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Originally Posted by Tom Kershaw  ..... The lack of depth in articles was a major reason for me not to continue my subscription earlier this year. .....
Another subject that various people in this thread have brought up is reviews. Good in-depth reviews of products not given much attention elsewhere (or where the magazine can offer something unique to say with regard to B&W) would be welcome, but not the general "buy this and make your photography better" propaganda. |
A magazine like
Stereophile publishes in depth reviews that can be so brutally honest that there's a manufacturer's response section in the back of each issue (or at least there used to be....I don't get it anymore) where they can either thank the reviewer for his generosity, or complain bitterly if need be. So I tend to trust the review to be as honest as one can reasonably expect given that even an objective critic has some degree of bias. But the gloss that often passes for a review that never raises any dust isn't worth the bother to read.
I think the sophistication of many readers has risen over the years to the degree that flacking for the industry doesn't go unnoticed or unrealized anymore.