Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the mid-70's, I pored over Modern Photography, Popular Photography, and Peterson's Photography while waiting for procedures to complete in the lab (grad student then). And like children in Lake Wobegone, all reviews of equipment were above average. Today, the UK magazines seem to be more honest and accurate, but it costs a bundle for postage to subscribe to them. So I surf the web... On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:53 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > Good reason why--who needs 'em anymore? > Want a review of the latest equipment? Count the bloggers/writers who > post them for free. > Or go to your favorite discussion board and see what's new and exciting. > Want to see pictures of the latest gear? Free images abound on the web. > Want information faster than, say, once a month? Again, the web. > > Sure, they're fun while killing time at (one of the remaining, though > likely not for long) book superstores. And it's nice to see some of our > friends, such as Tina, featured in one or another. > > But otherwise, who cares? > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of > Mark Rabiner > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 4:47 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sony RX1 Rangefinder Magazine > > The June 2013 Insight Marketing issue of the paper Rangefinder Magazine > which I tend to look at over espressos at the Barnes and Noble caf? is out > with a shot on the cover of a fashion model type in a plane with a life > magazine on her lap and kerchief on her head. Highly styled. On very > glossy stock. > The very well printed cover was shot with the Sony Rx1 full frame But > when you read the article inside you find most the shots of the shoot were > done with a typical current Nikon DSLR. And you get a side by side > comparison. Only its top to bottom on the page. They really seem to match > up psychologically human nature kind of thing we may be rooting for the > Sony. > Looking at the cover of the paper in hand printed copy one could easily > belive it was medium format digital or film. I may have... > Although the quality of the printing and paper is top notch we'd really > want to be seeing much larger prints to gee a real idea of what these > sensors are outputting. But this example is very real world. > Below I found the digital issue an urls. > But try to see in in the magazine rack. > I still read photo magazines. > Pretty much all of them > Pretty much cover to cover. > Pretty much since I was 12 in 1963. > You don't hear much about the photo magazines on the lists. Don't know > why. > > > http://www.rangefinderonline.com/features/profiles/June-2013-Insight-7572. > sh > tml > http://tinyurl.com/nudal96 > > > http://www.rangefinderonline.com/index.shtml > > > On 6/28/13 11:20 AM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information