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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / September 2005Photography Magazines - Recommendations?
Hi Everyone, Any recommendations for a photo magazine that is geared to the DSLR amature photographer? Thanks, Alan > Hi Everyone, > > Any recommendations for a photo magazine that is geared to the DSLR > amature photographer? Speaking as a recent amateur dSLR beginner, I don't think magazines are the way to go. Or if you do, try to find the ones that are more about techniques and general information rather than equipment. The reason being, that magazines rely heavily on advertising from the big brands, and that makes any equipment discussions either really watered down (like a press release) or jaded. I've found that forums like fredmiranda.com and this group are much more informative, and certainly not jaded. Googling this group from their groups search page works very nicely for getting information without starting new threads and waiting for answers. Dave > Hi Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks, > Alan Also try PC Photo. Fairly reasonable in price and content. Just don't evaluate the magazine by its website (one of the worst websites I've seen in recent history). You may want to hit a local library or large bookstore and do some browsing. Just like photography, it's high subjective towards the reader / viewer. Let us know what you find!! SF >Hi Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Thanks, >Alan With the timeliness of the internet, and the myriad resources for free, of what value are magazines, except to sell product for their advertisers? -Rich > With the timeliness of the internet, and the myriad resources for > free, of what value are magazines, except to sell product for their > advertisers? > -Rich For once Rich - I couldn't agree more. I think the publishing world as we knew it is gone. I think the internet is killing magazines and the falling circulation makes the magazines more expensive to buy which in turn makes the internet even more attractive. I know a few aussies use this NG, have you checked out the cost of some of your fav mags now? They're like $20 -$30. Why would you spend that much money for a decent RAW article say, when you could just go to a NG like this or google for everything you would ever need... I think their days are numbered....well certainly only the fittest will survive.... According to Steve Franklin <honkey@lips.com>: > > With the timeliness of the internet, and the myriad resources for > > free, of what value are magazines, except to sell product for their [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > money for a decent RAW article say, when you could just go to a NG like this > or google for everything you would ever need... Only one problem -- Newsgroups are getting harder to access. First, AOL drops all newsgroups. I believe that MSN has also dropped news support, though I am not sure. More recently, my ISP cut off all newsfeeds to private news servers (such as mine), and a week later they shut down the news server which allowed access to the newsgroups. (They have been bought by another, larger, ISP.) Contact to the larger ISP's help desk showed that they did have a news server, but they would not open access to me, as they were planning to shut that one down within a week as well. So -- for the moment, I am using newsguy, while transitioning to a different ISP (at a significant savings, BTW), which will allow me a newsfeed again. > I think their days are numbered....well certainly only the fittest will > survive.... But the days of newsgroups may well be numbered as well. And without them, you would have to depend on search engines (and knowing what to search for) to locate the necessary websites. An example of something which I discovered via this newsgroup was the DCRAW software, which lets me process raw files from both the D70 and my older NC2000e/c (Nikon N90s film camera converted to digital by Kodak for the AP), without having to use a Windows machine or a Mac. Enjoy, DoN.  SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > According to Steve Franklin <honkey@lips.com>: > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Enjoy, > DoN. Supernews is still around & cheap if you don't do a lot of binary groups. I've got a news server with my current ISP, but I still keep Supernews as a backup for when I travel (any motel with free internet, I can still get my newsgroups). >With the timeliness of the internet, and the myriad resources for >free, of what value are magazines, except to sell product for their >advertisers? A beautiful image still looks best on glossy paper, imo. I find it easier to fully appreciate a photograph that way, rather than on a monitor. I also enjoy relaxing with my feet up, a good espresso in my hand and a magazine on my lap. Sometimes it's good to get away from the 'puter.... Al Signature[This space intentionally left blank] >>With the timeliness of the internet, and the myriad resources for >>free, of what value are magazines, except to sell product for their [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al It's kind of hard to balance a monitor on your lap when you're on the can as well. >>Hi Everyone, >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > advertisers? > -Rich They're still easier to read while you're in the WC. > Hi Everyone, > > Any recommendations for a photo magazine that is geared to the DSLR > amature photographer? Chasseur d'Images (France), while as heavily loaded with adverts as the others, does have a lot of articles and a long and consistent equipment test series (film + digital). If you can't read French, however... Nature Photographer is a favourite of mine (two or three per year) and now leans more towards digital. Photo Technique is good, but a little more 'serious'. haven't bought one in a while, so I don't know if it has leaned much towards D. Having said that, the internet offers a lot of content that may be of interest to you including: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/ and forums, and so on http://www.photo.net/ http://www.photozone.de/ http://www.nyip.com/ and many, many more ... Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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