DPReview Shutdown Threads are here:https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954171https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954028This thread will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors in the context of the Lieca Talk forumIn order to prevent a dozen similar threads, these threads will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors. Other threads will be locked. General thoughts also welcome, but hopefully community members can discuss other forum options moving forward.

Sad news. The only photography site I like…now is gone.

Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!

JoshuaR wrote:Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!Been there, very snooty.. L

So sad. With all due respect to l-camera forum, which I been a member for many years, that space totally sucks.

LeicaEye wrote:JoshuaR wrote:Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!Been there, very snooty.. Lrangefinderforum has had a recent site upgrade to technology from this century, and it's a decent community! Also a good number of Leica users on Cameraderie.org.

Sad news indeed,I've been on here for 14 years. (crikey!). During that time I've met some very interesting people, learnt many things and laughed.... a lot.The Leica forum has always been a special, convivial place with some extraordinary talented people.In recent years I felt it became less about 'photography' and more about 'gear' and 'shopping'..... but nonetheless I will miss this place.Thank you for the good times DPR.Regards,Paul

Really sad to hear as well. I don't understand why Amazon bought these sites in the first place if it was unsustainable for them. They could have at least tried to find a new owner but whatever I guess I'm just annoyedI'll miss you all as you've been a great bunch to chat with about photography over the last few years. I felt like we treated each other respectfully for the most part and just enjoyed the art of photography with a side of g.a.s 😁Huge shout out to the mods and everyone that helped keep this community together. Thank you again to everyone 🤗Happy Shooting!

Very sorry to learn this news.This Leica forum has been a welcome balance to other sites, earning its place alongside them as a result.There's already some apparent overlap in the forum membership between this and other sites. I hope we can all meet and continue this conversation elsewhere. Thanks to all who've contributed. You've made it worthwhile.In the mean time, best wishes to all! Keep asking questions, keep striving, keep shooting, keep seeing!And most of all, Enjoy!Be well, all, and Thanks.

LeicaEye wrote:JoshuaR wrote:Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!Been there, very snooty.. LI am there.Agree. But I don't have any qualms to bring them down to earth time to time.

LeicaEye wrote:JoshuaR wrote:Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!Been there, very snooty.. LPlenty of snooty on some of the DPR forums also. OTOH, on both sites, a lot of extremely helpful people and valuable information being shared.I actually like that the other site seems to have more Leica photos posted than on DPR. There is some really amazing work being displayed there.

LeicaEye wrote:JoshuaR wrote:Wow. I hope to see some of you guys over on l-camera-forum.com!Been there, very snooty.. LSnooty and extra boring.

Hahaha a lot of troll’s about to be homeless!

Mako2011 wrote:DPReview Shutdown Threads are here:https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954171https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954028This thread will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors in the context of the Lieca Talk forumIn order to prevent a dozen similar threads, these threads will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors. Other threads will be locked. General thoughts also welcome, but hopefully community members can discuss other forum options moving forward.I may have missed it, but I cannot find an actual reason for the closure.Why are they not selling the site? It would be a terrible waste of collective knowledge just to kill it off.

Kiwisnap wrote:I may have missed it, but I cannot find an actual reason for the closure.annual operating plan review

Mako2011 wrote:Kiwisnap wrote:I may have missed it, but I cannot find an actual reason for the closure.annual operating plan reviewYes I saw that but it was exceedingly vague and did not really mention DPR at all.

Kiwisnap wrote:Mako2011 wrote:annual operating plan reviewYes I saw that but it was exceedingly vague and did not really mention DPR at all.role eliminations....DPR, one of many

Selling the site or making it subscription based, takes time and resources away from the parcel core business …. So computer says “no”….Yours truly,  jeff’s  accountancy department

Besides not being a core interest of Amazon, DPReview probably does not generate much revenue, if any, in its current business model.I expect Amazon will sell DPReview and the new owners will figure out how to make money, I.e. subscription and advertising.

Kiwisnap wrote:Mako2011 wrote:DPReview Shutdown Threads are here:https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954171https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66954028This thread will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors in the context of the Lieca Talk forumIn order to prevent a dozen similar threads, these threads will act as the thread to discuss DPR closing its doors. Other threads will be locked. General thoughts also welcome, but hopefully community members can discuss other forum options moving forward.I may have missed it, but I cannot find an actual reason for the closure.Why are they not selling the site? It would be a terrible waste of collective knowledge just to kill it off.They are closing it down, they still may be selling the name etc.. Regards. L