Will miss Popular Photography Magazine

**Bob 256** · 06-06-2017, 11:25 AM - **1 Like**

I just got back from a one-week vacation and was greeted with a postcard notification that Popular Photography magazine is folding shop, and that my subscription would be fulfilled with another magazine. I have to quit taking vacations!

I'm sorry to see this magazine go. It has been the photographer's go-to source of information, help, and ideas over the many years of its publication - a sign of the times for sure. Point-and-shoot cameras, Cell phones, and the decrease in interest for "real" photography have contributed to lowered sales and this magazine's demise.

Ranks up there in the realms of Kodachrome film.

Popular Photography will be missed.

**Alex645** · 06-06-2017, 01:04 PM - **2 Likes**

Pop Photography was an icon and will be missed, but part of the reason they folded was that too much of their income came from ads in the back of the magazine. I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy.

Magazines that are still bought or subscribed to offer some added value. For example video game mags include a DVD of freebies and teasers. I still subscribe to Outdoor Photographer because of the columnists that regularly have their spin and style on photography. I guess the main problem with Popular Photography was that the loyalists were mainly 35mm SLR advanced amateurs. Today popular photography is called an iPhone, Instagram, Pinterest, etc, and the magazine didnʻt evolve with the times.

In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories.

**boriscleto** · 06-06-2017, 01:17 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Alex645

In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories.

The Kodachrome infrastructure is gone. It isn't coming back.

Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom...

**jlstrawman** · 06-06-2017, 01:35 PM

Covered here:

'Popular Photography' magazine and PopPhoto.com to close after nearly 80 years - PentaxForums.com

and here:

Popular Photography Magazine is Dead! - PentaxForums.com

tabl10s · 06-06-2017, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Alex645

Pop Photography was an icon and will be missed, but part of the reason they folded was that too much of their income came from ads in the back of the magazine. I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy.

Magazines that are still bought or subscribed to offer some added value. For example video game mags include a DVD of freebies and teasers. I still subscribe to Outdoor Photographer because of the columnists that regularly have their spin and style on photography. I guess the main problem with Popular Photography was that the loyalists were mainly 35mm SLR advanced amateurs. Today popular photography is called an iPhone, Instagram, Pinterest, etc, and the magazine didnʻt evolve with the times.

In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories.

Is Lisl Dennis still part of the line-up(yuck)?

---------- Post added 6th Jun 2017 at 17:09 ----------

Originally posted by Bob 256

I just got back from a one-week vacation and was greeted with a postcard notification that Popular Photography magazine is folding shop, and that my subscription would be fulfilled with another magazine. I have to quit taking vacations!

I'm sorry to see this magazine go. It has been the photographer's go-to source of information, help, and ideas over the many years of its publication - a sign of the times for sure. Point-and-shoot cameras, Cell phones, and the decrease in interest for "real" photography have contributed to lowered sales and this magazine's demise.

Ranks up there in the realms of Kodachrome film.

Popular Photography will be missed.

I started in 1980 and Herbert Keppler was at the helm of Modern Photography. He left, MP went down and now he was the boss at Popular.Now there is nowhere to go.

PALADIN85020 · 06-06-2017, 05:24 PM

That's a shame. I'm a current subscriber to Pop Photo, and my dad subscribed from the 1950s until his passing in 1987. I canceled my subscription to a competing magazine (Shutterbug) several years ago, because it was wall-to-wall advertising, and had very little in the way of useful information. This is the end of an era.

John

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-06-2017, 05:40 PM

I miss being able to go to the newsstand and choose among decent photo magazines.
Come to think of it I miss being able to find a decent newsstand...

Chris

**Alex645** · 06-06-2017, 06:41 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boriscleto

The Kodachrome infrastructure is gone. It isn't coming back.

Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom...

Yes, youʻre probably right, although there is always the possibility that some crazy millionaire resurrects one K-40 processor and.....yeah, probably not coming back.

Catalogs for the bathroom? If iPads and tablets havenʻt replaced them, phones are the new potty toys.

**boriscleto** · 06-06-2017, 06:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Alex645

Catalogs for the bathroom? If iPads and tablets havenʻt replaced them, phones are the new potty toys.

Nope. No electronics in the bathroom...Especially touch screens

leekil · 06-06-2017, 07:21 PM

There's a guy who's been developing a replacement process for Kodachrome, and he has been talking to at least two small labs. Though that won't cause any new Kodachrome film to be made.

**pentaxus** · 06-06-2017, 11:28 PM

And the replacement process color isn't that good. A friend said " at least you could scan it and fix the color".

**WPRESTO** · 06-07-2017, 04:46 AM

Purchased and had subscriptions to US Camera, Modern Photography, and Popular Photography going back prior to purchasing my first 35mm, an Asahi Pentax S with f2.2 preset Takumar. There was always something amusing in the April issue. Now, of the mags I used to pour through, there is only Shutterbug, where I found an acceptable price for a used 200mm f4 SMCA macro.

GlennG · 06-07-2017, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom...

Yes, and there may be more than one use for this in the bathroom.......

Originally posted by Alex645

I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy.

I still get those also and I have noted the waste as well.

I have noticed that the grocery stores I go to no longer have any photo magazines. But honestly, when I did look at them I thought I could get the advertising and article information already on-line, so why bother. And, doctor's offices typically don't have photo magazines in the waiting area, so no market there.

