me: ok here's raw two studio photos side by side at ISO3200, can you tell which one is from the new camera? *gets blocked*

[@soorajsaikumar]

"mark your car has air conditioning...leather seats" Best compliment one can get after running 14 people down 😂😂😂😂

[@mikey7326]

Mark Galer, Hey there's nothing wrong with the Sony a7IV's eye a/f. It's fine your all doing it wrong.... Sony then confirms and eventually issues a firmware update specifically addressing the problem.

[@slimphotog]

Every Sony lens is pin sharp too, according to Mark.

[@mikey7326]

@@slimphotog Yes.. exactly

[@KenToney]

What gets on my nerves: bloggers at beginning of video setting up drones to film their vehicle heading out then cameras with 5 or 6 views of them walking to the photo spot. That takes up 10 min of video, scrap that crap idea please.

[@Jay-sr8ge]

Yea I stopped watching some otherwise highly informative content due to this annoyance and just watch camera conspiracies and learn nothing

[@KenToney]

@@Jay-sr8ge hahahaha, he’s funny no doubt

[@KenToney]

I’ve had a camera in my hands since 1965, professionally since early 70’s so it gets increasingly harder to find something new. I guess post production is best at new procedures. Light is light

[@Jay-sr8ge]

@@KenToney true. I’m just a hobbyist who’s bad at photography but I kinda like it a little bit

[@KenToney]

@@Jay-sr8ge I do too just had to rant a bit 😎

[@davelock3166]

The Ambassadors that never show their pictures are the worst - and yes they are OM.

[@Pixela8ed]

Man that car bit killed me 💀

[@JeffandLeslie]

the ones I don't trust are those that get the newest high dollar camera, say it is the best camera ever and there are selling all their old gear to switch to this magnificent new camera.... then 5 or 6 months later a new camera comes out and they are selling all their gear (to some company who is sponsoring this video by the way) and switching to the new most magnificent camera they ever used. If you watch some of these channels it becomes laughable, every time someone comes out with a new camera, they are selling all their gear (to the sponsor and you should sell your gear there too) so they can then switch to the new brand X camera.

[@blueridge8992]

So, the Northrups.

[@JeffandLeslie]

@@blueridge8992 among others

[@romanpul]

@@blueridge8992 And later you find out that they didn‘t sell anything but still have their old gear

[@saiyan_princestudios9790]

Real fuji reviewers: we know the af sucks but it’s ok we still love the colors and the dials 🤣 if we are honest, myself included

[@Chase-Video]

The number of times I’ve heard these words in a Fuji camera review, “The AF isn’t Sony or Canon level yet but it’s ALMOST there” - No, it really isn’t.

[@oetproductions8101]

They threw my boi Robin out and he immediately got a FujiFilm HAHAHAHHAHA

[@ttbirds1082]

Disagree with the view on Robin Wong. He is/was one of the few ambassadors that generally gave pros/cons and his recommended use cases for gear he reviewed. There are many others in the m43 world that just praise gear and sometimes mislead. Look for all the m43 ambassadors that initially endorsed the view that the OM1 has 2 stops improvement over the EM1 iii. There was one popular m43 reviewer of Pergear equipment that gave an endorsement of their 2x Macro lens with no proper testing and no consideration of what is important to different types of Macro photographers; my comment on his video was removed. So I agree with your point but think Robin Wong is a bad example to justify it ... there are so many other easier targets.

[@rubenmartin7759]

Canon eosR have just one SD but they say, no worry you can have a backup on your smartphone. First you can't use usb so by forcing you WiFi you kill the battery on phone and camera to move way slower. Then you forced to have any Apple phone cause if you got any Android phone you only get JPGs as backup, raw are Apple exclusive. Then no one says clear that the 5d with same sensor and Magic Lantern is way better for video, everyone talks about clog 12 bit on eosR but you need the atmos ninja to get less quality the 5d could do saving on the CF card. Not much people on KZbin have to balls to say it. Apple exclusivity I think it's a wonderfull new feature for costumers... I do not understand why people does not make clear it's a selling point. There's more Canon r cameras that do that but they have more cards slots.

[@rubenmartin7759]

Smartphones from Apple haven't got SD slots and the price they charge it's so friendly for the big storage one... And if you get full? Don't worry you could buy another iPhone (it's for making money so don't worry it's fine).

[@sandaruweerasekara586]

My problem with Potato Jet is companies ask him to review Arri's and everything and he's creating filmmaking courses. But nothing on his videos/vlogs is artistic and cinematic. Record anything in 60 or 120 fps and that's the best he can do. Not sure why companies support actual creators with creativity.

