Opinion round-up (Foveon, flickr, X100, pro cameras, critics, etc)

Time for another opinion round-up. Opinions are those of their authors, and as usual, reasonable minds can differ...

+ Why I chose Sigma by Carl Rytterfalk

+ Guest Randall Kelly at Steve Huff disagrees with the notion that a better camera won't make you a better photographer. NamCrazy disagrees with the disagreement

+ Should all cameras have manual settings? at PiXiQ by Photocritic

+ ten ways to improve flickr by Thomas Hawk

+ mini-rant-opinion: Screw the Critics by Strobist

+ on the strategery behind the launch of the Fuji X100 at Through the Looking Glass

+ Why I still use Capture NX2 by Jason O'Dell

+ how will photographers benefit from AFP vs Morel (the Twitter "license by osmosis" kerfuffle)

+ Failure isn't fatal by Tofurious

+ clueless consumers favor 15-inch laptops, ruining market at Laptop Magazine blog

+ on working for free, diagram-opinion, via APE