DigitalHeMan Posted September 16, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted September 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) As you may have seen, Leica have now launched FotoPark, an online storage, archival, and printing service for photographers. It will go into beta shortly, and they are inviting customers to register. Â I have tried to do so at http://www.leica-fotopark.com/ but the activation link I received just clicks through to the main domain without activating or asking me for any other details. Â Anyone else managed to successfully register? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 16, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted September 16, 2014 I did this morning and received an email thanking me for my registration and including a validation link. Â I clicked on that and it took me to a page which describes how the system works and what it's all about (the same page as you link to above) Â Leica's webmasters are well known for not getting things quite right first time - the "English" pdf for one of their new cameras is the German version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted September 16, 2014 Share #3 Â Posted September 16, 2014 I did the same as Andy and got the same email and link. Â As it takes me to a page that still says Register In Advance Now, I'm not sure if I am really registered or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted September 16, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted September 16, 2014 It says here, that you can pre-register, so I guess it's not running yet. But the results described above sounds like they're in two minds:confused: http://en.leica-camera.com/World-of-Leica/Leica-Fotopark/Leica-Fotopark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share #5  Posted September 16, 2014 I did the same as Andy and got the same email and link.   As it takes me to a page that still says Register In Advance Now, I'm not sure if I  am really registered or not   If you try and register again using the same email, it will tell you that you have already registered, but still need to click on the link in the mail they sent...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted September 16, 2014 Share #6 Â Posted September 16, 2014 I feel like I am stuck in a loop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 16, 2014 Share #7  Posted September 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I did the same as Andy and got the same email and link. As it takes me to a page that still says Register In Advance Now, I'm not sure if I am really registered or not You have your mail to prove it, It is just a pre-registration anyway. But it is a strange loop... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted September 16, 2014 Share #8 Â Posted September 16, 2014 The good news: Â We'll have a beta test of the Fotopark with Leica Forum members... Â Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanyasi Posted September 17, 2014 Share #9 Â Posted September 17, 2014 I will take a look, but I am skeptical for two reasons. First, web development would not seem to be Leica's core competency. Second, and more importantly, seems like I get an e-mail announcing a new website like Leica's every few weeks. There are significant switching costs when changing systems. Â On the other hand what could make this interesting is if Leica will be using top flight print fulfillment providers. One would assume Leica would only use the best. Then again, you may be willing to pay top dollar for some of the best equipment in the world, but is your client base willing to do so for your prints? Â By the way, you may be having trouble viewing the new site because Leica engineered it without the need for a screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 17, 2014 Share #10 Â Posted September 17, 2014 We will see how it works. So far I got lead in circles and and got two nice thank yous. Â There is some planned software for editing which might be LR. Â After the fiasco I had trying to add the M9 to my registered products, I have not to much hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieterpronk Posted September 18, 2014 Share #11 Â Posted September 18, 2014 I'm strangely fascinated by the concept, though I'm not sure why or how it could be better than most other picture sharing and storing websites. It seems quite limiting to have a photo website done by one of the smallest camera manufacturers. The danger is obviously that it will be more about the fact that my pictures were taken by a Leica than about my pictures themselves. Â All these caveats aside, I'm somehow quite positive about the whole premise. I'd like to try it out and have been looking for a good place to store my pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 18, 2014 Share #12 Â Posted September 18, 2014 On the other hand what could make this interesting is if Leica will be using top flight print fulfillment providers. One would assume Leica would only use the best. . Â I'm guessing, but a tie-in with Whitewall wouldn't surprise me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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