Recently, friends of mine went on to Facebook looking for camera buying advice. They had been using a Nikon D40 for quite some time and were looking for an upgrade. They had two requirements: that it be a dSLR and that it would do good video as well. I wish I could say that that ensuing results were unexpected, but they weren't. This is a sampling of the responses that they got:
Not very helpful, yes? It just got weirder from there with people posting the inevitable Ken Rockwell links, Amazon specials... you name it. Suddenly, everybody was a camera enthusiast, and we're talking Facebook, not DPReview. I think out of 20 posts, only three actually came close offering advice for what the original posters were asking for. Don't be like this when people are asking for your advice....
- Nikon D800
- Sony RX100
- "Just use your iPhone"
Not very helpful, yes? It just got weirder from there with people posting the inevitable Ken Rockwell links, Amazon specials... you name it. Suddenly, everybody was a camera enthusiast, and we're talking Facebook, not DPReview. I think out of 20 posts, only three actually came close offering advice for what the original posters were asking for. Don't be like this when people are asking for your advice....