Normally, it's not a big deal if a website goes offline - they come back quickly. But the bythom website is concerned enough to write a story about it and ask for more info from the owner & operator.
I too can't get a response over a 2 hr time period.
Hi,
Hmmm. I thought IR had gone off the air years ago.
I followed the link and see where it changed hands in 2019 and that's about when my recollection says I had placed it into the casters up pile.
Anyway, looks like it's casters up now.
Stan
I always found their camera reviews detailed & thier lens reviews too until they stopped providing the additional lab tests.
If it's any consolation they're on the wayback machine until quite recently :
web.archive.org/web/20230505062235/https://www.imaging-resource.com/
It looks like imaging-resource went belly up back in 2019.
"We're sad to report that Imaging Resource, one of our most longstanding (and very friendly) competitors is set to close at the end of 2019, after more than 20 years. In a lengthy message to friends in the industry, founder Dave Etchells confirmed that while the site will remain available through at least spring next year, content production will most likely cease in the coming months."
4 posting , 50% ignorance ...
Hi,
Ah, yes. This is what I was dimly recalling.
Stan
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So its been off line for four years huh?
Wish someone had told me.
Odd though, because until last week I was looking at up-to-date reviews on imaging-resource & hauling out old lens reviews.
Somehow I missed the DPR news item on it the other day before. But shocked anyway when I did spot it. And I was never a regular visitor there, but the one bookmark I have links to what's reference material for fujisto jpegians like me. Which I'll need in years to come still; so momentarily baffled over the prospect of possible loss of access to that info. With reading the comments I quickly noticed this link to the wayback machine though, and managed to load this distinct webpage, thank heavens. May well be it's not a necessary manoevre, but I did "save" its contents with doing a 100+ phone screenshots. It's rare one feels creeped out like that.
web.archive.org/web/20230417174537/https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2020/08/18/fujifilm-film-simulations-definitive-guide
[the above does not register as one entire link, so => copy and paste, if you're interested]
The bythom website has published a follow-up article on the close of Imaging Resource:
Imaging-Resource Followup
And IR founder David Etchells has written an informative PetaPixel article about what has happened behind the scenes:
Imaging Resource Founder Shares the Tale of His Site’s Untimely Demise
In this day of streaming video services (not cable, but Netflix, Disney+, etc), I suppose I've gotten used to paying a recurring fee to receive video entertainment.
Heck, I even pitch some money in the PBS* pot to keep quality viewer-supported programming going. It's not much of a stretch for me to extend that to quality user-supported photography websites.
Quite salutary for those that think this site could replicate everything DPReview did instantaneously.
I don't know if it applies here, but sometimes when you ask for a refresh or the browser is retrying periodically, the URL in the address bar is a redirected one that is no longer valid, and sometimes clicking the link from scratch gets things going again. It won't help if the site is actually gone, of course.
Well, the site is up now. No explanation that I can see at a quick glance.
imaging-resources.com takes me to outdoor photography.
Alan
It does! Or at least www.imaging-resource.com/ does. 😂
I blame I have my reading glasses on and not my computer ones. Oops! 😊
Thank you very much for the links 👍
IR are possible not the only ones in trouble
Obviously the best possible time to be starting a new photography resource 🤣
Will you buy also this one BOB,
or the DPR acquisition drained completely your wallet ??
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As far as I know, @bobn2 did not acquire DPR, Alain.
Exactly, not counting the new AI that basically cuts off photographers from illustrative jobs (like book covers) as anyone now can 'create' such images with a few typed words.
Petapixel reports Imaging Resource (and others) purchased by Giggster:
Interesting read. I found Etchell’s back-of-the-napkin analysis of the #subscribers & subscription$$ it would take to make IR viable-first & thrive-next to be especially interesting. Thanks for the link.
... So Sad ...
( a great opportunity lost )
