How the internet’s most beloved camera site found life after Amazon

A fan outcry after Amazon announced the closing of DPReview created an opportunity to move it to a new home—the product enthusiast site Gear Patrol. Here’s how the deal went down.

In the weeks before the deal to acquire the legendary photography site Digital Photography Review was announced, Eric Yang, the founder and CEO of Gear Patrol, decided to purchase a camera. The model he settled on went against his initial thinking on what he needed—but it received a positive review from DPReview’s technical editor, Richard Butler.

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