Is the digital photo craze dead? DPReview.com shutting down.

[BainDarret]

DPReview.com to close

After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview will be closing in the near future. This difficult decision is part of the annual operating plan review that our parent company shared earlier this year.

www.dpreview.com

Seems out of the blue.

 

[Hassasin]

Had no idea DP Review was part of Amazon. But have not really looked at that site for years now.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I have used DP Review to see lens reviews for additional points of view. [Puns intended]

 

[TJones]

The parent company is Amazon. Surely you’ve heard about the layoffs of tens of thousands of employees there. This is just collateral damage from Amazon’s post-pandemic drop in sales. Can you explain why you think this action is related to the future of digital photography, and why you think it’s a “craze”?

 

[Hassasin]

The parent company is Amazon

Isn't it the other way around? DPR has been just a drop in the ocean for Amazon.

 

[Hassasin]

I don't even know why "parent" is used at all.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I don't even know why "parent" is used at all.

It was not apparent to me.

 

[TJones]

Isn't it the other way around? DPR has been just a drop in the ocean for Amazon.

I think you misread or misunderstood. Amazon is the parent company, i.e. the owner, of DPReview.

 

[Hassasin]

I think you misread.

I guess so. To me a parent company to DPR would be another XXXR, not Amazon. Something comparable to whatever degree.

 

[Pieter12]

Misleading subject line.

 

[BrianShaw]

I'm not sure which is more tragic, the loss of DPReview or the rediculous thread title (although I understand the possibility of attempted irony related to another recent thread).

 

[Sirius Glass]

I'm not sure which is more tragic, the loss of DPReview or the rediculous thread title (although I understand the possibility of attempted irony related to another recent thread).

There is some humor there for those of the twisted humor persuasion.

 

[BainDarret]

I'm not sure which is more tragic, the loss of DPReview or the rediculous thread title (although I understand the possibility of attempted irony related to another recent thread).

It was a parody on the recent film craze dead thread.

 

[BrianShaw]

It was a parody on the recent film craze dead thread.

parody... better and more correct word than I used.

 

[Pieter12]

So both threads are a joke, right?

 

[Sirius Glass]

So both threads are a joke, right?

This thread is not a joke.

 

[MattKing]

This probably means that the advertising revenue is decreasing.
Which may very well be just one more indication of how much the (non-phone) digital camera "craze" is dying.

 

[Pieter12]

This probably means that the advertising revenue is decreasing.
Which may very well be just one more indication of how much the (non-phone) digital camera "craze" is dying.

The probable drop in advertising revenue could be an indication of the state of the digital camera market now. The field is pretty saturated, cameras have reached maturity--there are not many incentives to upgrade or buy new equipment, Meanwhile phones have taken over much of the market with increased resolution and features.

 

[MurrayMinchin]

All crazes die, which is great, because it clears the field for long term ruminators.

 

[aparat]

This thread may be in jest, but it will probably go on for a long time

I remember the time when so many people, including complete novices, were excited about digital photography. There was a lot of demand for digital cameras, including P&S. As the technology matured, the market saturated, the demand and the pace of innovation slowed, the smartphone became the de facto standard camera for most people. It certainly is for me. My mid-tier phone has a camera that astounds me. The only thing missing is different focal lengths, but I can live without that.

 

[pentaxuser]

I am tempted to say: "It's worse than that, he's dead Jim, dead Jim, dead, Jim:
It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, dead, Jim, dead"

For those that remember "Star Trekkin Across the Universe"

pentaxuser

 

[Steven Lee]

DPReview.com to close

After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview will be closing in the near future. This difficult decision is part of the annual operating plan review that our parent company shared earlier this year.

www.dpreview.com

And end of an era...

 

[Pieter12]

Digital will still be used by the pros. It is far from dead. Photojournalists, product, sports, wedding, catalog and many others will continue to use digital photography to meet client demands and deadlines. AI will probably kill stock, lifestyle and photo-illustration.

 

[MattKing]

Thread title tweaked and threads combined.

 

[Sirius Glass]

A Time for Everything​

3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.