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I was looking for information on whether Olympus would release a firmware update for the E-M5, for which I had a long list of issues. I found the DPReview forum, and a topic on the Micro Four Thirds Talk forum "Olympus, your there? We need firmware for E-M5!" started Dec 10, 2013. I posted my list on Dec 13, 2013. A post was added to the thread on Feb 13, 2014 showing a firmware update for the EP-5 had been released Feb 12, 2014.

And then the thread was locked without any discussion of the EP-5 firmware update and implications for the E-M5.

THAT was my welcome to DPReview!
 
Back in 2009 I started reading DPR when searching for a DSLR system to start with. Finally after 8 months I chose Pentax, (Pentax KM ?). Not until 2012 did I actually become a "member" of DPR.

Jahn
 
When I was just starting to become interested in the hobby years ago, every single question I googled had already been answered in the dpreview forums by someone. This place is a well of knowledge.
 
For me, it was trying to find out if repeat camera fails were my bad luck, bad repair, or bad design (which in my case was the correct answer, as in they all do that, eventually). Generally, DPR is at the top of search results, often the only results, for almost every camera question. There could hardly be a greater singular loss to the industry and community than DPR closure.
 
Not sure how I found it but I have been here pretty much from the start.

(had a different name but then forgot the password when I left work).

I liked cameras and buying and selling cameras was what I did for a living.
 
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Utter curiosity.

And the hunt for a camera that could withstand the outdoors so I wouldn't break my Canon A720 should it take a tumble.
 
I bought a near new Leica 72 camera in its original box at a garage sale for $15 and didn’t know anything about the Leica brand. And found this site random search on Google.

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I see life through monocular vision.
 
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Back in 1999, I bought a Nikon 950 (twist) digital camera, my first. A colleague at work that was also into digital recommended DPR and it's been a daily staple for me ever since.

Mike
 
Didn't read the replies but I don't have a clue how I "found" it. Anyway I enjoyed it for the time I had it. I'm very PO'ed at Amazon for what they've done with DPReview.

Kent
 
A friend recommended it, I came for the reviews, but was delighted to meet, in random forum threads, the actual inventor of CMOS sensor, the guy who made the first Linux cluster, the person who develops the software I use daily, and the author of the book I just love.

Such a unique place and collection of great people.

I will miss you all dearly.

Cheers,
Otto
 
The Panasonic G1 had bought DPR to my attention.

It was the first mirrorless released in 2008 end. The usual photo magazines had little info on it, specially I needed to adapt lenses to expand the very limited native lenses profile at that time. Google brought DPR to my attention, was a lurker for sometimes until I had built up enough interest to participate into discussion of the format. Learnt a lot from members. My latest free software were all headed up by members: FastStone for image viewer, DXO for RAW, ICE for pano, Nik for HDR, VSDC for video editing... I no longer have to pay for softwares :-) .

Due to the wealth of knowledge of members, started to unsubscribe the paper photo mags (2 from UK and 3 locally). The collection had been trashed a few years ago and had emptied half of my study room.

Never expected DPR will close door so soon. :-(

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I was looking for reviews, this was back around when DPR first started, in the late 90's. It was a competitor, or compliment to Steve's Digicams. I worked with some digital cameras back then, and was considering getting one myself. I eventually jumped in with the Olympus D-40z in 2002.
 
msu79gt82 said:
PhotoMac503 said:
I got a coupon in the mail, along with a note promising a large check after my 2,000 post.

I'm almost there. I just need about 900 more posts in five days.
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I was kinda hoping for 2000 posts also.

It's looking doubtful :-( Even with just 51 to go :-|
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I'm 222 posts from becoming a "Forum Pro" (10000 posts). It won't happen now :-(
 
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Bought my first digital camera in April 2004 - didn't have a clue how to go about using it - so looked online for helpful tips/suggestions - and came across Dpreview as one of the sources. Then found it had actual forums where you could ask for fixes to problems/discuss techniques/get tips etc. Registered. Stayed. 'Til the end.
 
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I was looking for a review on the Olympus C-2500 UZI when I found DPR .
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Similar to you: I was looking for a review of a Canon something Pro IS compact zoom camera... then started browsing the site and was hooked pretty quickly
 
DPR was by far the largest and most comprehensive/active photography forums on the internet. There are others, but they look dead by comparison, each having a couple of new discussions per day. Not exactly exciting is it?

Why join a forum if there are 50 members in total, especially since we're not exactly discussing science over here. It's a question of numbers, nothing else.
 
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