Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bloggers are journalists in a very loose sense of the word. And for this photo gadget stuff its the same people reviewing the latest computer peripherals. And one gets the impression that they do see a camera as a peripheral. After all its just one more thing you suck the info into your computer with your UBS connection. On 6/28/13 6:41 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Mark and Jim, > > Here's the difference between what's on the web and what's in print: > anyone, > and I mean anyone can put something on the web, review, comments, etc. do > they preseent their qualifications to you in advance, or for that matter at > the end? How can you tell if they are an out of work computer programmer or > a junior high kid on break? You can't. You pay for a > magazine/book/newspaper > to filter all the unqualified erroneous crap in advance. I am convinced > there are those on the web, including at least one with a big website, that > are related to the "French supermodel" on the TV commercial. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 5:00 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sony RX1 Rangefinder Magazine > > My only goal in life was to be able to pick up a Pop Photography magazine > and have some clue as to what their friendly columnists were talking about. > Today I do. And am also in a position where I can intelligently actually > disagree with a point or two. That's exciting! Also a few of these guys in > the past years I've run into and hung out with. Its like having out with my > movie starts. "Hey Brad would like like another espresso?" "have you seen > the last issue of Rangefinder Magazine/". > > > On 6/28/13 4:53 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 > > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/