Is the new XenForo DPR acceptable?

  • 14 votes.
  • Voting ends on Nov. 8, 2025.
  • Votes are public.
  • Started by xpatUSA on Nov. 7, 2025.
Yes
5 votes, 36% of total.
  • 5 votes, 36% of total.
No
9 votes, 65% of total.
  • 9 votes, 65% of total.
Haven't looked
0 votes, 0% of total.
  • 0 votes, 0% of total.
  • Members 891 posts
    Nov. 7, 2025, 8:34 p.m.

    Yes, it does. It says NEW if a post appeared after you closed it last time. Just like in this forum.

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 7, 2025, 9:11 p.m.

    I added a simple POLL to this thread - not sure how to navigate to it, I guess it should be at the top above the original post ...

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 7, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

    It's at the top of each page.

  • Nov. 7, 2025, 9:29 p.m.

    You could have allowed two choices... I would have voted for both Yes and No:)

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 7, 2025, 9:33 p.m.

    Pardon my simple mind ...

  • Nov. 7, 2025, 9:41 p.m.

    I'm not sure why people are arguing about the lack of threaded view on DPReview. It's a done deal. Either accept it stop using the forum. And as for moaning over here - I guess it makes you feel better, but no one from DPReview will be looking (or caring).

    DPReview is now like most other forums with some nice added features and a wraparound skin which encompasses galleries, reviews etc.

    Alan

  • Members 2624 posts
    Nov. 7, 2025, 11:42 p.m.

    i suppose i will have to read reddit like GB 😁

  • Members 636 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 12:08 a.m.

    Hi

    In my case, I cope here mainly by us not having technical discussions. That does make my participation here a small fraction of what it is over there. Or, was. The operative word is now 'was'.

    Stan

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 12:41 a.m.

    understood, Stan. In my case, I prefer technical talk - perhaps because I can't get out and take pictures any more; but à chacun son goût ...

  • Nov. 8, 2025, 9:41 a.m.

    Ted, have you thought about setting up in indoor studio - maybe macro or something else - to keep your interest alive?

    Alan

  • Members 1123 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 10:04 a.m.

    Alan's seems like an excellent proposal to me: all these images are taken at my kitchen table, with the light of a flexo, a small stand, a tripod, some fabric backgrounds (some t-shirts...) and a focus stacking program...

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  • Members 636 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 3:01 p.m.

    Hi,

    Now we are onto something that would be better served with a subthread rather than interleaved with the original topic. And, it is a very worthwhile subthread.

    Jim Kasson, who was initially posting here when this was the DP Revived operation, has had to do exactly this. Switch over to studio work, mostly macro, due to health issues which sees him in a wheelchair most of the time. He has been doing some amazing things with it, posted in the Medium Format forum over on DPR.

    It really is something worth doing, even if it means changing a lot of gear.

    Stan

  • Members 1915 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 6:02 p.m.

    That's a fantastic shot! Experimenting with macro can indeed be very rewarding, even in a small haphazardly arranged table-studio like mine...

    Here are a couple of examples:
    live.staticflickr.com/65535/53244328149_cd3dd1dcca_h.jpg
    Molecular cooking
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51809049292_41e77dd411_h.jpg
    A staple of modern architecture
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/53446236152_393f9e4c93_h.jpg
    Spacing out with water
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51271692775_1fce7402fb_h.jpg
    Birds of a feather, drop together
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51491332785_c18d11991d_h.jpg
    My macro swan song
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51394440720_a510a2817b_h.jpg
    Screw you! I won't get closer...
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/54510311245_94be9accff_h.jpg
    Always on line
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52824164095_376d55c9b6_h.jpg
    Wide open
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52792953015_49c4a5bdc0_h.jpg
    Safety Pink
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/53128262814_0f0e4c78b4_h.jpg
    Into the wormhole
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/54832401374_dfd2d190b5_h.jpg
    Retro-flective
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52397795821_bcb1ef7aba_h.jpg
    Open house in hell
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    No flash, no RAW, very basic LED studio lights, a cheap tripod and for the most part very cheap industrial or enlarging lenses. A modern macro lens does make some things easier, but I prefer the slower approach because I feel like I learn more along the way.

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 6:11 p.m.

    Not really, Alan, but thanks for the suggestion. I am disabled and clumsy; I dropped a Sigma SD9 a month or two ago which is now dead, grump. Just can't be bothered apart from technical stuff.

  • Members 1659 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 8:05 p.m.

    The last one is particularly successful 😍 👍🏼

    You should give us a demonstration of one of your installations.
    This would surely interest several hundred people here, In any case, I would be interested. 😁

    Your approach sets you apart from others.

  • Members 1720 posts
    Nov. 8, 2025, 11:23 p.m.

    Yes me too. I have a macro lens and have barely used it - need inspiration...

  • Members 126 posts
    Nov. 9, 2025, 2:44 a.m.

    Agree.
    An "All Things Macro" Forum is a good idea.
    This thread is way OT and it needs to be uncluttered as traffic is about to increase I'm guessing, as reality bites over there.

  • Members 1222 posts
    Nov. 9, 2025, 3:28 p.m.

    On this site, what is a "subthread"? As the thread originator, can I add one?