03-22-2025, 11:22 AM
lol, so by that logic, buying a Samyang lens is more PC because South Korea is... well, South Korea. Nice. 
I've seen random forum posters veer on anti-Chinese rants whenever a mainland Chinese product was announced / showcased / talked about, but I expected serious reviewers to see past that.
Even Ken Rockwell, who is a zealous flag-waver for the US, did not (always) let this bias show; he was more than complimentary about lenses like Laowa 10mm and Viltrox 16mm. It's Sigma who he apparently hates vehemently.
But I don't consider Ken among the "serious reviewers" anyway - not just because of his (random and arbitrary) bias against many things, but also because of his sometimes laughable suggestions and methodology.
I've seen random forum posters veer on anti-Chinese rants whenever a mainland Chinese product was announced / showcased / talked about, but I expected serious reviewers to see past that.
Even Ken Rockwell, who is a zealous flag-waver for the US, did not (always) let this bias show; he was more than complimentary about lenses like Laowa 10mm and Viltrox 16mm. It's Sigma who he apparently hates vehemently.
But I don't consider Ken among the "serious reviewers" anyway - not just because of his (random and arbitrary) bias against many things, but also because of his sometimes laughable suggestions and methodology.