Definitely too much d****** in this issue; I'll probably not renew my subscription if this becomes the norm. What disappointed me the most was Mike Johnston's article; which is basically a d****** SLR review. If I wanted that I would buy Practical Photography... And as for the SLR listing they didn't even bother with any film cameras. What's wrong with the Nikon F6 or perhaps (and I know they're not SLRs) the new Voigtlanders?
Well, the new editor hasn't started yet so I suppose there is hope. The only worrying thing is that he used to be the deputy editor of Practical Photography. A magazine that surely should be renamed Practical Digital Photography as it is more concerned with how to re-create grain in Photoshop than in using film with grain built it.
I'll get off my soap box now...
Brian
p.s. A few good points:
Eamonn McCabe - Talks about "Daily Encounter: Photographs form Fleet Steet" an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Worth visiting if you're in the area;
Our of fearc is published in the readers gallery (Well I think it's her)
Leon appears to becoming a regular fixture in this publication and is yet again featured in "The Printer's Art".
Eamonn McCabe - Talks about "Daily Encounter: Photographs form Fleet Steet" an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Worth visiting if you're in the area;
Our of fearc is published in the readers gallery (Well I think it's her)
Leon appears to becoming a regular fixture in this publication and is yet again featured in "The Printer's Art".
I agree with you on Eamonn McCabe -- I laughed out loud reading the Doris Day story
I also enjoyed David Trainer's portraits.
Leon's days may be numbered unless he converts to photoshop.
Although I have not seen an issue of B and W in well over a year, if the only pool of 35mm camera are the F6 and variants fo the Cosina Rangfinders, and you need advertisers to stay in business what else can they do?
I agree I also enjoyed the articles mentioned, although I thought that
Leon's bit was not a good representation of his work, making the digital one
appear better.
It also seemed to gloat at the fact Hardy's darkroom is closing down
suggesting it is end of all darkrooms.
JON
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Very disappointed with this issue. Always wait expectantly for each new issue to drop in the postbox and generally not disappointed. This time.... :-( Mike Johnston has really been p#@$ing me off lately as all he talks about are his new digital this, digital that and most of the images he offers up are colour? What gives?
Don't make too many judgements as yet. September and October were essentially between editors, and David Corfield has yet to put his stamp on the magazine. Yes, it will change direction: basically, we have to wait and see how. My recent tests (Leica Tri-Elmar and ZV) are all film-based and so is everything else that they have of mine, whether in stock or proposed. The only real exception was the M8 -- which is hard to ignore, and even harder to get film into. If you cut it down to the size of an SD card you can get it in but the results are AWFUL.
traditional photographers were derided as luddites and scared of computers.
Well, they say you must face your fears.. Maybe that is why I fix and build PC's, make websites, hang out on sites like Gizmodo.com and am an avid computer gamer. It is a wonder the horrors of technology have not killed me yet, but I will persevere and just maybe one day victoriously overcome my fear of technology
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