one blind eye wrote:There was a member named Henry. I think he lived in the South Pacific. Might have been New Zealand or Polynesia 🤔. Always gave helpful advice about M43 gear. Posted some interesting photos of his life on the island and island culture. His sister posted his passing on DPR.Yes I posted a couple of links the other day in a thread. Enjoyhttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/forums/threadshttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/galleriesThe closest we had to a journalist here, just loved him and his writings.Danny.

PlumShots wrote:... the 4/3 and m4/3 DPR forum legend who needs no intro/prologue.Cheers.He always referred to himself as a curmudgeon!

One of my favorites

Hard to believe it's been that long

I didn't realize it had been ~6 years. I had been off the forum for about 4 years fron ~'17-21 and only realized recently I hadn't seen a post of his.

shinndigg wrote:Hard to believe it's been that longI know, actually had some tears that day. Miss him.

A toast to all those who helped make these forums worthwhile, both deceased and living.Cheers to each and everyone of you.

one blind eye wrote:Remembering members who have passed. Who they were, and what you remember about them.Before DPR shuts down for good.Jackeroo, John Kenneth Perkins,Brisbane, passed away Oct. 2004, age 66.Two pics from the Farewell Gallery on PBase (https://pbase.com/otfchallenge/our_farewell):With the good old UZIhttps://www.dpreview.com/members/8464160112/forums/postsHis last posts were from the day he passed away, heart attack, Oct 8. His pics are still on pbase:https://www.pbase.com/jackerooCanadian Club, "CC", George Mock,Windsor, Ontario, passed away in 2018, age 92.https://www.dpreview.com/members/1474996061/forums/postshttps://www.familiesfirst.ca/memorials/george-mock/3465769/service-details.phpI think what CC liked best was showing us his world from the (passenger seat) in the cockpit of an old yellow Stearman. And he was pretty good in editing/retouching, at least quite some time before I've learnt the basics of that game. Nice about many of his multiple picture posts: The last one very often showed a good looking girl!Liewenberger

nzmacro wrote:one blind eye wrote:There was a member named Henry. I think he lived in the South Pacific. Might have been New Zealand or Polynesia 🤔. Always gave helpful advice about M43 gear. Posted some interesting photos of his life on the island and island culture. His sister posted his passing on DPR.Yes I posted a couple of links the other day in a thread. Enjoyhttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/forums/threadshttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/galleriesThe closest we had to a journalist here, just loved him and his writings.Danny.Thank you for the links Danny, its been a while. Hope all is well with you and Jan. I am glad i got to reconnect with you before this place shuts down. Thank you for your encouragement and advice all those years back. I am glad i came to DPR and had the goodfortune to run into you. Take care Danny. Still love your kingfisher shots and i am still gobsmacked that you did those manually!

R V C wrote:nzmacro wrote:one blind eye wrote:There was a member named Henry. I think he lived in the South Pacific. Might have been New Zealand or Polynesia 🤔. Always gave helpful advice about M43 gear. Posted some interesting photos of his life on the island and island culture. His sister posted his passing on DPR.Yes I posted a couple of links the other day in a thread. Enjoyhttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/forums/threadshttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/galleriesThe closest we had to a journalist here, just loved him and his writings.Danny.Thank you for the links Danny, its been a while. Hope all is well with you and Jan. I am glad i got to reconnect with you before this place shuts down. Thank you for your encouragement and advice all those years back. I am glad i came to DPR and had the goodfortune to run into you. Take care Danny. Still love your kingfisher shots and i am still gobsmacked that you did those manually!Rahul how are you mate. Been a long time and both well here. Hope you and yours are all doing fine. Yes we had some good times back then and do you still have the Nikkor 400 F/3.5?Deep shock horror, I did end up getting an AF lens, the Sony 200-600 and it's excellent.Likewise Rahul, it's a bit of a shock this end with DPR, but life goes on I guess. It's been a real pleasure to know you as well from half a world away.All the best to you and the family and simply just have funDanny.

