Interesting article but I think there is a big difference between one article that hyped a legion of 18-200mm converts (mistake) vs. a media-wide hype of what is actually Nikon's current best FF DSLR. A lot of pros shooting the nearly 2 year old 21MP D5 may consider the new 46MP D850 as they retail for half the price of a D5.
Ken Rockwell's Kool Aid stand is only as popular as anyone who wants to buy what one guy is selling. The masses want a guru to give them all the answers so they don't have to question and research and find their own truths. Rockwell fills that lazy thinking. I would argue that Consumer Reports, dpreview.com, are an improvement as a collaborative reference, but even they have their bias and followers that blindly trust their evaluations.
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Originally posted by leekil I don't know if Ken is bought by a particular person, but he is subject to the same pressure for click-throughs as anyone else would be. The bottom of each page has a plea to use the links to help support his family.
And here he even says that he calls many things "the best" -- which is something that was discussed in the original article.
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My main problem with Rockwell is that he uses the term "best". It should be his "favorite".
Even in a case where the Nikon F6 could objectively be the most advanced 35mm SLR, it isn't the most reliable, the most compact, the best value, the quietest, or uses the highest rated optics. I think we are most offended that KR has the nerve to make these huge statements as if it were the truth from the most knowledgable source in the world.
Bottom line: "best" is better click-bait.