View Camera, January/February 2008

[steve simmons]

here is the TOC for the new issue

6 Simplicity
Photographs and Text by Gayle Moore
14 Snowbound
Photographs and Text by Lisa Robinson
22 He Chongyue and the Propaganda Wall in China
Text by Sandy King
26 Howard Bond: Revealing Moments
Text by Eric Biggerstaff
36 Phil Davis: A Memorial Portfolio
By Ted Harris
40 Frank Cricchio: PPA Lifetime Achievement Award
By Steve Simmons
44 Canon’s New Wide Format Printers
By Ted Harris
47 Kodak’s New Improved Portra 400 Film
By Steve Simmons
48 foto3 Workshops
50 foto3 Photo Contest
56 Microtek’s M-1 Scanner
by Ted Harris
52 What Scheimpflg Didn’t Tell You
by Everett Weinreb
60 ULF Film Holders: The Current State of Affairs
by Michael Mutmansky
64 The 7 x 17 Project: Part 2
Photographs and Text by Steve Simmons

[steve simmons]

Here is the cover for the January/February 08 issue.

steve

[djkloss]

looking forward to it! thanks!

[steve simmons]

As a bonus to the Jan/Feb issue subscribers we will have an evaluation of the new T-Max 400 up in the Subscriber's Section in 2-3 weeks.

Subscriber's will have the entry password to the Subscriber's Section on the View Camera web site on the front cover of their magazine when it arrives.

In future issues, possibly March/April, we will have portfolios from Joe Cornish and Per Volquarts.

I am proud to say that we are in our 21st year of publication and have never missed an issue.


steve simmons

[David Spivak-Focus Magazine]

I am proud to say that we are in our 21st year of publication and have never missed an issue.


steve simmons


Congratulations, Steve.

I'm about to enter year #4. Does it get easier, yet?

[Eric Biggerstaff]

Congrats Steve! That is a great record and one to be very proud of.

Look forward to seeing the current issue (usually arrives today!).

Thanks,

[Jorge Gasteazoro]

That is a record to be proud of .... congratulations.

[John Kasaian]

Congratulations! The latest edition of View Camera is something I always look foreward to, and past editions are something I keep handy and reread over...and over!

[Ron Marshall]

As always, looking forward to the latest edition. Thanks!

[Capocheny]

Hello Steve,

Am looking forward to sitting down with a glass or two of good French vino rouge and reading the current edition.

Am REALLY, REALLY looking forward to reading/seeing the articles on Joe Cornish and Per Volquartz. I'm sure lots of folks are anticipating the Per Volquartz article/pictures since he's met a good number of readers over the years through his workshops... and we're looking forward to seeing Per again when he comes up here to Vancouver! :)

Congratulations on your 21st Anniversary and thanks for the great reading over the years!

Cheers

[Merg Ross]

Congratulations, Steve. Indeed, a record to be proud of. Wishing you continued success.

[Brad Rippe]

Thanks and congratulations Steve. You are producing an incredible body of information.

-Brad

[Charles Hohenstein]

I've been watching for this issue at my local Barnes & Noble, but I haven't seen it yet.

[Mark Sawyer]

I am proud to say that we are in our 21st year of publication and have never missed an issue.

steve simmons

My congratulations as well, Steve! At 126 issues and counting, you've definitely earned a spot of distinction in the photography world.

And your publication is at last old enough to buy beer!

[steve simmons]

After all the praise we’ve received recently about the improvements in our editing I need to apologize ahead of time for the Jan/Feb 08 issue. There are several problems.

1. The article listings on the TOC page are out of order in one place (the page numbers are correct

2. There are some typos scattered throughout the issue.

3. The article on Scheimpflug has the example photos badly cropped and the effects of the movements are hard to see.

I’ll spare the long explanation but suffice to say that we made and sent the corrections to the printer but they did not get to the press. It was done over the holidays and some of the printing company’s staff was on vacation and the right hand did not talk to the left hand.

As the publisher the buck stops at my desk and I do apologize. Luckily, all of the portfolio pieces seem fine and the printing quality is actually very good in this issue. Two of the portfolios have very delicate light tones as a major part of each image and these printed beautifully.

The piece most affected is the article What Scheimpflug Didn’t Tell You. To try and make up for this I will post the corrected version, (which was corrected over the holidays and sent to the printer!!!!BTW), in the Free Articles section of the View Camera web site. Give us a day to get this up.

Again. I apologize.

Steve Simmons

[Eric Biggerstaff]

Thanks for the heads up Steve, mistakes happen of course. I am looking very forward to seeing the issue.

[alec4444]

Steve: Will send you a PM with a subscription question...I'm subscribed but haven't received this first issue.

Thanks!
--A

[BarryS]

I don't think the Jan/Feb issue has been sent out yet. It sounds like Steve just reviewed the press run, so I expect we'll be seeing them soon.

[steve simmons]

Yes, they went out already. We got our advance copies last week but I was out of town and just saw them this morning.

steve

[BrianShaw]

Wow, Steve, I'll bet that was a surprise! I still can't wait to receive my copy. It probably will be in tommorrow's mail. That always seems to happen if I post a message here saying that I'm still anxiously awaiting it.

[al olson]

Keep 'em rolling, Steve!

My reading list has been narrowed to two photography magazines that are worth reading. The rest, I feel, have abandoned photography. Sadly I was not aware of View Camera for your first 16 years. I always look forward to receiving each issue.

[Maretzo]

Hi Steve,
I renewed my subscription for the pdf version on January 1, 00h01, and I did not receive the password for the year 2008 and it appears that http://www.viewcamera.com/vcinternational/index.html
is not working. The pdf is not yet ready for the unfortunate expatriates?
Cheers, Serge

[steve simmons]

send a note to

amiles@viewcamera.com

and she will get this fixed.

thanks

steve


PS
we just checked and it is working. But e-mail her to get the password.