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Posted by rlevy: Tue Apr 24th, 2012 22:02

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I have always enjoyed the old website and am pleased to have found the new one. I was not one of the top posters, but I always enjoyed reading the posts of others and found this forum to be a great source of information and resource from very knowledgeable people.

I have been interested in photography since I was about 12 years old. Started with a borrowed Nikkormat and continued in the Nikon family. Always wanted an F series and finally justified the expense when I had my first child in 1990 with an F3. Upgraded to the F4, then the F5, which I still have because I could not part with such a remarkable machine, not that I use it anymore as I have not shot a single roll of film since 1999. Acquired the D1 in November of 1999 and shot JPGs until I discovered the beauty of NEFs. Upgraded to D1x, D2, D2H, D2Hs, D3, D3s and now the D4. I will be trading my D3 and D3s in for another D4.

I have met some really great people in the old forum, who have always been more than happy to help out with suggestions, information, intelligence, knowledge, kindness and friendship. Many a problem have been solved through info sharing. I have even been the guest at the home of a UK based member who I met through a filter issue who treated not only me, but my entire family, with tremendous hospitality as their guest on several occasions.

I am not a full time pro, but I was on the edge a while ago. I shoot because I love photography and this forum has enhanced my experience.

I look forward to participating in this forum.
RL

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Posted by jk: Wed Apr 25th, 2012 09:56

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Glad to see you over here Robert.
Welcome to our new home.

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Posted by rlevy: Wed Apr 25th, 2012 10:19

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Thanks Johnathan! Glad to be here.

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Posted by Constable: Sat Apr 28th, 2012 12:14

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Hi Robert

Welcome to the forum

Ed

Posted by rlevy: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 08:50

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Just thinking, is there a way for the website administrators to bring over the photo gallery from the old website?
RL

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Posted by Robert: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 09:19

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Hi, Robert, If you mean the software, no, it's a different gallery which is not compatible with the new forum.

The gallery which we have on this forum has been created as a basic way to display images by one of the team who created the forum so it fits and works.

Our problem is that it's too basic, mainly lacking distinct individual albums. My understanding is that the creator can adapt it for our needs.

If you meant the images, I think the individual members would be best placed to re-upload their images.

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Posted by rlevy: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 09:22

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I meant the actual galleries of images that each person has posted, not the software itself.

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Posted by Robert: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 09:51

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I can't do it but Steve or JK may be able to.

However I think the individual members are probably best placed to do this because it would probably be best done with fresh images, the old forum software 'did things' with the images (compressed them) and this gallery software also degrades the images quite a bit. Being degraded twice is not ideal.

However I would caution agains populating the gallery with anything other than a few test images for now because the gallery will be completely different (I hope) and the compression applied to uploaded images will be much less than it is at present.

I think the only reason JK has uploaded so many images is to test the gallery software.

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Posted by jk: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 12:08

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We dont have access to the back end of the server but can get at some parts via the Admin Panel in the software for the forum. We do not have access to the gallery images directly other than to delete them via a users access AFAIK.

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Posted by jk: Sun Apr 29th, 2012 12:10

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Robert wrote: I think the only reason JK has uploaded so many images is to test the gallery software.Yes I was testing the gallery could make multiple directories and that the folder management worked at a person level as well as at a gallery level.

When we get the new gallery enhancements it may be necessary to reload the Gallery images.

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