Mags

Hi all, i like to buy the camera mags exspecially photoplus but their is nothing about pentax, its always canon, nickon they give tips but not using pentax camara are they racist ?

Wrong phrase perhaps, but they do reflect the sensibilities of their advertisers and their public. There are more Nikon and Canon users out there than there are Pentax Users.

However, to be fair, it doesn't matter what camera is used in a general article. The principles are the same.

I'm sure that's not the right term but I know what you mean. Biased may be a better adjective.

Well given Canikon outsell Pentax by quite a large margin it is hardly surprising. Perhaps Ricoh have plans to redress the balance, we hope?

Often the suggestions given as to how to improve photographs are valid for any make. Do Canon owners complain because the article used Nikon, or vice versa. Of course not. What about the Sony, Fuji etc. owners?

If you were writing the article you'd explain it in terms of your camera. What else can they do? They can only describe the process with the equipment they have. But really there isn't that much difference between any of them and suggestions for good composition would even work with a Box Brownie!

When it comes to camera reviews, the Pentax ones do get mentioned, only there aren't as many of them as all the other makes put together so it seems like that!

John

Just different tools, same techniques.

Cheers john, it is wrong phrase but it feels like it canon this, canon that, the principles are the same, but you know when you have just purchassed that new car and read the road tests in the mags thinking ive got one of those exspecilly if its a brill road test regards Dave

of course Photoplus are specifically for Canon and I think there's one for Nikon.

Probably because it mainly CaNikon users who can't work out how to use their gear

I only read the BJP now, which hardy mentions gear at all unless it's a review.