{"id":1128,"date":"2023-03-21T21:03:03+01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:03:03+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2023-10-17T20:26:59+01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:26:59+00:00","slug":"the-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/the-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"The end of an era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DPReview.com<\/a>, a staple of digital photography for almost a full quarter of a century, is shutting down. According to the news<\/a>, DPReview will continue to operate until the 10th of April 2023, after that date, it will operate in read-only mode for a shorter period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Some might say DPReview had biased authors, a toxic community, or their reviews were coming at a too slow rate, but regardless of how much truth is behind any of those claims, the website is a treasure trove of photography gear data, since the early days of consumer digital photography, having such a database gone is a significant loss. Not only reviews, news and historical info, but the community hold a lot of valuable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully, the crew behind the site will continue to work in the field. I expect at least a few more-or-less complete mirrors will pop up around the internet. I plan to gather as much data as I can on my own and use it as a future reference for this site, as well. Not all is lost, but still, this is a huge loss, on a global level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a big loss might not impact everyone the same, but for us who visited DPReview on a regular, daily basis, it is monumental. The sad end of a story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update<\/strong>: two of the most visible authors on DPReview, two most prominent faces of DPReviewTV, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake, are moving to PetaPixel, At least some good news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update June 2023:<\/strong> DPReview has new ownership and will continue its work. Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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