other forums

[perfectpixel]

Hi All,
I really enjoy this forum and have learned a lot from you. I think I look through here at least twice a day.
I'm wondering what other photography related forums do you guys activily participate in?

[CyberDyneSystems]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

lol,

FM,. and Rob Galbraith.

But this is the best! :mrgreen:

[Belmondo]

Really, none. I did join a couple others many months ago, but went back so seldom I eventually forgot my username/password. Everything I need is here.

[Canuck]

Hi All,
I really enjoy this forum and have learned a lot from you. I think I look through here at least twice a day.
I'm wondering what other photography related forums do you guys activily participate in?

I don't engage in any other forums, but I like the reviews and such like that other places have so I have several different opinions on whatever product I am looking at. Bottom line, I really like this forum.

[perfectpixel]

Heresy!!!

yep, i thought i might offend someone :)
wait, why is my password not working here anymore..... :D :shock:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Heresy!!!

yep, i thought i might offend someone :)
wait, why is my password not working here anymore..... :D :shock:

BAN BAN BAN BAN BAN.........

ROFLMAO

[Vegas Poboy]

Mostly here for me two or more times a day. I go through a couple of others but mostly they are only bookmarks. Alot of good info on this forum to me has the most value in real time response and many of them.

[WestFalcon]

I love this forum. I feel like I've got a whole bunch of of buddies who are more than willing to give me advice. I get tips on where to buy flashcards, cameras, warnings about things not to buy, tips about photoshop etc and I don't pay a dime for anything. I, along with many others hold our moderator Pekka in very high esteem for this board which is a great service to all of us Canonites. I have over 30 years of photography experience but I always learn new things from the people on this site. Thanks to all. This is THEE site.

[scsmith10D]

I was enjoying reading Rob Galbraith's Forum on canon EOS bodies, but he split off the 1D bodies from the other DSLRs and now it's much less busy (the 10D forum, that is.) There have also been some clamping down actions regarding what is and is not a suitable post. They don't permit rumors or speculation on unannounced cameras. Where's the fun in that???

The DP Review forum is also fun, like this one, but seems to be harder to physically navigate.

This seems to be the most enjoyable these days.

[garethhhhh]

There's no place like home.

I love it here!

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[CyberDyneSystems]

The DP Review forum is also fun, like this one, but seems to be harder to physically navigate.


I can't stand that type of forum! They are so non intuitive,. very difficult to deal with and seem plain chaotic.. (I think Dpreveiw has a lot of chaos for real as well,. but the layout doesn't help)

Still the best Digital review site there is though!

[roanjohn]

I sometimes post at dpreview..........but the members there are a little more "hostile"!!! yikes!!! you don't want to mess with them.

I sometimes visit FM but the members there are way beyond my league!!! yikes!!! I feel inadequate.

I always post here.........people are friendlier and etc...........a nice forum indeed :-)

Ro1

[perfectpixel]

I only asked because you guys seem to need more sleep than I do (or maybe you have a life :wink: )
Sometimes whole entire minutes go by without anything new :shock:
With the awkard silence only broken with something like "what lens should I get"

It's good to be home! :D Maybe we need a chat room, eh?

[rick barclay]

dpreview is nice, and fredmiranda.com is jumping. You're best best
is simply to do a search on Google. Using several different terms for
photography and forums will bring up more hits.

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

This is my favourite forum.

I participate in Steve's digicams sometimes and read DPreview but don't like the general attitude there.

And offcourse my own forum in Dutch ;D.

Greetings,
Frank

[ron chappel]

I started out at photo.net and still go there to see if there's any interesting
.There are some awsome guys there but the place NEEDS some modernising in it's format and aims.
This is definitely one of the friendliest :) and most things work extremely well.Too bad pictures can't be posted here (hosted just for forum purposes)
I have to agree with others about the format at DPreview and photo.sig.
Why anyone would purposely design a forum format that way??!!! What pure stupidity. :evil:

[CRCs Reality]

My main hang-out is over at dslreports forums, you'd be surprised at the digital imaging crowd over there.
the dslreports digital imaging forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/dimaging) and the dslreports DI hardware forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/dphardware)
Some great info to be found, it's while hanging out there that I found a link to this forum :) Now I'm a lurker here.
I also hang at the Rob Galbraith forums (http://www.robgalbraith.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=) from time to time. I tried the dpreview forums, but I just can't stand the layout.

