OFFICIAL
76.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
10.5 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
54.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
13.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.0 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria
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| Editor: Duke |
Initial Review: 09-06-07 |
| Follow-Up Review(s): 11-20-08 |
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1. Original BDSM/fetish collection.
2. Fun hard BDSM videos.
3. Two or three video formats.
1. Average video quality.
2. Basic design, little organization.
3. Expensive trial, no monthly option.
"Dom Karin has a mix of solo fetish shoots along with some pretty hardcore BDSM videos." |
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This site is home to Mistress Karin Von Kroft. She's a solo model although the site falls more into the fetish realm than it does the amateur girl realm. The guest tour has a decent mix of sample pictures and video clips that provide insight into her shoot style.
The Goods:
- Original BDSM/Fetish Collection. My thought is the BDSM and fetish niches can always use more sites that offer exclusive material. Dom Karin and others who are into the fetish scene really seem to be enthusiastic about it so smaller collections like hers can be quite interesting. She offers up a mix of pictures and videos with about twice as many pic galleries as videos.
- Fun Hard BDSM Videos. While the pic galleries have a mix of solo and hardcore fetish shoots. The videos focus almost entirely on hardcore shoots with a variety of BDSM action. Wax, caning, whipping, milking, slaves, and ball torture are just some of the activities I noted.
- Two or Three Video Formats. Each video is offered in both WMV and Real Player formats. Many are also in QuickTime as well along with the other two formats. Most solo girl sites don't offer multiple formats so this is worth noting as a positive.
The Bads:
- Average Video Quality. While the different video formats are a plus the overall video quality is below what I expect for a paysite. Ratcheting up the quality for all the content would help make things more enjoyable. While many pictures were pretty good there are a number of smaller sized pics as well.
- Basic Design, Little Organization. The basic style found on the guest tour is carried over into the member's area. Neither the picture nor video page has any real breakdown that aids in browsing. No info like video length, date, or descriptions are provided either (although vid file size are posted).
- Expensive Trial, No Monthly Option. The membership choices are a bit unusual in that a $19.99 for 10 days then it recurs to a monthly rate. Beyond that there are multi-month options. Basically there is no basic monthly rate available from the get-go.
Conclusion:
Dom Karin is a source for all original fetish content. The size of the site is in-line with what you may expect from a solo girl site. The updates are made about once per week so growth is likely to be slow and steady. For those interested there is also a section of pay-per-view movies with prices that range from about $8 to $30 each.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 11-20-08 |
Over a year has gone by since TBP did our initial review of Dom Karin. After exploring the member's area again and re-reading my review I can see the main Good/Bad bullet points still apply. Karin has continued to update once or twice per week with about half a dozen updates per month. The newer picture galleries stand out with higher quality pictures which are large, sharp, and high-res by TBP content standards. That's definitely a noticeable improvement. The pic galleries continue to outnumber of the videos by over a 2:1 ratio and the quality of the movies remains average and below average. My review score is going to rise a bit since I think Dom Karin is a tidy fetish site with fun original content that has an individual style.
Score increased from 74.0 to 76.5.
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