Originally posted by surfar He needs more than luck,his motivation needs a major overhaul as does his method.
His parting shots at Ricoh products were uncalled for as were his references to Pentaxians.
The brand doesnt need Nikon FanBoys as reviewers.
I think that's a bit mean spirited. I actually value more a well rounded tog who uses other gear to better rate equipment, rather than someone with blinkers on and has eyes only for one brand. Most opinions that float around here come from Pentaxian fan bois (who like me) don't own a single other brand to compare the effectiveness of Pentax. It's great that we got that from Li if you ask me, because its a more rare approach to reviews. He may not like the DFA 70-200 or 70-210 but he thinks the DFA 150-450 is out of this world
and thinks when paired with a KP is actually on par with some other brands equivalent for birding. He absolutely seemed to give credit where credit was due, but if he thought something was a rip off he'll let you know.
I. Like. That.
He calls a spade a spade and I don't think he ever lacked motivation.
His last video was very informative, since when have you ever seen a youtuber divulge the course of their business in such details, the highs and lows etc. Good stuff if you ask me.
Certainly his method will need to change. I always gave him thumbs up and subscribed (even if I found myself disagreeing with some of his points), but I never bought anything from Amazon via him and I think this is where his major problem (for revenue) is;
1) An unbiased review will not sell as well as a sponsored review, period. He's just gonna get less sales from his brutal honesty.
2) Pentax is a niche brand, sales will always be fewer than reviewing Canikony.
3) Due to Pentax's weird marketing, it was 90% of the time cheaper for me to buy the lens on ebay with a 20% code than through Amazon, or wait for a B&H sale. Australia hasn't even had Amazon.com.au for that long. Amazon.com couldn't always ship to Australia, so there's just a little disconnection there for us Aussies.
I wish him well and look forward to getting some Nikon reviews. I don't think he's 100% done with Pentax, I'll expect a K-new+DFA 150-450 review from him in the near future, so I think there will be small splashes of stuff coming through still (and he's said as much).
Unfortunately Pentaxians can be an aggressive passionate bunch, which I both love that fact and also hate
I think Li knows all about that