[Scottes]

I lurk at photo.net when I'm bored at work - if you read between the attitudes you can get good info.

The other place I frequent is Nature Photographers Online (http://www.naturephotographers.net/index.html). Not many posts, but some *extremely* talented people hang there. The forums are good, and they've got some great articles and the photos can be quite unbelievable.

However, Pekka has always had great, readable forum software, and the crowd here is not only informative but a hell of a lot of fun. This place is #1.

[scsmith10D]

Rob Galbraith's forum is the only place I have regularly seen Chuck Westfall (Canon Technical Guru) post. I guess I'll have to add the 1D forum to my bookmarks to keep up.

[defordphoto]

This is definitely my main hangout. We have such an awesome group here and we have fun too. FM is more serious and more on the pro-side of things. RG is also good cause Westfall hangs there. DPReview is hideous and an absolute waste of time except for their reviews. I avoid their forum like the plague.

[IanD]

This is home. Have taken a look at other forums but like others here I have forgotten my password.
Get that warm and fuzzy feeling while here....wait a minute, that is Gitzo leaning against me :lol:

[CoolToolGuy]

This is my 'home' hangout. I lurk at dpreview, RG, and FM, but mostly when there is a big, new topic (PMA, new cameras, etc.) so I can see other perspectives. As others have mentoioned, I have IDs at RG and FM, but can't remember my password.

Pekka and the other moderators do an excellent job of keeping things organized. One aspect that I would particularly like to thank Pekka for is the absence of ads and pop-ups. It is much more productive for me to concentrate on digital photography (tangents and all) without having to get out my 'flyswatter' every time I switch topics, forums, whenever.

:) :D :lol: :) :D :lol: :) :D :lol: :) :D :lol: :) :D :lol: :) :D :lol:

Have Fun
Rick 8)

[deezeljuice]

This forum is very good, and I spend alot of time here. Lots of good info and discussion, and that is the reason we hang out at forums like this in the first place... I do spend a fair amount of time at Photomigrations.com because the photogs there are extremely good and post alot of high quality nature shots. Take a look, you'll be impressed if you like nature photography. They can be a little on the arrogant side though.

[Waldemar]

The click away... The photographers forum. http://www.nylen.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl Best Pro-portraiture forum created by pro's for pro's. Very friendly place to learn and exchange your knowledge.

[mjordan]

This forum is actually only #3 of the forums I visit regularly. You guys are great, but I can only take so much of you. :lol:

Only kidding. I get a lot of my technical fix here, but there is a lot more to photography than technical. I like the social aspect as well as being able to help newbies before they grow their egos and become stuffed shirts. :lol:


My number one forum is http://www.zuga.net/forums (they are down for some maintenance at the moment). Another I visit is: http://www.wetcanvas.com/ which covers a lot of artistic forums as well as a photography one. Mostly non-professional type photographers but still pretty friendly. And a real good mix of photographes from other countries, which is always interesting to talk to.

One I use to particapate in a lot is http://ilp.tlcwe.com/forums/index.php which is part of the PhotogForum site. This forum is mostly made up of women and is geared towards photography of kids, infants, maternity, but also covers other areas.

And I also visit several pet and dog photography related message lists and a few other. There are a lot out there, some are good for different things and some are just fun to post and read on.

Mike

[robekert]

This is definitely my main hangout. We have such an awesome group here and we have fun too. FM is more serious and more on the pro-side of things. RG is also good cause Westfall hangs there. DPReview is hideous and an absolute waste of time except for their reviews. I avoid their forum like the plague.

I lurk at Fred Miranda. Excellent photographers. Don Ellis refers to FM as the "Deep End of the Pool". :D Don has a way with words. DPReview........get ready for the flame.......are mostly a bunch of children. With the exception of some information every once and a while, you are pounced on for any comment. I like Phil Askey's reviews but the forums, forget it.
Rob

[ilya]

I share the above sentiments.

DPReview is infantile, FM is deep, and Galbraith is experienced but dry - now probably even more so that Project "idiot" or some such thing has kicked off. But Chuck of Canon frequents there.

This forum has spirit and experience.

