Errotica Archives (0)
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Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
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| Pros: |
This site has been part of the ever-expanding Met-Art Network for many years. (i.e. high quality)
1 exclusive set a day since 2005 (over 3600 sets, easily 100,000 images)
Models are usually beautiful and popular
Sets are very well done.
Many sets are as good as the best Met Art sets.
Models might be a little more revealing here than on Met Art. |
| Cons: |
It seems as though the The site has become sort of a spill-over from Met-Art where archived shoots or perhaps extra shots from a set are packaged and displayed.
Many sets are models we will never see again (because they only did one or two shoots and then quit.)
Navigation, though good, is not quite as good as Met-Art. |
| Bottom Line: |
I published a review of Errotica Archives in 2012 and rated it among the top soft core photography sites on the Internet. That review expired so I thought I would refresh it with my impressions from the 6 or so times I have joined the site since then. It is still up there among the best nude photography sites on the Internet, but I can't rate it as high as I did in 2012.
The collection dates all the way back to 2004 and even the stuff from back then is top notch. Many of the models you know and love were on this site before they were anywhere else...although sometimes with different names. With over 12 YEARS of stuff, it is a lot of fun looking. All but the newest European models have sets here. All of them!
Navigation is good for a site this large. You can search by model or rating or month. Images appear in the same tab, though, so remember to go back rather than close (I STILL wish they would make this more consistent across the Met-Art network sites..)
All set come in 3 sizes ranging from small to extra-large but the size depends on the age of the set. Recent images are 6000x4000 or so, large enough to be lifesize if printed out at 72dpi. And most images actually look good at that kind of resolution. Everything is available in zip files and downloading is relatively fast.
The girls all appear to be comfortable with the photographers. There is a really good mix of full body and close up shots here and, unlike many similar sites, most of the girls are not shy and don't mind showcasing their assets with close-ups.
There is a new set every day. There is a wide variety of photographers and they all have slightly different styles, locations and models. Once in a great while, they will release a much older set but these are not re-releases, just archive or perhaps extra images from a different set. All sets are clearly dated.
Just a reminder that this is a softcore site. There are a few lightweight girl/girl scenes, but there are no sex scenes, no insertions, very little masturbation, no true sex on this site. There may be a few unusual sets from prior years (maybe a girl with her hands tied or something), but this is a 99.9% nude modeling site.
Met-Art links all of their sites together so, for example, you can see links to sets on other sites for a model you are looking at, but each site requires its own membership and associated fee, so the links can be frustrating at times. Once in a while they will allow access to a site on the network for free for a limited time but generally, you have to pay for access to each site. There is a pull-down menu that allows you to jump between sites in the network that you are a member of.
So....what about this site isn't as good as it used to be? Well, I think it might be two or three things. First, this is clearly a site for surplus or archived sets (hence the name). Some of these sets were archived because they were not quite suitable for Met Art. Either something didn't click with the set or, on the other hand, maybe there are too many close-ups! (Not really a problem for me...). But there seem to be more of these B-grade sets than there used to be. Second, there are also a lot of slightly less impressive one-hit wonders in the mix. Occasionally, there will be an introduction set for a new model on Met Art. Then maybe there will be one more set on Met Art, then some time later a third set will show up here. This is because the model only did a few sets and then quit, but there are sets on the shelf. And sometimes....these models were not A-list models to begin with.
In fact, that is the third reason the site doesn't rank as high this time around. Global supply. In 2010-2012, there was this bevy of incredibly beautiful women in eastern Europe that were shooting for the Met-Art, FemJoy and a few other networks. It was a bumper crop of OMFG women! Now, there are still many, many incredibly beautiful women within the Met-Art network, but to produce the kind of volume this network needs to provide 15-20 new sets or videos a day, there has to be a constant flow of new and consistent talent. Personally, I think that talent is becoming harder and harder to find and the result is a higher proportion of sets with unpolished or less attractive women. This is probably pervasive with all of the sites that use Eastern European models and it explains why some photographers are heading to Brazil and central America more often. I'll leave it at that but I'm sure you get the point. The supply, relative to demand, seems to be dwindling. (and I'll bet the popular models are getting more expensive.)
OK, where was I... In spite of my opinion that the site is not quite as good as it was in 2012, it is still an outstanding site! If you like Met-Art, Femjoy or similar sites, you will love this one. And considering the volume of material, it is still an excellent deal. |
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