Should Anandtech have a "photography" section?

[JMWarren]

I think he's rolling his eyes because you just torpedoed the fourm you were pushing for.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: JMWarren
I think he's rolling his eyes because you just torpedoed the fourm you were pushing for.

lol wasn't ever pushing for it 😛

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Setting up a forum (technically) is the easy part. But then it needs a draw. The draw for the DPreview.com forums is the main site, featuring Phil's reviews and digicam news. The draw for Fredmiranda is its really good lens rating section and For Sale/Trade forum. So, if we were to set something up, it would need a good front end and something to draw people. Perhaps an even better lens/accessory rating area?

I personally would love to see something along those lines...

What i always end up doing is going to some sites for the reviews, then to pbase for the photos, then to a final site to ask questions...

It would be great if we could do something that combined all 3.

 

[BrokenVisage]

No Sports section means you'll have a hard time getting one for Photography.

 

[Czar]

Yeah that question was easy, but here is a harder one, not a technical one but deals with common sense a bit more

For people who are just entering the dslr scene, what would you recomend them to get?

(btw, I'm not that new, own a 350d and a few lenses)

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
No Sports section means you'll have a hard time getting one for Photography.

Photography is a lot more technical than sports 😕

 

[Triumph]

No. The number of photography threads in OT is just right.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
No, this is a computer hardware site.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
No Sports section means you'll have a hard time getting one for Photography.

Photography is a lot more technical than sports 😕

There's more sports threads in OT than photography threads

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
No Sports section means you'll have a hard time getting one for Photography.

Photography is a lot more technical than sports 😕

Who cares how technical it is? If you really have a technical camera question go to the Anandtech for camera's.. Sports are more casual and appeal to way more people on a greater scale then picture taking..

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I'd rather have a strictly HTPC section before photography.

That's not a bad idea.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Setting up a forum (technically) is the easy part. But then it needs a draw. The draw for the DPreview.com forums is the main site, featuring Phil's reviews and digicam news. The draw for Fredmiranda is its really good lens rating section and For Sale/Trade forum. So, if we were to set something up, it would need a good front end and something to draw people. Perhaps an even better lens/accessory rating area?

I personally would love to see something along those lines...

What i always end up doing is going to some sites for the reviews, then to pbase for the photos, then to a final site to ask questions...

It would be great if we could do something that combined all 3.

All good ideas, It should not be hard to get people to join this new website/forum if we mention it from time to time on anandtech.

will we want to concentrate on digital photography or some film as well? maybe a section for film/analog photography.

The sections that we should have are:

For Sale/Trade
Gear/Camera Equipment
Lighting and techniques
Off Topic (ofcourse 😛)
Critiques
Film/Analog
We should also offer a weekly/monthly assignment like FM it will bring some fun into the forum.

If we want to get into the specifics:
Macro
Sports
portraits
landscape
architecture
etc etc...

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Setting up a forum (technically) is the easy part. But then it needs a draw. The draw for the DPreview.com forums is the main site, featuring Phil's reviews and digicam news. The draw for Fredmiranda is its really good lens rating section and For Sale/Trade forum. So, if we were to set something up, it would need a good front end and something to draw people. Perhaps an even better lens/accessory rating area?

I personally would love to see something along those lines...

What i always end up doing is going to some sites for the reviews, then to pbase for the photos, then to a final site to ask questions...

It would be great if we could do something that combined all 3.

All good ideas, It should not be hard to get people to join this new website/forum if we mention it from time to time on anandtech.

will we want to concentrate on digital photography or some film as well? maybe a section for film/analog photography.

The sections that we should have are:

For Sale/Trade
Gear/Camera Equipment
Lighting and techniques
Off Topic (ofcourse 😛)
Critiques
Film/Analog
We should also offer a weekly/monthly assignment like FM it will bring some fun into the forum.

If we want to get into the specifics:
Macro
Sports
portraits
landscape
architecture
etc etc...

I'm def interested in doing something like this... If done right, i think it could be an excellent site that combines the best of the various sites around right now.