nzmacro wrote:R V C wrote:nzmacro wrote:one blind eye wrote:There was a member named Henry. I think he lived in the South Pacific. Might have been New Zealand or Polynesia 🤔. Always gave helpful advice about M43 gear. Posted some interesting photos of his life on the island and island culture. His sister posted his passing on DPR.Yes I posted a couple of links the other day in a thread. Enjoyhttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/forums/threadshttps://www.dpreview.com/members/5951224179/galleriesThe closest we had to a journalist here, just loved him and his writings.Danny.Thank you for the links Danny, its been a while. Hope all is well with you and Jan. I am glad i got to reconnect with you before this place shuts down. Thank you for your encouragement and advice all those years back. I am glad i came to DPR and had the goodfortune to run into you. Take care Danny. Still love your kingfisher shots and i am still gobsmacked that you did those manually!Rahul how are you mate. Been a long time and both well here. Hope you and yours are all doing fine. Yes we had some good times back then and do you still have the Nikkor 400 F/3.5?I am good, and so good to hear from you. Glad that you and Jan are doing well. Yes i still have to 400 3.5 and havent sold it yet, though i odnt use it at all since i got the 300 f4 pro. its a little sad but the af with the OM1 is amazing and dosent make sense to get back to MF.Deep shock horror, I did end up getting an AF lens, the Sony 200-600 and it's excellent.Oh yeh shock and horror that u got a af lensLikewise Rahul, it's a bit of a shock this end with DPR, but life goes on I guess. It's been a real pleasure to know you as well from half a world away.Yeh, the death of DPR galvanised me to come back and get in touch with all the wonderful people i met. I have moved to mu43 and micro43.org, so i hope i can stay in touch with you in one of those places.All the best to you and the family and simply just have funYou too Danny, you too. Wish you good birds.Danny.Cheersrahul

Nick was the master of macro, he had a wealth of knowledge and always willing to share it

Jappie52 wrote:Always very helpful and thorough in his replies.I have quoted him just a couple of weeks ago: didn't know he was no longer with us! Very competent and helpful!RIP

Aren't you referring to Hen3ry, from Papua New Guinea? He was mention in posts above. Yes, he was truly missed!

Thanks for the tributes to these gentlemen; Jackeroo left us before I joined and CC passed away four days before my father did at age 90. That image captured CC's heart and soul I do believe.  January 2018 was not a good month for me.

Bootstrap is another name I recall from way back, on Olympus Compact Cameras mostly.  IIRC he had mentioned envisioning a project of photographing US Hwy 1 from start to finish.  After his passing I took several of US 1 in Washington DC in tribute.

one blind eye wrote:Remembering members who have passed. Who they were, and what you remember about them.Before DPR shuts down for good.Ruth was known for her very well organized photo Challenges. They were very rich in multiple themes from the natural to the abstract, all kinds of creatures, big, small, pretty, ugly. She was a dedicated host, disciplinated, fair, and she kept running her challenges like a tight ship. Great photographer too, with great dedication, commitement and ethics, a true inspiration.She was from Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Wildbegonia wrote:one blind eye wrote:Remembering members who have passed. Who they were, and what you remember about them.Before DPR shuts down for good.Ruth was known for her very well organized photo Challenges. They were very rich in multiple themes from the natural to the abstract, all kinds of creatures, big, small, pretty, ugly. She was a dedicated host, disciplinated, fair, and she kept running her challenges like a tight ship. Great photographer too, with great dedication, commitement and ethics, a true inspiration.She was from Geelong, Victoria, Australia.I remember RuthC. A very kind and helpful member of DPR. 👍

Pedagydusz wrote:Aren't you referring to Hen3ry, from Papua New Guinea? He was mention in posts above. Yes, he was truly missed!No, he had the LC1 I'm sure.  A camera that came out in 2004, and I joined DRP in 2006.  So perhaps I'm going too far back for current members.He was in the US.

one blind eye wrote:Remembering members who have passed. Who they were, and what you remember about them.Before DPR shuts down for good.Mr. One Blind Eye,I think an in memoriam post in Open Talk would be a great idea to honor the legacy of DPReview and the community that has been built there. It's a chance for members to share their memories and express their appreciation for the platform and the people who have made it what it is. Do you want to start a post there, too, like the one here for M43 community?In particular, I want to acknowledge the contributions of David Thorpe in the M43 forum. David was an incredibly knowledgeable and passionate member of the community, and his reviews and insights were greatly valued by many M43 enthusiasts. His passing was a significant loss for the community, and it's important that we take the time to remember and honor him. I especially enjoyed his no-nonsense, expert and, perhaps abovel all, extremely charming YouTube videos.I think that an in memoriam post in Open Talk would be a meaningful way to recognize and honor the contributions of those who have helped to make DPReview such a valuable resource for photographers around the world.Thanks to all.  - Martin