Have you donated to Ken Rockwell?

[o hey tyler]

Have you found many of his reviews to be way off base?.

Yes.

 

[cgipson1]

I tried to click on it... have a spare $100 I was going to donate... but it didn't go anywhere! Too late now, I spent it on something useful instead! ( kitty litter!) lol!

How many cats do you have that you need to buy 100 bucks in cat litter for? Haha

Just two.. and that is ENOUGH! lol!

 

[slackercruster]

I tried to click on it... have a spare $100 I was going to donate... but it didn't go anywhere! Too late now, I spent it on something useful instead! ( kitty litter!) lol!

How many cats do you have that you need to buy 100 bucks in cat litter for? Haha

Just two.. and that is ENOUGH! lol!

Nah, 1 or 2, we all make mistakes...even Photozone.

You should write him to correct his errors in any case.

 

[cgipson1]

How many cats do you have that you need to buy 100 bucks in cat litter for? Haha

Just two.. and that is ENOUGH! lol!

Nah, 1 or 2, we all make mistakes...even Photozone.

You should write him to correct his errors in any case.

Uhhh.. I am confused!!! I was responding to Tyler! We were talking about KITTY LITTER! lol!

(Is there some correlation between Ken Rockwell and Kitty Litter???) (I REALLY hope someone runs with this.. and says what I am thinking!!!) ROTFLMAO!

 

[Trever1t]

Donate to KR? NO. And while I can respect him for taking money from fools I will not give him the pleasure of laughing all the way to the bank with my money.

 

[Designer]

He is very biased! He has some good reviews / articles... but some seem to be made up on the spot. He even indicates in his "about" (or somewhere) that it is not totally factual.

While doing my own due dilligence, I have read his reviews and as many as I can find on other websites as well. I am not likely to consider one review enough to give me a clear picture of something because I am aware that people have biases.

Personally, I don't mind someone asking for money if they feel that they might have earned it. If KR thinks his website is worth a bit of money to the average reader, then he should ask for it. Then it is up to us to decide if we think it is worth something.

How do we know that KR "believes in aliens"? I have not read that anywhere on his site.

 

[table1349]

I think his photography is OK. He is not a genius tog, so what. Genius togs don't do gear review sites. None of us are genius togs either.

Reviews of his site should be limited to what he is known for...reviews and opinions. Now, with opinions he has some fans and some haters. And yes, he has that 'know it all' reputation.

I'm not sure what you mean about made up on the spot? Which reviews are those?

Have you found many of his reviews to be way off base? He seems to be on target from my limited knowledge about items I've looked up on his site. And he saved me some $$ as well.

Generally, I like Photozone, but also like Rockwell reviews if PZ is lacking.

When did Rockwell like get into like clothing dude??

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1. togs Clothes: gardening togs. 2. A coat or cloak.

tr.v. togged , tog·ging , togs To dress or clothe: togged herself in ski pants.

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togs [tɒgz]pl n Informal1. (Clothing & Fashion) clothes
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Genius Togs. Can be found here.

 

[Alex_B]

Unlike Rockwell, I offer good advice and sound opinions. Plus I don't believe in aliens.

Link does not work .. tried to donate some 100 EUR. Oh well ...

 

[table1349]

Unlike Rockwell, I offer good advice and sound opinions. Plus I don't believe in aliens.

Maybe so, but Kenny does know how to create a working link on his site.

 

[table1349]

Just two.. and that is ENOUGH! lol!

Nah, 1 or 2, we all make mistakes...even Photozone.

You should write him to correct his errors in any case.

Uhhh.. I am confused!!! I was responding to Tyler! We were talking about KITTY LITTER! lol!

Dude, like I blame the "Togs" man. It is like bitchen hard to get good togs these days that like won't like mess with you brain dude.

 

[aavivi]

I just can't stand the fact Ren Kockwell is making money off of his stupid site. It's old and outdated. Every couple of weeks he goes off on a bender. One bender on how ****ty Nikon is (and how he isn't paid by them). Next is a bender on how stuff is made in China, one time he started complaining about the space program!?! I also think he's not that great of a photographer, his shots look over saturated...

Oh well...

Sent from my stone tablet using semaphores

 

[TheFantasticG]

How do we know that KR "believes in aliens"? I have not read that anywhere on his site.

Now, most people do believe in Aliens in some degree... For example:

1) Does he believe aliens from another planet are visiting Earth?
2) Does he believe that alien life exists somewhere in the cosmos on another planet but not visiting Earth?
3) Does he believe aliens are not aliens but ultra terrestrials that live in a Hollow Earth?
3.5) Does he believe aliens are not aliens but ultra-terrestrials that live in deep cave systems under our feet?
4) Does he believe in aliens are trans-dimensional beings?

Personally, I believe #2 myself, but one cannot rule out any of them as possible no matter how small that possibility is.

 

[table1349]

How do we know that KR "believes in aliens"? I have not read that anywhere on his site.

Now, most people do believe in Aliens in some degree... For example:

1) Does he believe aliens from another planet are visiting Earth?
2) Does he believe that alien life exists somewhere in the cosmos on another planet but not visiting Earth?
3) Does he believe aliens are not aliens but ultra terrestrials that live in a Hollow Earth?
3.5) Does he believe aliens are not aliens but ultra-terrestrials that live in deep cave systems under our feet?
4) Does he believe in aliens are trans-dimensional beings?

Personally, I believe #2 myself, but one cannot rule out any of them as possible no matter how small that possibility is.

Yep. Especially Joe Arpaio. For Joe they are not even from another planet.

 

[SamSpade1941]

I have only found two things that I can say I agree with Ken Rockwell on without reservation on. The Nikon F2 is the greatest manual 35mm cameral that has ever or will ever be produced in the history of man, and it will most like outlast everything else that has ever been produced.

On most other things I find him to be a horrible shill .. He does on occasion have some good reviews and he did same me some money back when I decided to go digital because I was going to buy a D1X when I read his D40 review. All else aside I really don't pay much attention to the man, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. Give the man his due when he has it coming.

I will not donate to him though I am financially unable I have too many other concerns for that sort of thing that require my meager finances.

 

[Ernicus]

I have not read the whole thread.

I don't know if his reviews are way off or not. However, what I find useful for me about his site is the compatibility information with older lenses and other usefulness in reading about the lenses themselves, not so much in performance but the info about them.

What I have gathered from using the site is not enough for me to warrant donating, however I do find it useful.