[@orangejjay]

He's also an Arri ambassador, whether on paper or not it's quite apparent that he's drinking Arri Kool-Aid (kind of like Epic Light Media who is drinking Aputure). They all make awesome products but it's so damn annoying to see ads disguised as honest videos.

[@scottw4336]

Ford ,chevy....Ferrari, Lamborghini....yamaha, honda....Sony, Canon....they are all good in their own quirky ways My dad was the chief engineer at a studio...used Sony cameras with Canon glass

[@dreadwinter]

This isnt at all limited to camera related youtubers. It's the same for artists and drawing tablets, shoemakers and shoes and bakers and bread ovens. Calling sponsored content reviews and giving out affiliate links where their viewers can then buy the product. There's a pretty obvious conflict of interest.

[@bradl2636]

I’m so pissed I didn’t even get a glib courtesy mention. I’ve been aiming really really low and giving it absolutely no effort at all.

[@birukasrat3285]

you need to make an annual award show for best and worst channels

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Exactly. When I look for reviews whether on YT or Yelp... I NEVER go to the most positive. Why? Most people need to love what they just spent their money on because... they wanted to buy it! Or... they are obviously hoping to catch a sponsor. We definitely need more of Spock in the world. Love your style. Cracks me up 🤣

[@mattstolzman]

I love Ken Wheeler's rants about photo gear. phoooojiii

[@mgotovac]

Great you have talked about this phenomena. People are more advertised than educated about photography. Gear wars or "should i switch" talks are promoted way over their real importance. Photography skill and talent are neglected. We all know who are they and how they make money for their living..

[@cbflazaro]

reminds me of that yurev that got popular for reviewing cameras, sony invited the typical bunch (fro guy, dpreview, toneh, etc ) plus him to review the A6500 or whatever it was with a hotel stay, event day etc, and he did overheating tests during the night showing that the camera overheated and sony never sent him any more cameras. Those "release date" reviewers may say "i give my honest opinion " bla bla, but if they shit on it, they arent getting the next money to review.

[@safemode8598]

I love Robin Wong

[@prose4ever]

6:30 Correction, Robin Wong is no longer an ambassador of Olympus/OM System.

[@Cotictimmy]

It's spooky how much this sounds like Matt Irwin discussing Nikon mirrorless. 🤣 (I am a Nikon shooter LOL.)

[@zetacrucis681]

the car skit was hilarious

[@JoATTech]

For a second I was afraid my channel will be featured here ;). But when I review things I concentrate on flaws and cons ;), so I've been saved. Agree 100% ... have you heard that A7 IV overhears when NDA has been lifted? Gerald Undone said something, but generally it was all hype. And this camera can overheat while you are in the menus setting it :O. Robin Wong no longer OM ambasador ;) I think one channel of camera shop crashed Canon R5/R6 over overheating problem ... but generally you are 100% right. Only opinions of hobo youtubers are meaningful ... 3 types you mentioned are only for specs.

[@CywlexeemTacac]

Haven't you thought of yourself as a shopping assistant. Who trust one in the shops nowadays? We all go on KZbin to watch people's opinion and then buy it. Vlogers are simply the people who sell products for big companies. Sometimes not even realizing it and not getting paid.

[@HasanNYC]

We need to support channels like yours.

[@BoostLeekdMedia]

I don't know if you know, but Nikon is building a camera sensor that competes against NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. That way, we can get better iso above 6400 :)

[@Lukaz1989]

Here is what you missed: People who buy an item for themself and then go on to tell you that its the best thing out there (even though they have no comparison). Like, they buy a monitor - they make a monitor review. They buy a mouse - they make a mouse review. They buy a car - they make a car review. Their channel is just full of "reviews" of random items they bought for themselves. They're often extremely biased because of course they made the perfect decision, they couldn't possibly have made a bad choice. Confirmation bias. They might still tell you about something that's wrong with it and that could be useful but often they just tell you its the BEST. What you want is an opinion of somebody who tests a LOT of items from that category (like cameras) and who has enough experience and comparison. I trust you by now because literally everything you have said about cameras I had or have now couldn't be more accurate (like A6600 or XT4). I like that you point out these little annoyances that you often only really get to if you actually use the camera for a while and don't just walk through the city once for an embargo-timed video review.

[@tonymcflattie2450]

Came for the camera review, stayed for the flat earth!

[@dkeberhard]

the street recording was actually beamed up to the Boeing Starliner then back down where it was saved. that's why it looks a little weird.

[@byhanz]

Would you consider Omar Gonzalez to be a Fuji ambassador? He is very charismatic and seems quite honest :)

[@romanpul]

If he were an ambassador he wouldn’t be shooting Nikon as well.

