I used dpreview to buy my dslr back in early 2017 and it was so helpful in comparing the different options even as a newbie. Beyond thrilled to see amazon giving it up -- hopefully this means it can thrive.
Gear Patrol has acquired DPReview
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#32This is a better outcome than losing DPReview entirely.
Almost all of my interaction with DPReview was when I wanted to buy a camera and got a Panasonic micro-4/3 based on their reviews I guess 13 years ago. It was good times but there's no chance of me buying a camera again ever I suspect.
I somehow feel like making good history just that isn't necessarily a bad outcome given there is always a reasonable chance the site will be butchered by new leadership. Camera pros must have a discord channel or something by now and not need a newly managed site?
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#33I've found gear patrol to be an enjoyable source of new product details (similar to Uncrate). Seems like a good acquirer to me! Better than losing such a great photography resource. I hope they're able to save more review sites in the future. Better than a wirecutter-only future.
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#34First, nuke that forum out of sight.
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#35What is the business model behind this and Gear Patrol? Just ads or do they have deals with gear producer?
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
They not only cater to DSLR, high end compact cameras were also reviewed but your point still stand. I still think there is still a niche market good enough for a website to strive. Photographers and lots of Vloggers still use high end cameras.
Yes, high end (and not so high end as also reviewed) compact cameras are even more irrelevant these days.
In part because manufacturers fail to identify niches underserved by phones. E.g. gopro-sized and gopro-robust, but unlike gopro/clones with stills as a core competency and not just as an afterthought (e.g. the entire stabilization approach of gopro-class devices does not apply at all to stills). I see a lot of people taking stills with a gopro in situations where they would consider their phone too bulky and/or too fragile. An RX100 will fit those situations no better than the phone.
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#37I wonder what happened behind the scenes at AMZN to make this possible.
Likely someone in a position where they could stand up for sale over closure (but usually not doing it because wouldn't expect to get a career boost from that approach) being a photography hobbyist?