What cheeses you off with photography and forums?

Tom Reichner wrote in post #9428279
What bothers me the most are people who repeatedly insist that Canon's L series zooms provide IQ that is every bit as good as Canon's L series primes - even when confronted with test evidence to the contrary. Specifically, people who say the 100-400 is just as clear as Canon's big supertelephotos such as the 500 f4, the 600 f4, the 800 f5.6, and the 400 f2.8.

I also hate those.

Along those lines. I slightly get miffed when people compare zooms to expensive primes (expecting a zoom to be as good or forgetting that zooms are sometimes more handy/cheaper than primes). Zooms and primes are different animals.

Like saying someone should get a 200 f/2 IS instead of a 70-200 2.8L IS because it's better.

Ernst-Ulrich Schafer wrote in post #9424810
I happen to be on a number of internet forums and the best are the paid ones and everyone uses their real names and location. The best is pro4um.

$25 for a 3 day trial. AWESOME!

How about the almost daily threads that say, "I know it's probably too good to be true, but what do you think about this internet store front that's offering the 5D MII for $1,200?



Bryan

What sticks in my craw is people who buy something just to try it out, fully intending to return it!

gator1970 wrote in post #9429470
What sticks in my craw is people who buy something just to try it out, fully intending to return it!

But I love reading the threads like show me your best with the ________. People just rave on them like something is the best think since sliced bread then they are tearing it apart in a new thread t months later.

Seriously though I do not like the though of buying something for top dollar that people may have had just to try and return.

Pmolan wrote in post #9428706
$25 for a 3 day trial. AWESOME!

Yeah, I read pro4um is $200USD a year... what the?!

Just for the privilege of being on a forum "FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY!"



I'm sure it's a nice forum, but $200!

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9429627
Yeah, I read pro4um is $200USD a year... what the?!

Just for the privilege of being on a forum "FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY!"



I'm sure it's a nice forum, but $200!

249 a year

Whats a matter, you cant sneak in there?
Or do they make you pay per poll.

If they made me pay per stupid question asked or bad picture posted I would be SOL

midnight_rider wrote in post #9429640
249 a year

Whats a matter, you cant sneak in there?
Or do they make you pay per poll.

If they made me pay per stupid question asked or bad picture posted I would be SOL

Polls should be free! Free the poll!

LOL

$249. What a bargain. Of course I wouldn't pay if it were $250, that would be just too much.

What in the world would make a forum worth $249 a year?

Seriously, I want to know. Gold plated avatars?

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9429667
Polls should be free! Free the poll!

LOL

$249. What a bargain. Of course I wouldn't pay if it were $250, that would be just too much.

What in the world would make a forum worth $249 a year?

Seriously, I want to know. Gold plated avatars?

You know another word for poll is rod. Maybe 249 a year gets you a golden rod where the sun dont shine

I suppose that there are a lot more serious answers on there
Man can you imagine getting banned from a place you pay 249 a year for.
I try to make donations here and i like the way it is set up

I don't know what the big deal is.....I donate several times more than that here.

I donate too, but my donations come as golden comments and polls that are worth more than money.

:p


in my opinion anyway


I don't know about you guys, but that forum seems to me like the online equivalent of a snooty photography club where if you don't have the latest camera and lenses you're not "in".

Well I'm only a part-time professional photographer, so they wouldn't accept me anyway.

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #9429967
I donate too, but my donations come as golden comments and polls that are worth more than money.

:p

in my opinion anyway

Humm, haven't seen any polls from you lately

seaside wrote in post #9429981
Humm, haven't seen any polls from you lately

Well, I've been... umm... told not to.

Feel free to make one, I'll support your efforts. 8)

Oh man, that's too bad. I'm sure the polls I'd created would have me in the same position as you But....I'll get it some thought

Yes, $249 for a year and it's the best money I spend on my business since opening up my studio 7 years ago.

Why would someone spend $1000 for the John Hartman Boot Camp?

$1000 or more to attend the PPA/WPPI Convention?

SPA (Senior Portrait Artist) Convention?

SYNC (Senior Youth National Conference) Convention?

Your State's PPA Organization/Conventio​ns?

etc. etc. etc.

Well folks its because the top photographers value their education and it keeps them on top in their area. I'm off to SYNC in a week and a half and have my plans to attend my states PPW Convention in March. Spending money on my education has made me the best photographer in my area and I plan on staying there.

Not bragging here guys, actually I'm a rather humble person and I go out of my way to help someone along. However they must be doing the right things.