[@byhanz]

@@romanpul good point! He also uses Sony for recording but not sure if for shooting… he also used canon in the past

[@primefocusphotography]

I like Omar, good dude. He gets pretty hyped up about brands but he’s far from a shill imo. He simply enjoys the art of photography and likes trying different stuff. Him an I have that in common. He seems to have no issues sharing any disappointments with gear he tries out.

[@byhanz]

@@primefocusphotography totally true 👍

[@Fell_Wanderer]

Your Toneh tea shirt is out of focus but has correct 32bit pure depth of field print colours. Possibly shot on Panasonic 1980's focus technology, distance average depth from near focus dual pixel acquisition

[@FlappySock]

Still waiting for a proper OM-1 review, none of that ambassador or "initial" shit

[@Leptospirosi]

You can check Rob Trek channel: he's doing a wonderful work as ever to dissect the camera. Also Mathieu Gasquet published a review on the field for the camera.

[@ulflundh5813]

Just by it👌

[@donflamingo795]

Want to know a camera expert that use cheap equipments all the time? MarkusPix is the man.

[@Fell_Wanderer]

Dude, you wont get many items because you speak your mind and show the flaws in their products, even if you also show the good points (balanced review). That makes you valuable to reputable companies who will trust you whatever, because their products have to be decent to begin with.

[@WesPerry]

An important topic! And one very close to my heart and FRUSTRATING. I tend to not have “relationships” with brands for long, as I’m a very critical reviewer and not an attentive lover. Wait, what were we talking about?

[@primefocusphotography]

Always like your content Wes. Been on my “Trusted Reviewer” list for quite a while now. 🙏🏻🍻

[@mredben]

02:25 min 😂😂😂 04:33 min When they launch new things the product must have all the feature and must do it perfectly, not only after many firmware updates.

[@MrFreakwent]

" You need long fingers to dance around those rings ."

[@how-tohermit5319]

An X3000 with a detached retina would look better than that phone.

[@slashmatt]

Ha, I thought Casey finally got a Pentax.

[@hartyewh1]

I kinda like the 90's home video look. Like fake home video on some comedy show.

[@Everyonehasanopinion]

You were using that p40 Pro to make this? I thought you were using one of those Flip video cameras from 1994. Underwater, deep where there’s no light. And they weren’t waterproof. With mustard on the lens.

[@ridealongwithrandy]

The thing I got out of this vid is the amazing shot of the black bird attacking the hawk!

[@robwhitmore3040]

I refuse to believe ambassadors are bad reviewers. Peter Mckinnon has just never been sent a piece of Canon gear that wasn't perfect.

[@keithnisbet]

Love the Black and White format. Adds to the "Conspiracy" :)

[@Vinterloft]

"Fuji never sent me anything ever again" Also Fuji: Hasn't made a single thing since then (that isn't GFX, which to be fair, is not the audience of this channel)

[@cameraconspiracies]

The 50mm f1, 18, 23, 33mm f1.4. And now the XH2s.

[@Vinterloft]

@@cameraconspiracies X-H2S isn't coming until october though, it's just the announcement that's in may Edit: I was wrong X-H2S is actually much sooner my bad

[@DadGotThis]

I hope Casey is ok. There is a red blinking light in the background. I hope a hobo youtuber or maybe a camera company didn’t sneak something nefarious into his home.

[@wh0tube]

That was a deep state robohobo light

[@jwate]

I don’t trust a lot of KZbinr reviews, always the same hype of “game changer” or “this is the one.” It Gets old.

[@kuchesezik]

finally flat-earth santa has gifted us with another unbiased review

[@mr.caounda]

Nicely done Buddy! You ROCK! Keep it up

[@Zoonie81]

I so love that T-shirt 😂

[@robiulahmed]

I knew you were talking about Robin Wong before you mentioned his name!

[@primefocusphotography]

It was either him or Jimmy Cheng lol.

[@alimzazaz]

"I see nothing" Yeah. Because everything is in TONEH 1.2

[@fongtan]

I love photography with whatever i have. we are all not perfect. so we have to learn to live our lives as what was given to us, rather than always comparing ourselves with another.

[@Jay-sr8ge]

It's Robin Wong.. that pos got me to buy an Olympian EM1 2 😡. Fantastic camera for macro and cheap ibis.

[@bigstroke2069]

Just bitching and saying snarky comments does not make a good review. Actually researching the product and evaluating how well it performs its proposed function does make a useful review.

[@Leptospirosi]

0:52 99% of the Fuji hobotubers apologists had their ears ringing!

[@-grey]

I usually go to the laundry shop to get all of my laundry. Why separate by style, gender, or purpose, when you can separate by whites and colours? That's never gone terribly wrong before.

[@GeraldGarcia]

Kasey is the stand up comedian of the camera world. The best and perhaps one and only. Being irreverent and tongue and cheek is expected here. Just saying in case not everyone knows this.