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***DPReview Shutdown Thread -Nikon Z -Pt 2**
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NeedMorePractice
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Man, I'm still so bummed about this. Forums and sites that are built with an educational and community-based mindset and exist for decades amassing nearly endless information for global artistic and entrepreneurial communities should be somehow designated as digital "heritage" sites and preserved in a similar way as physical sites and cultural landmarks. They don't necessarily need to remain "active", but keeping them accessible for informational purposes and future reference would be a great benefit at least on the level of a historic mansion or childhood home of a cultural figure, etc., if not moreso.
What a shame if two and a half decades of important information, community, and history permanently goes dark at the click of a button by a global corporation whose market cap currently sits at over a trillion dollars.
What a shame if two and a half decades of important information, community, and history permanently goes dark at the click of a button by a global corporation whose market cap currently sits at over a trillion dollars.
sandy b
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I remember chatting with Phil in the forums. Richard. So many names who are gone now. Ronnie Gault, Shay and lots more. Their memories are still here. That's the hard part. They are throwing away the history and memories. Of so many people. And so many years.
I am grateful that we had it and bitter that we can't keep it.
I think I have bought my last gear from Amazon. They will always be the company who buried DPR. At least to me.
I am grateful that we had it and bitter that we can't keep it.
I think I have bought my last gear from Amazon. They will always be the company who buried DPR. At least to me.
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AlainCh2
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Search > #DPReviewFriends
On Google or inside any camera-connected Forum...
And please Check-in ! ...There is a specific thread on each of them
We will count how many of us have landed and where.
That means it's easier to find back a member in the future
> The Check-In threads will keep the tally And also the Names
( remember to mention your DPR name while checking in!!)
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https://eu.zonerama.com/AlainCH2/1191151
On Google or inside any camera-connected Forum...
And please Check-in ! ...There is a specific thread on each of them
We will count how many of us have landed and where.
That means it's easier to find back a member in the future
> The Check-In threads will keep the tally And also the Names
( remember to mention your DPR name while checking in!!)
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In the Mid of French/Italian Alps - Hardiness Zone 8A
I Love all Carnivores, I have mostly Red Dioneas.
https://eu.zonerama.com/AlainCH2/1191151
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NikonBiologist
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FM is free to use and post, etc. But you do need membership for other options (like listing on buy/sell forum.)
Maoby
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LarsHP
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Now that I see the test scene, I do in fact remember seeing these before, but I obviously didn't see their side-by-side comparison page. They even offer RAW files for download (after clicking around a bit, I finally found them).
Plankowner110
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I will continue to rely on Nikonians for Nikon discussion and advice. Sad to see DPReview fold.
AlainCh2
Senior Member
Search > #DPReviewFriends
On Google or inside any camera-connected Forum...
And please Check-in ! ...There is a specific thread on each of them
We will count how many of us have landed and where.
That means it's easier to find back a member in the future
> The Check-In threads will keep the tally And also the Names
( remember to mention your DPR name while checking in!!)
On Google or inside any camera-connected Forum...
And please Check-in ! ...There is a specific thread on each of them
We will count how many of us have landed and where.
That means it's easier to find back a member in the future
> The Check-In threads will keep the tally And also the Names
( remember to mention your DPR name while checking in!!)
MrHollywood
Veteran Member
I'm pretty good with cameras and tech overall.
BUT....
There are times, and have been times and will be times when I run into a problem that I can't quite work out. It could a battery door that popped off or a focus mode that seems to have vanished.
And DPreview was always a helpful resource, even if things sometimes got contentious, the good outweighed the bad by a huge margin. And no other site covered the bases like this one.
On top of that I often saw amazing photos here and shooters willing to discuss how they were made. It was an amazing resource on that front as well.
It really is a small tragedy to let this site die away.
Robert
BUT....
There are times, and have been times and will be times when I run into a problem that I can't quite work out. It could a battery door that popped off or a focus mode that seems to have vanished.
And DPreview was always a helpful resource, even if things sometimes got contentious, the good outweighed the bad by a huge margin. And no other site covered the bases like this one.
On top of that I often saw amazing photos here and shooters willing to discuss how they were made. It was an amazing resource on that front as well.
It really is a small tragedy to let this site die away.
Robert
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Might be a way but would need to happenn in a short period, IMO
DezM
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We go way back
sandy b
Veteran Member
Yeah we do! I'll have to look in on your site and see what you're up to.
Vandyu
Veteran Member
I've been here for about 18 years and a lot of the original posters and reviewers have passed on. I've learned so much about equipment and how to tease out the best from whichever camera you are using.We go way back
I don't think I'll even have a new Nikon Z before "our" forums get the axe. I'm just so bummed about this announcement. In the past, I've tried many other forums, but finding DPR was such a great help to me over the years. Experiencing the stages of grief now: denial-anger-bargaining-depression-acceptance. Just don't know if I'll ever make it to acceptance. But, like the rest of the great folks here, guess I'll try to figure a way to feed my appetite for knowledge about photography equipment and techniques. It just won't be the same. :-(
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DallasJack
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Amazon...rather than shut it down, tell us how much per month to keep it up and see how many sign up before April 10th. Maybe this is a money maker for you, Just a thought
Jack
Recently the cost to run DPR was estimated at about $3 to $3.5M per year. So about $250-300K per month. At about 4M page views/year, that's 1 to 1.3 cents per view. Assume that 25% of visitors are regulars and would pay for access. For dedicated users, that's about 40-55 cents per day assuming 10 pages viewed per visit (the average is closer to 3). Double that to give AMZ a good profit margin.Amazon...rather than shut it down, tell us how much per month to keep it up and see how many sign up before April 10th. Maybe this is a money maker for you, Just a thought
Jack
Is DPR worth a $15-17/month subscription per year to you? Remember how outraged users were at Adobe's $10/month for a LR/PS subscription.
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Maoby
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We estimate how many users on DPR?
I'm off in my math - it's about 0.75-0.85 cents / view - still around $20/month. But number of members appears to be a proprietary amount.
DallasJack
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Interesting...that's what I was looking for, a number. It does seem that a subscription, additional Amazon sales, a little advertising could save the site. Someone smarter than me would have to figure that out. Maybe they already did and that is why they are shutting it downRecently the cost to run DPR was estimated at about $3 to $3.5M per year. So about $250-300K per month. At about 4M page views/year, that's 1 to 1.3 cents per view. Assume that 25% of visitors are regulars and would pay for access. For dedicated users, that's about 40-55 cents per day assuming 10 pages viewed per visit (the average is closer to 3). Double that to give AMZ a good profit margin.Amazon...rather than shut it down, tell us how much per month to keep it up and see how many sign up before April 10th. Maybe this is a money maker for you, Just a thought
Jack
Is DPR worth a $15-17/month subscription per year to you? Remember how outraged users were at Adobe's $10/month for a LR/PS subscription.
Jack
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