<p>If you like photos, you can get lost for hours on Flickr. If you're looking to buy a new camera, getting lost on Flickr might be a good idea.</p><p>You may not know about Flickr Camera Finder, but it's an amazing feature that uses the "Exif" data from all images uploaded to the service and creates analytical tools based on that information.</p><p>For example, the main page of Flickr Camera Finder displays a few graphs: One lists the most frequently used devices for shooting and uploading to the service (one of the iPhones is perpetually in the lead). Another lists the most frequently used smartphones on Flickr (again, the iPhone dominates). Finally, one lists the most frequently used standalone cameras on Flickr.</p><p>Those charts and graphs are interesting, but there are more useful tools lurking in the Camera Finder stacks. If you click on one of the linked camera names on the Camera Finder page, it'll launch a gallery of photos taken with that camera by different users. That's where the fun (and usefulness) begins particularly if you're looking to buy a new camera.</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/flickr-camera-finder/">Keep reading...</a></p>