| Denis Danatzko |
October 14th, 2007 08:49 AM |
While I'm always on the lookout
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Originally Posted by Bob Kerner
(Post 758337)
...most of the articles were thinly veiled advertisements either for the artist or the equipment.
I know all periodicals are driven by advertising, but I started to get the sense I was reading one big Canon or Nikon ad, at least with the photo magazines, since the majority of the contributors were also evangelists for particular manufacturers.
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for new sources of info, I'm not familiar with this particular mag, but I do find myself in basic agreement with this observation. Some mags do a better job than others, and I realize they must tread lightly on products in order to attract and keep advertisers, but it seems to me that the pro's are too often highlighted while the con's seem to get short shrift.
When considering new equipment, I research forums such as this, and those where product reviews are written by actual consumer-users (like epinions.com), in addition to mags. (I suspect I'm not alone, there). That said, some articles, e.g. "How-to's, are helpful, and often too hard to find outside of tutorials intended for purchase (which often don't fit in my budget).
Overall, I'd describe mags as offering a "spoonful of dessert", or maybe a snack, while an authoritative book offers an entire meal to satisfy my hunger for understanding and info. While I don't partake of such "meals" often enough, they provide more than the cliche'ed empty calories or even a sandwich. |
