Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/22

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Subject: Re: Photo Magazine Recommendation
From: William Ferris <billferris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:45:53 -0400

Richard Clompus wrote:
> 
> Dear Fellow LUGnuts,
> 
> I just picked up the August/September issue a photo magazine at the local
> booksellers called Photo Life.  What a great issue. It compares chrome
> films, digital film scanners and has some very original portfolios.  It is
> published in Canada and is labeled as "Canada's Photography Magazine" on
> the cover.
> 
> Highly recommended.  There has been a lack of serious photo magazines in
> the U.S. lately.  Photo Life fills this void very nicely.
> 
> The price is right too.  In the U.S. it's $3.50 and in Canada it's $3.95.
> Interesting that I can buy a Canadian magazine cheaper in the U.S. than
> Canada.  It must be due to either the dollar exchange rate or NAFTA.  I
> wonder if Mexican magazines would also be cheaper in the U.S. than in Mexico.
> 
> Happy shooting,
> 
> Richard
> --------------------
> Richard Clompus, OD
> West Chester, PA, USA
$3.95 in Canadian currency is about $2.85 US dolars, so you are paying
30% more for the magazine than a Canadian does.

Bill