Many of you (especially those who use Flickr) may already be aware of Flickr’s camera ratings/reviews but for those of you who are not Flickr users this may be useful information.
In the past couple of months I’ve had a few of my friends ask me about my pictures that post from my Flickr account to my Facebook wall. Questions like, “What kind of camera are you using?” and “What settings did you use to get that shot to come out?”, in response I have been sending them links to Flickr which is very convenient and it saves me from having to type out a long explanation.
Flickr not only serves as a great place to upload, store and browse photos it’s also (in my opinion) the best place to research cameras/mobile phone cameras/video cams before a purchase. Not only do you get all of the tech specs on a specific camera you can browse thousands of photos taken by hobbyist -> professional photographers using that specific camera. The ability to view their settings when shooting in low light and see the picture quality output is a pretty amazing (and telling) bit of information when shopping for a new camera. Flickr also provides user reviews, price ranges and information on the popularity and usage of specific cameras/devices.
Popularity/Usage information is very important because technology changes so quickly these days. For example, It used to be that Canon would come out with a new line of cameras about every 12 months, in the past 2 years Canon has been releasing new camera designs to the public every 6 months. By being able to see a device’s popularity/usage report you can quickly determine when the product has become obsolete or outdated… or when it may go on sale. You won’t get that information on other electronics retail sites.
Before your next big camera purchase I highly recommend you consider Flickr as a credible destination for research.
Here’s an abreviated list of Flickr’s unique features:
-> Ratings/Reviews – By professional and hobbyist photographers
-> Settings and Examples – Thousands of pictures/settings information
-> Popularity/Usage – Quick info on camera trends relevance
-> Mobile/Video/P&S/SLR/Rarity & obscure brand assortment
Check out the “all” camera page -> http://www.flickr.com/
My photo’s on Flickriver -> http://www.flickriver.com/
