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Random Musings => Gallery => Phototalk => Topic started by: bikepacker on 22 March, 2023, 11:39:58 am

Title: DPReview
Post by: bikepacker on 22 March, 2023, 11:39:58 am

Just had an email saying their site is closing down after April 10th. Pity I liked some of their camera reviews.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: Ham on 22 March, 2023, 11:45:48 am

Wow, they were my go-to site for honest info and review, didn't realise they have been Amazon since 2007 (which is why they are closing) - surprised they can't sell it.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: lissotriton on 22 March, 2023, 05:06:50 pm

Their YouTube channel was good as well. But Chris and Jordan are now moving to a new channel with PetaPixel, so hopefully that will have a similar sort of thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6T3qWI2c-Y

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: T42 on 22 March, 2023, 05:18:22 pm

Damn.  I followed their tests & recommendations for years, from about 2001 on.  Wasn't so keen after Amazon bought them out, but they were still good.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: perpetual dan on 22 March, 2023, 05:22:36 pm

Indeed, that is a shame. I’m not an avid gear buyer, but they were a really useful source of reviews.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: pcolbeck on 22 March, 2023, 06:26:42 pm

Its a shame all the old reviews and the forums will be lost though. It was a great resource.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: Jaded on 22 March, 2023, 06:47:12 pm

^ this, in spades.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: hubner on 23 March, 2023, 09:53:58 pm

I've been reading the site for years and I can't believe they're closing down.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: andyoxon on 24 March, 2023, 06:51:24 am

Very surprised by this.  It's not as if Am*zon can't afford to keep it going as a resource... 

Wonder if there's any point of removing content from the galleries, even if backed up etc...

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: andyoxon on 09 April, 2023, 01:31:37 pm

Last day of dpreview...

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: hubner on 09 April, 2023, 04:03:45 pm

The forum now seems to default to the flat view instead of the useless threaded view!

It seems Amazon has decided to keep the site available.

Quote

Dear readers,

We’ve received a lot of questions about what's next for the site. We hear your concerns about losing the content that has been carefully curated over the years, and want to assure you that the content will remain available as an archive.

We’ve also heard that you need more time to access the site, so we’re going to keep publishing some more stories while we work on archiving.

Thank you to this community and the support you’ve shown us over the years.

Scott Everett
General Manager - DPReview.com

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: Jaded on 09 April, 2023, 05:01:53 pm

Mine hasn't N/T

Quote from: hubner on 09 April, 2023, 04:03:45 pm

The forum now seems to default to the flat view instead of the useless threaded view!

It seems Amazon has decided to keep the site available.

Quote

Dear readers,

We’ve received a lot of questions about what's next for the site. We hear your concerns about losing the content that has been carefully curated over the years, and want to assure you that the content will remain available as an archive.

We’ve also heard that you need more time to access the site, so we’re going to keep publishing some more stories while we work on archiving.

Thank you to this community and the support you’ve shown us over the years.

Scott Everett
General Manager - DPReview.com

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: hubner on 29 May, 2023, 03:44:22 pm

The website's still up, with new articles appearing and the forum's still running.

Title: Re: DPReview
Post by: hubner on 27 June, 2023, 08:38:58 pm

It's been bought.