Re: [Leica] OT, magazine quality

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

It is not fair to compare consumer grade, advertising driven publications,
such as PopPhoto, with magazines like ColorFoto. I think you should be
comparing the US's top quality photo magazines such as Aperture, LensWork,
B&W and Doubletake.

John Collier

> From: "sam" <salex@idt.net>
> 
> Adrian wrote, in part:
> 
>> Mind you they are usually cheap compared to the Japanese mags which are
>> usually beautifully printed and have portfolios by very accomplished
>> photographers...if only there were more such!
>> 
> 
> There are:
> The German magazine ColorFoto is outstanding in terms of quality and
> publishes a wide variety of beautifully reproduced images in each issue,
> both pro and amatuer. I only wish I could read German!  The top French
> magazine is also of very high quality.  I'm sure there are many others,
> worldwide.  They do make the US mags, with their cheap see-thru paper and
> low quality printing,  look pale in comparison.  The British magazines are
> generally, IMO, better quality paper/printing, but some often have articles
> and tests with minimal, compressed information and depth.  An exception is
> the BJP (British Journal of Photography), an excellent weekly that I would
> love to see become a more substantial monthly. Just my opinion - from my
> experience from what is probably a very limited number of photo
> magazines worldwide.
> 
> sam
>