Valid point. I don’t own any of the specific items listed to vote for, and I can only go by the reviews, or comments by those who own them, and item specifications. But, based on such reviews, comments, and specifications, is how I make many of the decisions of whether I will most likely seriously consider buying that item, if I’m in the market for such an item.
So I’m not sure if you can call it a popularity contest, but more of what a person would subjectively purchase based on a combination of those specifications, reviews, and facts out there that fits their needs. After all, that would be the No.1 best item for that consumer for 2014.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.