Here’s an interesting new twist to our favorite photo sharing site: Flickr.com has launched a section which compares cameras used by those who upload photos to the site.
The Camera Finder page reveals that the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is the most commonly used camera overall while the Canon PowerShot SD600 is the most popular in the point-and-click category.
So what?
Well, if you are looking to buy a camera, you can click on any model featured on the page and Flickr will showcase user photos taken by that same model. It’s a pretty cool function but there is no way to tell if some amateur has butchered a shot because he doesn’t know how to use the camera, or if some crappy camera has produced a great shot thanks to someone who know how to work PhotoShop.
So, if you’re in the market for a camera, pop on over to Flickr but be sure to take it all in with a grain of salt, as the saying goes.