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Yes, very much! He was always a thoughtful and knowledgable writer, along with Thom Hogan one of the good ones.
It is scary for me to think that when most folk first search for a site they don't find these guys, they find Ken Rockwell, who by sheer weight of shameless self publicity and uninformed reader numbers is now widely reported, even in publications that should know better, as an 'expert'.
This may not seem that important, but the camera companies will try to follow public sentiment when bringing out new products, so it matters a great deal who forms that sentiment.
Agree with all that Rich, we seem to be heading for the lowest common denominator. Bj¸rn R¸rslett is no longer maintaining his website either. My understanding is that any new content is only being posted on the Nikon Gear site which is becoming paid member only.
I guess these things will evolve over time.
I do wonder if the 'Free lunch' which has long been the illusion of the internet is finally coming to an end.
There are real costs of providing genuine and good quality content, both hosting, software, hardware, time and expertise. That cannot be free forever, these costs HAVE to be covered some way, and for quality content the costs must be significant.
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Robert.