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DPR Replacement

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The more I think about it, the more I realize that what I'd like to see from a DPR replacement is NOT another Sigma Forum but the whole shebang: News, Galleries, Articles, Comparison tools, Challenges, and all the rest. I'm not a one-eyed Sigma Nut (any more), so a one-brand forum / site would not do it for me -- and when you think about it -- it probably wouldn't satisfy most DPR users.

I just watched Tony Northrup's rant on YouTube and it all made sense. What Amazon has done to DPR is unforgivable. Not only have they destroyed probably the greatest photography resource that's ever existed but they've also destroyed an entire artistic and technical culture hub. And for no good reason. Oh, I know folks will came back with a bunch econo-babble about profit margins and business logic, etc., but in the end it's not about that at all. It's about human beings sharing, learning from each other and growing/evolving.

It strikes me that with DPR's vast membership there must enough like mined people who are prepared to do what it takes to at least try to preserve the essence of this institution and do whatever we can to resurrect it.

And my undying gratitude goes to the entire DPReview crew, the forum moderators and members of this brilliant site.

Your thoughts, Ideas?

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