PLEASE, be aware...

[popstar]

I agree with Rich's basic premise - thought needs to go into how new forums are launched. When type and product overlap (which is often!), which one wins out?

RFF has a legacy of being a useful teaching tool and community. In time, when newbies are searching through old posts looking to learn, something valuable might be missed if they are in the wrong forum. Granted, a site search might be better, but might not always be practical.

I guess we'll see how it shakes out...

 

[Buze]

I'd like to add my "vote" to the "too many forum" topic. It doesn't serve any purpose BUT to make it hard to find where to post, and also having quite a number of forums that will have a post every 6 months.
How many of us shoot a large format rangefinder ? Why not have a forum called "Even Bigger" in the Medium format section and be done with it ?

Buze, from the "Manual Focus forum" and all of it's ... 6 forums 😀

 

[Socke]

I fear that we'll have another forum split in the works. The Contax froum where we discussed Zeiss and Kyocera Contax cameras is now named Zeiss Contax 🙁