charles_mason Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 <p>I keep calling the renewal number in Corrales NM for View Camera Magazine. It has, for several weeks, said the voicemailbox is full. Does anyone know if the magazine has died?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monophoto Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 <p>I received a renewal notice in the mail a couple of weeks ago. I called the number of the card, and a couple of days later I received a call back from them. They acknowledged that they had a database error led them to send out some incorrect renewal notices, and quickly verified that the notice I received was bogus.</p> <p>View Camera is a VERY small operation. Basically, it's two people - Steve Simmons and his assistant, Andrea. It's summer. If Andrea is on vacation, and Steve is working (he has a day job), then there is no one to return calls. </p> <p>There is a great tendency to complain about View Camera's problems. But please keep in mind that they are the ONLY remaining magazine that addresses conventional photography. Yes, they have some editorial errors, and sometimes the reproduction is not as good as we might like, and its hard to get someone on the phone, and there are problems with delivery outside the US. But these are all characteristics of a small operation. Let's cut them some slack, and appreciate the good things that they do for us.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren_macintosh Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 <p>The trouble with us is our expectation's now a days well if they can do it why you not, We all but forget<br> the small companies these days that do us a major contribution , so we can enjoy what is produced for us:</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_lockerbie Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 <p>Always look forward to my copy, so I hope all is OK.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_mason Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 <p>I should report I was later called by View Camera. They are ALIVE and WELL. I got my back issue and resubscribed for two years. Whew!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_salomon Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 <p>But it would have been a lot better if the title of your thread didn't leave someone who does a search the impression that they are gone. You could have just asked "What's up with View Camera magazine"</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_mason Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks, Bob. You are an excellent advice giver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_drew Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 <p>I appreciate View Camera Magi zine or else I wouldn't subscribe to it.<br> My complaint about View Camera magazine is the way they handle the timing of the on line subscription & the print subscriptions. Plus I have found it confusing to know how or which user name / password to use. At one time I had it figured out. Then they changed it. Every year I subscribe to the in print ed. in the fall, only to be informed that the on line subscription has expired for the new year. I have received the current print edition & it is my last until I renew. I'm planning on buying the next ed @ a news stand & then renewing both for the new year. I didn't subscribe to the on line edition for 2012. Perhaps there is something I don't understand, but I find it annoying to have to subscribe twice. <br> Jay Drew</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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