>>3977854>he seems to know a lot about the hardware side of cameras>>3977854That's part of the cringe: he really doesn't know more than any other photographer, but his unabashed confidence can make it seems like he knows everything. He hardly ever changes or even looks at settings that aren't auto everything.
>>3977853You can't deny he's successful and he has his own unique brand. But it's not based on a sound understanding and experience with the fundamentals of photography. He comes off as a hapless snapshitter who excels at bluffing more than anything. Fake it till you make it sort of thing.
>>3977821The cringiest thing for me is how high up in search results he is. People who don't know better and who might fall for his guru façade might click on his result before a better one. Some of his reviews are okay, but plenty are peppered with his idiosyncrasies (+99 sharpness/saturation, hatred for manual settings, hatred for RAW, creepy Perfectly Clear™ plasticy smoothing of his children) that have no place in a review.
