Godfrey, A month or so ago I ordered a subscription to Lenswork Extended. It's the entire magazine, plus a bunch of extra goodies, all in PDF format on a CD. I couldn't be happier. http://www.lenswork.com/lwx.htm
On 7/15/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So ... this morning I picked up a copy of Popular Photography, August > 2005, for the first time in years. Ostensibly for the two page > article mentioned regarding "undocumented tips about the Pentax *ist > DS!!!" but really simply because I haven't read one in years and > wanted to verify how good or bad the rag was now. > > The 10 "undocumented" tips about the *ist DS is just bullshit. Every > single one of these things is in the instruction manual. > > The rest of the magazine, once you filter out the hundreds of pages > of advertisements and 'tests' which are nothing but thinly disguised > advertisements too, represents about 8 minutes of reading time, and > isn't particularly enlightening to boot. A complete waste of $5, in > my opinion, unless you consider it as good package stuffing in which > case it's a complete waste of $4. > > --- > I also picked up the latest issue of Lenswork a week ago. I've been > reading it every day since I got it, a little at a time. Few > advertisements, beautiful and interesting photographs to study, > thoughtful interviews with photographers discussing the craft and > their experiences, etc. I may actually buy a subscription ... I've > read the last four issues cover to cover and have not regretted the > purchases at all. They're worth saving. > > Godfrey > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
