I lurked here for about a year too before signing up.(The Panasonic LC5 and Leica Digilux 1 were effectively the same camera.)It'll be a real shame if all the accumulated knowledge and info on this site just gets wiped.Time to check out (or revisit) some other sites, I guess.-Dave-

sprocket-docket wrote:rangefinderforum has had a recent site upgrade to technology from this century, and it's a decent community!Thanks for reminding me of it! It's often been a great resource for me for finding info on more obscure lenses.

I would hope that another entity such as a camera gear manufacturer would step up and take over hosting.If Nikon, Sony, Tamron, etc could take over, it'd still benefit everyone IMO.

Rodrigue Zahr wrote:Sad news. The only photography site I like…now is gone.Same thought here, Rodrigue.Best, Joseph

Craig268 wrote:I would hope that another entity such as a camera gear manufacturer would step up and take over hosting.If Nikon, Sony, Tamron, etc could take over, it'd still benefit everyone IMO.Fright of all frights - Jared Polin said on his YouTube site he might consider buying it.

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.Or a fresh new start!

I was struck by that term. "role" = PEOPLE...lives, careers, families, friends and more. I hate "corporate speak".

It was a good ride with all of you. You are by far the most friendly bunch of Leica enthusiasts I hang with from time to time. Thank you for the sharing of knowledge, opinions, advice and insights.Hope to see you at other forums and very sad to see this site shut.How much can the internet archive save the site when it is shut, I wonder? It is 2.5 decade of photographic history gone.