Amazon killed Dpreview

D1N0 · 03-21-2023, 09:44 AM - **2 Likes**

DPReview.com to close: Digital Photography Review

texandrews · 03-21-2023, 09:49 AM

DPReview.com to close: Digital Photography Review

Not an April Fool's joke.

Mistral75 · 03-21-2023, 09:54 AM - **1 Like**

To make this a Pentax-related piece of news:

Where we'll go as a Pentax community?: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

**FozzFoster** · 03-21-2023, 10:00 AM - **12 Likes**

good riddance.
hearing chris niccolls and jordan drake make fun of Pentax and calling for the DOOM of Pentax..
about time they got their comeuppance

texandrews · 03-21-2023, 10:01 AM - **1 Like**

I posted this news in the "Industry" forum. Probably will merge these 2 in a while, or another mod will.

Zav · 03-21-2023, 10:02 AM - **39 Likes**

Aaaaand Pentax survives DPR!

**EssJayEff** · 03-21-2023, 10:05 AM

Two threads created re this, just a few minutes apart. Maybe best to merge somehow?

gatorguy · 03-21-2023, 10:11 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Mistral75

To make this a Pentax-related piece of news:

Where we'll go as a Pentax community?: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

And OF COURSE a mod locked it before responding to the member who wanted more info about Pentaxforums.com

The way it was originally written it could be mistaken for a reference to some general Pentax forum on an unspecified site.

EDIT: I posted the mention of Pentaxforums.com in the only remaining unlocked thread.

jcdoss · 03-21-2023, 10:12 AM - **4 Likes**

I am personally saddened by this news, having learned a lot about photography in general from that site in the early Phil Askey days. I haven't visited the site much in the past several years, preferring this site by a large margin. I am concerned what this will do, or maybe moreso, what this means to the industry of digital photography.

gatorguy · 03-21-2023, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by texandrews

I posted this news in the "Industry" forum. Probably will merge these 2 in a while, or another mod will.

Merged

D1N0 · 03-21-2023, 10:18 AM - **4 Likes**

Dpreview really is/was the go to website for photographic news and will be dearly missed. I hope they can somehow float it away from Amazon.

JohnMc · 03-21-2023, 10:26 AM - **2 Likes**

At least it wasn't the cult of video personalities or the unbiased and informed blathering's of their troll commenters.

pschlute · 03-21-2023, 10:27 AM - **10 Likes**

A real shame in my view.

I have had my issues with DPR in the past, but shrinking resources for photographers in general is not something i welcome.

Dartmoor Dave · 03-21-2023, 10:36 AM - **1 Like**

As a website -- purely on the level of website design -- I always found it hopelessly clunky. Perhaps if it had updated its layout at some point over the past couple of decades it might have survived.

AfterPentax Mark II · 03-21-2023, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by D1N0

Dpreview really is/was the go to website for photographic news and will be dearly missed. I hope they can somehow float it away from Amazon.

It is / was also a question why it floated into the arms of Amazon. The answer is also the reason that it is shut down. But I agree with others that it was a source for photographers, but like any other forum it should not be your only source for information. I will miss comparing the reviews there with Pentaxforum's reviews. It was after all many years ago that I learned from DPreview that there was a Pentaxforum.

03-21-2023, 09:44 AM - 2 Likes	#1
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Amazon killed Dpreview DPReview.com to close: Digital Photography Review

03-21-2023, 09:49 AM	#2
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,397	DPReview to close as of April 10th. DPReview.com to close: Digital Photography Review Not an April Fool's joke.

03-21-2023, 10:11 AM - 4 Likes	#8
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	Originally posted by Mistral75 To make this a Pentax-related piece of news: Where we'll go as a Pentax community?: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review And OF COURSE a mod locked it before responding to the member who wanted more info about Pentaxforums.com The way it was originally written it could be mistaken for a reference to some general Pentax forum on an unspecified site. EDIT: I posted the mention of Pentaxforums.com in the only remaining unlocked thread. Last edited by gatorguy; 03-21-2023 at 11:01 AM.

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Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	To make this a Pentax-related piece of news: Where we'll go as a Pentax community?: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

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FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808	good riddance. hearing chris niccolls and jordan drake make fun of Pentax and calling for the DOOM of Pentax.. about time they got their comeuppance

03-21-2023, 10:01 AM - 1 Like	#5
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,397	I posted this news in the "Industry" forum. Probably will merge these 2 in a while, or another mod will.

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Zav Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,371	Aaaaand Pentax survives DPR!

03-21-2023, 10:05 AM	#7
EssJayEff Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: near Saxapahaw, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 974	Two threads created re this, just a few minutes apart. Maybe best to merge somehow?

03-21-2023, 10:12 AM - 4 Likes	#9
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,801	I am personally saddened by this news, having learned a lot about photography in general from that site in the early Phil Askey days. I haven't visited the site much in the past several years, preferring this site by a large margin. I am concerned what this will do, or maybe moreso, what this means to the industry of digital photography.

03-21-2023, 10:14 AM	#10
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	Originally posted by texandrews I posted this news in the "Industry" forum. Probably will merge these 2 in a while, or another mod will. Merged

03-21-2023, 10:18 AM - 4 Likes	#11
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802 Original Poster	Dpreview really is/was the go to website for photographic news and will be dearly missed. I hope they can somehow float it away from Amazon.

03-21-2023, 10:26 AM - 2 Likes	#12
JohnMc Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 658	At least it wasn't the cult of video personalities or the unbiased and informed blathering's of their troll commenters.

03-21-2023, 10:27 AM - 10 Likes	#13
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,216	A real shame in my view. I have had my issues with DPR in the past, but shrinking resources for photographers in general is not something i welcome.

03-21-2023, 10:36 AM - 1 Like	#14
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,890	As a website -- purely on the level of website design -- I always found it hopelessly clunky. Perhaps if it had updated its layout at some point over the past couple of decades it might have survived.

03-21-2023, 10:40 AM	#15
AfterPentax Mark II Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 1,467	Originally posted by D1N0 Dpreview really is/was the go to website for photographic news and will be dearly missed. I hope they can somehow float it away from Amazon. It is / was also a question why it floated into the arms of Amazon. The answer is also the reason that it is shut down. But I agree with others that it was a source for photographers, but like any other forum it should not be your only source for information. I will miss comparing the reviews there with Pentaxforum's reviews. It was after all many years ago that I learned from DPreview that there was a Pentaxforum.