[samdring]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

:mrgreen:

Another cross-pond spelling error! should have been 'hearsay'

[garethhhhh]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

:mrgreen:

Another cross-pond spelling error! should have been 'hearsay'

No I think he meant to say Heresy. see here (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=heresy) :wink:

[msnow]

#1 Here (the people here can talk about more than just photography)
#2 Dpreview (it's like watching a train wreck) but there are a lot of very smart and technical people there.
#3 Galbraith (Westfall)
#4 Miranda (I'd pick up more there if I actually knew what they were saying :D

[iwatkins]

Only use this one forum, but do have a browse over on DPReview from time to time to see how much bloodshed has occured. :twisted:

Seriously, great forum here, I've learned a lot. But after reading/replying to all the posts I don't have time to really use any other forums. I.e. if I'm not on here I'm either at work or I'm out somewhere with the camera.

Cheers

Ian

[CyberDyneSystems]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

:mrgreen:

Another cross-pond spelling error! should have been 'hearsay'

No I think he meant to say Heresy. see here (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=heresy) :wink:

Yep,. Heresy...

Like Heretic,.. like ME

For the record,. I NEVER make spelling errors,.. I make typing errors.. tons and tomns of typing errors.. :roll:

[CyberDyneSystems]

#1 Here (the people here can talk about more than just photography)
#2 Dpreview (it's like watching a train wreck) but there are a lot of very smart and technical people there.
#3 Galbraith (Westfall)
#4 Miranda (I'd pick up more there if I actually knew what they were saying :D

Dpeview,. you have to admit that there are both insightfull posters and talented posters,. the trouble is that they make up about 5% at best...

Read any thread,. it's almost guaranteed to have grown to 150 posts in about 15 minutes,. and maybe 5 of the 150 posts has anything of interest...

I think the train wreck analogy is spot on.. pity there are some smart people trapped in the wreck..

So my order is
# 1 Here
# 2 FM
# 3 RG
# 4 DPr

[Canuck]

Well, I am definitely here most of all. As for this forum, Pekka does a really good gob, and it impresses me. For those of us that have been around some time, about the time of the New Year this forum got a facelift and for the better. We welcomed in 2004 in style so to speak. I have lurked on other forums just reading the stuff and I am not investing in flameproof clothing for that forum. Like I said in my other post regarding this, I like the reviews that DPReview, FM, Imaging Resource, and Steve's Digicams do so I have multiple views on the same product and we usually do a mini-review on stuff here too to some extent. Speaking to the stuff that goes on, I have been amungst the hijacked threads, but only after the stuff that should have been said has been said and I have never started it, just joined in on the fun. I bet youcouldn't do that very often on other ones and not get flamed for it. Speaking of that where is that sharp object to puncture the ego of some people on that forum? Another point is that this forum is just plain fun, sometimes extremely silly, but it is all good the end of the day. That is what it is all about...fun!!!

[Laziferous]

This is the only one for me.

I post at bytephoto every now and again, but a lot of the people there don't know what they are talking about, but BS their way around it. It's funny, you can point out a flaw in a photo (one in photo of the week, where comments are needed), and someone will reply like "Well, that's because what I was going for in this picture was blah blah blah, and that is a necessary element blah blah blah" Newbs eat it right up. :P Only thing is, a lot of people rate other users photos low, if they have one of their own in the weekly contest. It's just kind of lame. It should be anonymous like the little contests here. So much more honest that way.

Whoa... got way off topic there :?

Anyway, I really like the people here. I think the forum interface is great. There is unlimited info, and we have fun. I typed "canon photography" into google last year, and have been here ever since. I don't have time for any other ones anyway... except for a band forum (you should dl this song (http://www.blindside-silence.com/tempmp3/blindside-aboutaburningfire.mp3) from their site), that's my real home. It's where I'm more myself, and people don't look at me like :shock: I'm pretty reserved here. One day maybe :wink:

:D

Thanks Pekka, this site is great!

[shelbix2020]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

:mrgreen:

Another cross-pond spelling error! should have been 'hearsay'

No I think he meant to say Heresy. see here (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=heresy) :wink:

dude thats chocolate... :roll:

[garethhhhh]

There are other forums???

Heresy!!! 8)

:mrgreen:

Another cross-pond spelling error! should have been 'hearsay'

No I think he meant to say Heresy. see here (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=heresy) :wink:

dude thats chocolate... :roll:

Chocolate? Youv'e lost me?

[shelbix2020]

Chocolate? Youv'e lost me?

yeah, Her - shey :lol:

hehe ok it wasnt that funny :cry:

[garethhhhh]

Chocolate? Youv'e lost me?

yeah, Her - shey :lol:

hehe ok it wasnt that funny :cry:

Must be some kind of chocolate you have your side of the pond, I've never heard of it. :D