bono0272 Posted May 19, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can we set up a sub-forum for the DMR? I know it is not the majority but there are still a lot of memebers here discussing the DMR issues. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 19, 2009 Posted May 19, 2009 Hi bono0272, Take a look here DMR Sub-forum. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
cpclee Posted May 19, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 19, 2009 Second that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 19, 2009 Share #3 Posted May 19, 2009 No. We have quite enough sub-fora. This is not Rangefinder Forum, after all. Why not set up a community group instead? I am sure it will get support. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Esslinger Posted May 19, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 19, 2009 No. We have quite enough sub-fora. This is not Rangefinder Forum, after all. Why not set up a community group instead? I am sure it will get support. Regards, Bill There already is one - DMR-User Group - though so far most discussions about the DMR are in the main forum. It depends on DMR-interested photographers to change it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 19, 2009 Share #5 Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks Wolfgang, that makes sense. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bono0272 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted May 19, 2009 There already is one - DMR-User Group - though so far most discussions about the DMR are in the main forum. It depends on DMR-interested photographers to change it. Agree. Thanks a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted May 19, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Second that. Third that--let's have a DMR sub-forum. I don't have time for a wiki or for another "community" interface, and I don't use RFF, but a DMR sub-forum makes perfect sense. I have no problem scrolling. The real question is why there is a "customer" forums and a "digital" forum...where both concerns could be asked in their respective "sub" fora... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted May 19, 2009 Share #8 Posted May 19, 2009 Another vote for. The name can always be changed to 'digital R' if/when an R10 arrives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcd Posted May 19, 2009 Share #9 Posted May 19, 2009 Yes I certainly agree with a DMR (or Digital R but so far the DMR is the only one for the foreseeable future) forum. Makes more sense then sifting through the annoying D-Lux stuff we've been peppered with. Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 19, 2009 Share #10 Posted May 19, 2009 I too like it -- I forget about the community groups link way up near the top of the Forum page since I generally only look in the dropdown menu of fora. I belong to the DMR and D2 community groups but I keep forgetting to visit them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Esslinger Posted May 19, 2009 Share #11 Posted May 19, 2009 Makes more sense then sifting through the annoying D-Lux stuff we've been peppered with. Cheers, Fully agree Not that we are arrogant.... ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Esslinger Posted May 19, 2009 Share #12 Posted May 19, 2009 I belong to the DMR ... community groups but I keep forgetting to visit them. Yes, same to me. A bit difficult to remember. I don't have a perfect solution but maybe for the DMR a sub-forum would be the right thing as "digital" has become mainly compacts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bono0272 Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted May 20, 2009 Should we vote for that, about setting up a DMR sub-forum, which can be renamed to "Digital R" or "R10" sub-forum later if R10 is coming? What are the procedures? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted May 20, 2009 Share #14 Posted May 20, 2009 This discussion continues to crop up from time to time but then seems to fizzle out. Ultimately it's up to Andreas of course, he owns the forum after all and no doubt has put in a great deal of work to make it so successful, perhaps he has higher priorities at the moment but a poll might be useful. For what it's worth I think that a reorganisation of the forum along the lines discussed above would be very worthwhile. Barnack's Bar is fine and the Customer Forum too, if it still serves a purpose for general matters Leica. For the others though, sticking my head above the parapet, I would prefer to see: 'Film' (perhaps with Film M and Film R subs if necessary) 'Digital M' 'Digital R' 'S' (an S system is coming, like it or not) 'PanaLeica' (or whatever, perhaps P&S/Compacts/FourThirds) The names could well be different but you get my drift. All IMHO, of course, and with respect to Andreas for a great job so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted May 20, 2009 Share #15 Posted May 20, 2009 Steve, I've suggested something similar in the past. Once the R10 arrives I'm sure there'll be a sub-forum for it, but like you I think that 'Digital M', 'Digital R', 'Digital S' and 'Digital Others' would be the right balance between having generic forums and the specialised hell that is rangefinder forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted May 20, 2009 Share #16 Posted May 20, 2009 'Digital Others' might work Steve, probably more diplomatic and without the mildly pejorative connotations of my suggestion (I do think PanaLeica has a certain ring to it though;)). However, whatever the forum names might be, it's a good time to be considering a change given recent developments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted May 20, 2009 Share #17 Posted May 20, 2009 I also like Steve's idea: " 'Film' (perhaps with Film M and Film R subs if necessary) 'Digital M' 'Digital R' 'S' (an S system is coming, like it or not) 'PanaLeica' (or whatever, perhaps P&S/Compacts/FourThirds) " How about one stage further and split PEOPLE up into portraits and candids/street? Ravi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 20, 2009 Share #18 Posted May 20, 2009 Well, we've been here before, and maybe it is time to consider it again. I have to say I'm dead against further proliferation for a single product. I would rather see the communities made more usable, with notification of updates. More sub-fora = more places to look, and that is not a good thing. If there is to be any further evolution I would rather see it as follows: Film (NOT "Analogue" or (shudder) "Analog") for M, R, LTM, compacts Digital rangefinder (for digital M) Digital SLR (for S, digital R, DMR, L) Digital fixed lens (or "compact") I think "Panaleica" has as much of a "ring" as "Bennefer" and all those other meaningless conflations. The biggest argument against sub-fora is the balkanisation of members and their thinking. The M8 Forum is a prime example of that. The M8 ghetto has a sub-culture all of it's own, and one that is often confrontational and abusive to anyone who does not buy into the orthodoxy. Ultimately, Steve summed it up nicely - we want to avoid the RFF "..specialised hell..." Finally, a big fat NO from me to sub-dividing the People sub-forum!!!!! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted May 20, 2009 Share #19 Posted May 20, 2009 I find that I learn much from visiting the Digital and generally read whatever headline/thread that looks interesting, no matter which camera. I understand that M8 may have it's own division - but in fact everything could be in Digital as headlines usually tell what camera and subject it is about. So no, I like that everything is in few places. And I'm sad that I know I'm missing a lot of stuff in other places like processing, S2, collectors, etc. because I don't want to go back and forth that much on the forum. In my opinion there should be fewer and not more divisions of the forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 22, 2009 Share #20 Posted May 22, 2009 IMHO, there is one forum here, the "L Camera Forum". Everything else is a sub-section of it, not a forum of its own. I am 100% with the "Less is more" school of thought. The biggest barrier to full integration here, IMHO, is the unwillingness of many people who frequent the M8 sub-section, to actually get round and engage with the rest of the forum. As if they might be somehow contaminated with the smell of fixer, or something. Most of them are unwilling to share their work in the Photo sections either. Very strange, if you ask me, and a great pity. The "Customer" sub-section is intended for general Leica discussions and queries, relevant to everyone who owns or has an interest in Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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