This forum is a gear melting pot, with the emphasis on using the gear to make images. It was formed out of a number of gear-specific and sensor format specific forums. Amin, the original owner, merged all of his forums except mu-43.com and Nikon Cafe into this one. All of the forums had Showcases for gear, lenses, cameras, etc. All of the format sites had forums for showing images taken. Many forums of the individual sites were collapsed and merged. When you click on "Forums" you get a mix of gear-specific and image oriented forums. The gear-specific forums tend to be much more broad than from the old forums.
DPReview is gear-oriented, and has forums for brand, format, mount, etc. This resulted in a lot of cliques, with troll wars often occurring when members invaded other's territory. It was tolerated, and got tiring.
Like every culture, Web Forums tend to have their own that evolves as the forum matures.
Some people have a hard time adapting to the change.
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This forum has members that use most every type of camera, lens mount, and format. Many of us have multiple systems, and have bought into them after seeing examples posted by other members. It is a chance to learn something new, have questions answered by members that have decades of experience, and to show your work without being insulted about the equipment you use.
