The Current Drama In The YouTube Camera Community
Honestly, I was living under a rock the past couple of days and had no idea that all of this camera review drama was going down over the Panasonic Lumix S9. However, if I am being honest, I can’t really say I am surprised. There has been a brewing weariness between content creators/influencers and audience members: Stevie Wonder could see that. While the situations we find ourselves in as creators require nuance, the way in which we approach our content should not.
At the end of the day, it’s not about how we feel as creators about these situations, but what our audience members are trying to convey. And, to be quite honest, it does nothing but help everyone in the industry if we take some of the concerns to heart. To deduce the conversation right now simply down to brand trips would be a travesty of the crux of the issue. Right now is the opportunity to really take a good look at the industry. We all want to eat… we all deserve to eat. We all deserve to do fun things and have cool experiences. But we also have a responsibility to maintain self-awareness about what a situation really is and make sure we do our best to convey that to our audiences. Only then can we build and sustain the trust that is fundamental to our community and the broader industry.
How To Make Good Choices When Buying Camera Gear
If you are someone on the other end, then I feel for you. I am deeply disheartened by the tone I see being taken with the audiences that have allowed these individuals to have the opportunities that they do, simply over a disagreement. I leave you with this: my best piece of advice when it comes to buying any camera or any piece of camera gear is to 100% recommend renting it first if you can. Even if you trust me or any other creator, simply put, we all have different styles and wants. What works for me or isn’t a deal breaker for me, may not be the case for you.
How those of us in the industry choose to respond to this will say a lot about our character. Let do our best to actively listen, and simply do better.
Keep Climbing,
SBG
