Dear Mike ... Congratulations! It's wonderful to know that the newsletter is doing so well. I'm happy for you, and glad to know that it's increasing in size and scope. Knowing that, I'll send you a check for a subscription right away.
I hope you didn't remove ~all~ the profanity ;-)) Mike Johnston wrote: > > I've just published and mailed Issue number 2 of my newsletter "The 37th > Frame." > > This issue has two new features: > > --"Abberzee & Coates" is a conversation between Bob Abarzejian and Bob > Coates that will be a regular feature. In this issue they argue about the > advantages and disadvantages of digital photography. > > --"Comments & Queries" is just what it sounds like, a combination letters > section and Q&A...in this section I get raked over the coals by Steve > Simmons, the Publisher of _View Camera_. This will also be a regular feature > from now on. (Not Steve calling me names, but the C&Q section <g>.) > > "The Rant" in this issue concerns what I think is a real outrage--the fact > that certain celebrity photographers were chosen for a major landscape > photography project despite the fact that they are in no way, shape, form > landscape photographers. I was prevailed upon at the last minute to remove > most of the profanity. > > The other features are the Squib From the Squid, about Sept. 11th; > > An essay by me called "Photographs Can Be Meaningless," explaining why I > think the current trend in academic photography criticism doesn't always > relate very well to photographs we love; > > How To Test A Lens; > > And an article about camera company standards for keeping replacement parts > in stock for discontinued cameras. > > And of course the news section. > > For those who might be interested in how the newsletter is doing, it's doing > extremely well. I'm having to spend a lot of time on administrative / > secretarial duties (it took a whole world series game just to seal all the > envelopes, for instance <g>). I now have subscribers in Canada, Germany, > Spain, Singapore, India, Northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, England, > and of course the U.S. I honestly don't quite know how the news is getting > around, but the subscriptions continue to come in almost daily. > > The newsletter will continue to expand in size and number of features. > > Oh, and by the way, I'm really having a blast putting this little thing > together! It really is a lot of fun. > > The website is at www.37thframe.com. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] LX Questions: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/cameras/lx/questions.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
