Originally posted by neokind Again, I wouldn't put them in the same category. Whether or not you like the opinions of the Northrups, they mostly offer substantive videos. I have found their content to be helpful, informative, and thoughtful. They do indeed have their opinions, but they are opinions that I respect far more than others due to the substance offered and breadth of their content. I don't know enough about the Angry Photographer to offer an opinion (I only saw one video, and was not positively impressed by it.) I've seen a handful of Jason Lanier videos, but the overall impression was negative. To be blunt, I found him to be a prick, and a shill for whomever was paying him (Sony.) But, I could hardly put the Northrups in the same category as the other two.
Neokind, we're now debating who is the less crappy of the vloggers … FWIW I find Chelsea more bearable than Tony.
My attitude is pay very little attention to any of them, the more wide ranging their subject matter the less they can tell you. They have no insight, they just read the same websites and company press releases we do. If there's a new product, their subscription model says they can't devote two weeks to learning it, they do an unboxing, some test shots, that's it, move on, they have more videos to make. They do 'superficial' with a capital 'S'.
If you think my attitude is that all of them to one extent or another dumb down this rich and rewarding hobby of ours, you'd be right.