Request for honesty?

Question

Jeez,this is ridiculous. Someone asked a question in another section about the camera used on a TV show called "Side Order of Life." Okay, at over 66,000 points, I don't care about 2 frickin' points, but the "Best Answer" so far says that the camera is a Nikon DSLR of some kind and it "might be a Nikon D2Xs."

All I'm sayin' is that the star of the show spends half of her time in the darkroom and her camera has a huge honkin' meter on the top with a large letter "F" on it. There is another answer that identifies the camera as a Nikon F Photomic. If you care about truth on Yahoo! and not leading an innocent asker down the wrong path, please go to http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070803221115AALkOO5&r=w&pa=AptqD2bwHTHf5ueBYaQxtv61wColovACn28uzjKOOFEwqgOURLMARx.RT.H4KL2XyasQR5LHR6QQAA--&paid=voted and vote for the answer that names a camera that would produce images on film, thus explaining all the time spent in the darkroom.

Not to mention... it's the correct answer.

Let's put it this way... Do you think a photographer could tell the difference between this wrong answer: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/438726-REG/Nikon_25414_D2Xs_SLR_Digital_Camera.html

and this right answer: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800460272-USE/Nikon__F_Photomic_TN_Camera.html

Yeah, it's 8:00 PM and it's till 95 degrees. It was still 100 at 6:00 PM!

Well, vote for antoni on principle if you want, but don't let the asker think that the camera is a D2XS is all I'm sayin'.

And actually, the question just says, "What camera is used on Lifetime's 'Side Order of Life?'"

Nowhere does the asker suggest that she is actually using the camera. If she is, chances are the meter is broken anyhow unless there is some kind of battery upgrade...

Steven, you've missed the point. It's not as if I said your name is "Stephen" when it's really "Stephen." It's as if I said your name is "Alexander" when it's really "Steven." The answer getting the most votes is patently wrong and I just don't think that photographers should stand for that. It's not a matter of opinion or speculation as to whether the most iconic camera in the modern era has been modified to accept roll film. (Where did THAT come from???) It's just a matter of ... Aw, who really cares anyhow???

I can stand it when I write a 1,000 word, individually researched answer and someone with a different OPINION is chosen the best answer, even by the asker, but I can't stand when the answer is so far wrong and the asker will go out and buy a $5,000 camera when she could get a used $1,000 camera and be a proper poser.

KoKo - If at first you don't succeed, Flickr a little harder.

joyfulpaints, I hear ya! This is probably the biggest reason I don't visit the dental section very often. You can compose a detailed response suited particularly for a person's question and thenyou never hear any feedback fromthem at all. I know that I have given answers there that would literally change a person's life and they don't have the courtesy to choose a best answer.

I hate to leave a question up for vote without choosing a best answer, although sometimes I will do that if the question was for fun and games rather than for gaining information.

Sometimes I just can't choose one over the other, so I let the voters decide.

Brian, that's sort of my point. I know that you take what you get as far as answers go. Yahoo! would like it if we would use that "Sources" box to post a link to our citation, but almost nobody ever does. And it doesn't make any difference if we do anyhow. The dental section is so full of know-it-all know-nothings who have their own opinion about things they have zero clue about that I almost feel dragged down by mixing my answer among their wrong, wrong, wrong answers. It's like a friend of mine who said that he'd never run for public office because if he lost to the other people who were running, he'd have to shoot himself and he's not ready to die.

Teef, I appreciate your honesty. It might just be ten points worth of honesty.

GOOD HAS TRIUMPHED OVER EVIL and the correct answer has been chosen. Now I can finally sleep at night.

THANKS EVERYONE. I needed the points.

Answer 1

Well Dr Sam the honest answer is drawing ahead on points - maybe there is hope after all

Oh and whilst we are on the subject of honesty, I posted this to get the two points ;-)

All the best as always.

Answer 2

Why do you care if his camera is digital or film? Why not ask Nikon? This person might have a special 120mm film camera that seems a lot like a 35mm or digital. Some cameras are used for unusual reasons, like sports, or extremely accurate focus fine arts cameras. I have to admit, even though I am not familiar with it, I think it's the photomic, which might be like I said 100 or 120 film, or maybe it's a special really really expensive digital camera used for special again special stuff like photographers for National Geographic, the newspapers, or something like fashion or sports photography. Google Nikon, what else can you do?

Answer 3

Well DR

i thought my answer was the honest one -

sorry to burst your bubble shes an actor "acting" as a photographer - she uses whatever camera brand that pays for product placement.

Got a few thumbs down for it, and will get some here, but thats how it is,

Having said that i will get a Photomatic because the actor takes great pix

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Answer 4

Dr. Sam, glad to help...

You've hit on the reason why I'm seriously considering abandoning Answers and just going back to Photo.net. At least most of the questions and answers there are honest and fools get laughed off the forum.

Answer 5

This the reason I don't ask question on this site, lot of the people on here don't know what their talking about. If I have a question I go to Nikonians or to a Flikr group
OK your up to 8 votes now.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Whew! Lots of people venting on Answers tonight. I guess the heat is getting to a lot of people.

Sorry, I don't know anything about these cameras.

Answer 8

I feel your pain, Dr Sam. Sometimes I just shake my head in wonder.

But what REALLY rides me (apart from the blasted heat) is when someone REALLY has to have an answer, then never chooses one.

Blasted heat.

Answer 9

Sam could you explain this alittle better to me on flickr :) seems interesting to know lol cause lost as a blind man in a dark room.