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Sad news for visitors to DPReview.com UPDATE: DPReview sold, will not close
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The writing has been on the wall for some time, Olympus dropped their photography retail line completely to concentrate on medical equipment. I am guilty as well as I don't carry my trusty old Olympus any longer as I enjoy the convenience of my iPhone 13 Pro. When it came to photo purchases I never used Amazon or eBay, always the local camera shop or order straight online from the manufacturers website. Olympus sales site used to have great deals on refurbs.
Nice collection of glass you have there in your signature. I can see why you'd be disappointed with iPhone photography given your list of equipment.
If you live on you iPhone everywhere you go with your eyes glued to it while walking, yes you’re preventing hobbies.
Kinda off topic but related:
With inflation and what not, my wife and I went thru our family finances, our monthly outgoing subscriptions, 2 months ago, reviewing our musts vs wants.
We decided to drop Amazon prime (and Netflix , a few others).
We buy locally when possible, the Amazon buys are “free shipping” still when over $25. It’s amazing how scope creep happens on these monthly subscription things. Listing them on 1 sheet of paper was eye opening. Cable free OTA tv since pre-covid.
This decision alone will drive me not to add back Amazon prime.
Something for others to consider now.
With inflation and what not, my wife and I went thru our family finances, our monthly outgoing subscriptions, 2 months ago, reviewing our musts vs wants.
We decided to drop Amazon prime (and Netflix , a few others).
We buy locally when possible, the Amazon buys are “free shipping” still when over $25. It’s amazing how scope creep happens on these monthly subscription things. Listing them on 1 sheet of paper was eye opening. Cable free OTA tv since pre-covid.
This decision alone will drive me not to add back Amazon prime.
Something for others to consider now.
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Thank you. It doesn’t get as much use as I’d like. But not because I’m using an iPhone. Just because I’m always working.
Is Jeff Keller still at DPReview? He used to run DCResource before closing it when he went to work for DPReview. I wonder if the main database/content of the site could perhaps be moved back onto the DCResource platform so that it can continue to be available. I doubt whether Amazon would allow this but it is such a shame to see such a huge resource of information disappear from the internet.
Most of the smaller review sites have either been discontinued or have been taken over by larger consortiums, with this as the inevitable outcome: closure when it doesn't fit in the plans anymore.
Most of the smaller review sites have either been discontinued or have been taken over by larger consortiums, with this as the inevitable outcome: closure when it doesn't fit in the plans anymore.
I'm really said to hear this.
One of the things that I've consistently found is that DPReview's reviews are absolutely top notch. They are thorough, highlight the good points about a product, but don't hold any punches about the shortcomings.
The other thing I love is that they have been around since the beginning. I have a bit of an interest in older or what might now be called vintage DSLRs(even though that term seems weird in context). To me it was great when, for example, I was researching a prospective purchase in 2019-a Kodak DCS 760(I love Kodak DSLRs...) I could go to DPreview and find a contemporary description of camera. The same was true a few years before when I bought the hot mess of a camera known as the DCS 14/n, where they were able to show me what the camera was capable of but were very, very clear about the amount of pain I was in for when I actually tried to use it(they were right).
I really will be sorry to see them go.
One of the things that I've consistently found is that DPReview's reviews are absolutely top notch. They are thorough, highlight the good points about a product, but don't hold any punches about the shortcomings.
The other thing I love is that they have been around since the beginning. I have a bit of an interest in older or what might now be called vintage DSLRs(even though that term seems weird in context). To me it was great when, for example, I was researching a prospective purchase in 2019-a Kodak DCS 760(I love Kodak DSLRs...) I could go to DPreview and find a contemporary description of camera. The same was true a few years before when I bought the hot mess of a camera known as the DCS 14/n, where they were able to show me what the camera was capable of but were very, very clear about the amount of pain I was in for when I actually tried to use it(they were right).
I really will be sorry to see them go.
I like FredMiranda, but one high profile poster is (very) busy setting up a new website; DPRevived.com.
Then there' s another new one : https://openphotographyforums.com/forums/
Or maybe this could be a good place: https:OpenPhotographyForums.
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The good thing is, that they work together and will, if possible, try to merge those 2 websites.
I already registered on the forum website from Allen….and he’s open to all kinds of advice/tips/wishes for this website.
I myself am (also) interested in Studio and Lighting Techniques. There was no specific forum, so I asked for it. Within 15 minutes I got a reply from Allen….”done”.
Great!
I totally agree. It's hard to find another site that can be compared to DPR. And I must say the reviews there are one of the best (probably the best) out there. Unbiased, very detailed and informative, more than what one could ever ask for💯
Yep, I signed on to this new site. Let's see where it goes. After 22 years on DPReview, I'm really sad to see it go. Curses to Amazon!
I doubt that Amazon is going to be sad over this, and we need not - - move on and create a better venture.
Oh no! That is very sad news I have used the site in the past and is a great resource for photographic information. I never thought I would see this site go in my lifetime and I first came across it over 15 years ago.
I have used the site in the past and is a great resource for photographic information. I never thought I would see this site go in my lifetime and I first came across it over 15 years ago.
And probably going to be hit by a bicycle or a bus…..If you live on you iPhone everywhere you go with your eyes glued to it while walking, yes you’re preventing hobbies.
Trully sad. I discovered it when I bought my fist digital camera in 2002 and it was still there when bought the last one 2 years ago …
Maybe this is a notice to similar photography site start-ups - if you want it to last -- don't sell out.
It just started and it sounds like it's a stepping stone to something more. And it looks better than what dpreview will look like in a month ...
Might be, and it will stay like that if nobody subscribes…..I agree with sparksd.
They appear to be a small operation and they use CreateMyBB, which provides for quick and easy creation of a forum host. It's not like they're the same ad-supported large operation that dpreview was. I'd say cut them slack or come up with something better.
sparksd wrote:
"They appear to be a small operation and they use CreateMyBB, which provides for quick and easy creation of a forum host. It's not like they're the same ad-supported large operation that dpreview was. I'd say cut them slack or come up with something better."
OK...
Here's the way it should have been done:
"They appear to be a small operation and they use CreateMyBB, which provides for quick and easy creation of a forum host. It's not like they're the same ad-supported large operation that dpreview was. I'd say cut them slack or come up with something better."
OK...
Here's the way it should have been done:
And maybe they'll get there one day. If you don't like their site, don't use it.sparksd wrote:
"They appear to be a small operation and they use CreateMyBB, which provides for quick and easy creation of a forum host. It's not like they're the same ad-supported large operation that dpreview was. I'd say cut them slack or come up with something better."
OK...
Here's the way it should have been done: