OP here. I donated because he made a lot of effort in posting a very good walk thru of the 30D which I used as a learning tool. He asks for donations, and I have used his site often, so I figured it was appropriate to donate. I have donated often for things like this. I support this site also, I bought from the store, I have not seen a link for a direct donation,
I find that Ken is extremely controversial. I wondered why. I think I might have come up with a theory based on this thread and a couple of others. There are a lot of people here who think they know better than Ken, they can take better pics and are more knowledgeable. Many of them probably are. The rub, I think, is that Ken is making a name for himself. If I were an expert, and saw some guy who I thought was an inferior begin quoted, making lots of money off his advice, much of which another expert thinks to be bad advice, it has to rub folks poorly. BUT, Ken has marketed himself and his site well. He has taken his work to the next level. He is MUCH better at marketing, by some experts here, than he is at photography. That has to disturb many pros and top notch amateurs here and other places. As a beginner, his instructional methods work for me, at least at this level.
What is concerning, people here actually admit to HATING the guy. I agree with the one poster here who stated Ken's research lacks scientific validity. Yes, he does seem to take a stance, and then establish a test to validate his own opinion. That is a poor method and displays serious immaturity, or intellectual dishonesty in those tests and in Ken's own insecurity.; But, for what I needed, he supplied the material and took a lot of his own time do do it, with hopes of compensation for his efforts.
Just mentioning his name here create an uncomfortable atmosphere for the person who mentions it. My intent was to say, hey, some people think Ken has something to offer for some of us, everyone should keep an open mind when he says something, and then judge their opinion on what he says, not just disqualify it due to that hatred. Oh well, Ken will remain a controversial person, and I, for one, hope he continues to provide some of the educational material he does. In his survey of the 30D, I found it helpful, and a few other of his techniques I also found helpful. He is surely surpassed here by a few of the more knowledgeable posters, but until they market themselves, and ask for money, I will read their posts with much appreciation for the help they give me also. Who knows, maybe someone will see that there are people like me who would support such sites and will decide to open their own sites and refute some of the errors that Ken has made.
Peace.
Joe
but an ass. I never piss anybody off. everyone seems like me, even if I hate them *insert smart tone here* 
