DP Review is CLOSING DOWN
Mar 22, 2023 08:06:30 #
2nd Act Scene 2
Loc: Raleigh, NC
“Amazon's Zuckerberg is doing slash and burn, cutting 24% of all employees in the last year. To him we photographers were not important enough to service, even with the premier content provider. “
Zuckerberg????? Did Facebook buy DPR from Amazon and nobody noticed?
Zuckerberg????? Did Facebook buy DPR from Amazon and nobody noticed?
Mar 22, 2023 08:07:04 #
That's too bad, I liked the banter on the site during questions and reviews.
Mar 22, 2023 08:29:29 #
burkphoto wrote:
I first started reading the site 25 years ago when... (show quote)
Maybe they should team up with Tony Northrup who already has a good platform and build a company based on the DP platform. Some people do not like Tony but that seems to come from the fact he is a little quirky at times. His knowledge is very good and if he would let Chris and Jordan do the heavy lifting on new cameras and lenses and concentrate his input on training, and other areas to be reviewed like flash, PP programs, etc. it could be a good website.
Mar 22, 2023 08:30:54 #
Never seemed as regular of late. I always had my update every Thursday morning and always looked in.
Just recently, its not been so regular.
Just recently, its not been so regular.
Mar 22, 2023 08:45:43 #
I am so sad about this news. I am a "camera junkie" and this was the best place to gather info. My only hope is that someone else decides to fill in that gap. But all the information lost there is such a sad waste.
Mar 22, 2023 08:48:44 #
That's a shame. It was always a good source of reliable, detailed information.
Unfortunately, when one company buys another, they shut it down if they don't see huge profits, taking whatever resources they can from the company.
Unfortunately, when one company buys another, they shut it down if they don't see huge profits, taking whatever resources they can from the company.
Mar 22, 2023 08:49:27 #
John N wrote:
Just recently, its not been so regular.
New bosses - new rules. Cut expenses and increase profits.
Mar 22, 2023 08:50:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's a shame. It was always a good source of reliable, detailed information.
Unfortunately, when one company buys another, they shut it down if they don't see huge profits, taking whatever resources they can from the company.
Unfortunately, when one company buys another, they shut it down if they don't see huge profits, taking whatever resources they can from the company.
I actually don't read their reviews anymore after Amazon bought it. The reviews now are short and have more to do with opinions than data.
Mar 22, 2023 09:19:50 #
Sad to hear. I used to be a more active participant there, on the Canon and Fuji forums, and still use it to curb any GAS attacks. Yes, that's a neat new camera, but all the extra stuff it does above my current equipment is not worth 4 digits, at least to me.
Mar 22, 2023 09:22:03 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
At least on my Dell laptop running Windows 10, you can pull up the review, hit "Ctrl P" and then save the review as a Word document or PDF. I do have an older version of Acrobat and a current subscription to MS Office, and I don't know if that makes a difference in the options available.
Here's what I got for one of their current reviews.
Here's what I got for one of their current reviews.
I never knew that. Thanks for the info!
Mar 22, 2023 09:22:08 #
Mar 22, 2023 09:36:35 #
billnikon wrote:
Never used them, never needed them. Too bad though, I guess.
It is your loss of all the information that even the top pros around the world have loved from them. There is NO photographer that couldn't benefit from all they have provided since the late 1990"s, even you. You just dont realize it.
Here Tony Northrup talks about their significance and the loss.
AMAZON DELETED DPREVIEW. Seriously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObQ5FgHsZE
Cheers and best to you.
Mar 22, 2023 09:39:22 #
zuckerman wrote:
They are going to PedaPixel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6T3qWI2c-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6T3qWI2c-Y
Yes posted in one of my earlier comments above.
Cheers and best to you
Mar 22, 2023 09:40:10 #
joehel2 wrote:
I always referred to their camera reviews before I bought a new camera. Sorry to see them go.
And DPReview has (had) a great tool that allowed you to view a high resolution image and compare what the same image looked like with different cameras - side by side - with up to four cameras. You could select the camera, select RAW or JPG and set ISO and then view and zoom-in to a section of a large test image. This allowed you to compare things like resolution, noise, etc. of different cameras. I found it to be extremely useful.
Mar 22, 2023 09:43:11 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I actually don't read their reviews anymore after Amazon bought it. The reviews now are short and have more to do with opinions than data.
They are so much more than just reviews, and they do both short and long reviews, photo forums, discussion groups, question and answer sessions, and much more. They were the gold standard, even for the top pros.
Tony Northrup; AMAZON DELETED DPREVIEW. Seriously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObQ5FgHsZE
Cheers and best to you.
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