DeadJohn · 06-07-2017, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Nope. No electronics in the bathroom...Especially touch screens

Put the phone down before wiping. Wash your hands after. Problem solved.

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-09-2017, 03:42 PM

If the film photography"comeback" continues perhaps we will see the return of some worthwhile photo magazines in print.

Chris

06-06-2017, 11:25 AM - 1 Like	#16
Bob 256 Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,375	Will miss Popular Photography Magazine I just got back from a one-week vacation and was greeted with a postcard notification that Popular Photography magazine is folding shop, and that my subscription would be fulfilled with another magazine. I have to quit taking vacations! I'm sorry to see this magazine go. It has been the photographer's go-to source of information, help, and ideas over the many years of its publication - a sign of the times for sure. Point-and-shoot cameras, Cell phones, and the decrease in interest for "real" photography have contributed to lowered sales and this magazine's demise. Ranks up there in the realms of Kodachrome film. Popular Photography will be missed.

06-06-2017, 05:06 PM	#20
tabl10s Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento(formerly from B'Ham, England). Posts: 1,424	Originally posted by Alex645 Pop Photography was an icon and will be missed, but part of the reason they folded was that too much of their income came from ads in the back of the magazine. I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy. Magazines that are still bought or subscribed to offer some added value. For example video game mags include a DVD of freebies and teasers. I still subscribe to Outdoor Photographer because of the columnists that regularly have their spin and style on photography. I guess the main problem with Popular Photography was that the loyalists were mainly 35mm SLR advanced amateurs. Today popular photography is called an iPhone, Instagram, Pinterest, etc, and the magazine didnʻt evolve with the times. In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories. Is Lisl Dennis still part of the line-up(yuck)? ---------- Post added 6th Jun 2017 at 17:09 ---------- Originally posted by Bob 256 I just got back from a one-week vacation and was greeted with a postcard notification that Popular Photography magazine is folding shop, and that my subscription would be fulfilled with another magazine. I have to quit taking vacations! I'm sorry to see this magazine go. It has been the photographer's go-to source of information, help, and ideas over the many years of its publication - a sign of the times for sure. Point-and-shoot cameras, Cell phones, and the decrease in interest for "real" photography have contributed to lowered sales and this magazine's demise. Ranks up there in the realms of Kodachrome film. Popular Photography will be missed. I started in 1980 and Herbert Keppler was at the helm of Modern Photography. He left, MP went down and now he was the boss at Popular.Now there is nowhere to go. Last edited by tabl10s; 06-10-2017 at 03:21 AM.

06-09-2017, 03:42 PM	#30
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692	We live in hope... If the film photography"comeback" continues perhaps we will see the return of some worthwhile photo magazines in print. Chris

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06-06-2017, 01:04 PM - 2 Likes	#17
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Pop Photography was an icon and will be missed, but part of the reason they folded was that too much of their income came from ads in the back of the magazine. I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy. Magazines that are still bought or subscribed to offer some added value. For example video game mags include a DVD of freebies and teasers. I still subscribe to Outdoor Photographer because of the columnists that regularly have their spin and style on photography. I guess the main problem with Popular Photography was that the loyalists were mainly 35mm SLR advanced amateurs. Today popular photography is called an iPhone, Instagram, Pinterest, etc, and the magazine didnʻt evolve with the times. In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories.

06-06-2017, 01:17 PM - 2 Likes	#18
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Alex645 In many ways, forums like this one and web sites like dpreview have replaced those magazines. Super8 Kodachrome has been replaced by 4K video. But.....if Kodak ever resurrected Kodachrome 64 in both 35mm and 120, I would dump my E6 stock immediately. Bye bye Velvia, thanks for the memories. The Kodachrome infrastructure is gone. It isn't coming back. Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom...

06-06-2017, 01:35 PM	#19
jlstrawman Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Midwest US Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,058	Covered here: 'Popular Photography' magazine and PopPhoto.com to close after nearly 80 years - PentaxForums.com and here: Popular Photography Magazine is Dead! - PentaxForums.com

06-06-2017, 05:24 PM	#21
PALADIN85020 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 442	That's a shame. I'm a current subscriber to Pop Photo, and my dad subscribed from the 1950s until his passing in 1987. I canceled my subscription to a competing magazine (Shutterbug) several years ago, because it was wall-to-wall advertising, and had very little in the way of useful information. This is the end of an era. John

06-06-2017, 05:40 PM	#22
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692	I miss being able to go to the newsstand and choose among decent photo magazines. Come to think of it I miss being able to find a decent newsstand... Chris

06-06-2017, 06:41 PM - 1 Like	#23
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Originally posted by boriscleto The Kodachrome infrastructure is gone. It isn't coming back. Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom... Yes, youʻre probably right, although there is always the possibility that some crazy millionaire resurrects one K-40 processor and.....yeah, probably not coming back. Catalogs for the bathroom? If iPads and tablets havenʻt replaced them, phones are the new potty toys.

06-06-2017, 06:45 PM - 1 Like	#24
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Alex645 Catalogs for the bathroom? If iPads and tablets havenʻt replaced them, phones are the new potty toys. Nope. No electronics in the bathroom...Especially touch screens

06-06-2017, 07:21 PM	#25
leekil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,003	There's a guy who's been developing a replacement process for Kodachrome, and he has been talking to at least two small labs. Though that won't cause any new Kodachrome film to be made.

06-06-2017, 11:28 PM	#26
pentaxus Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 1,313	And the replacement process color isn't that good. A friend said " at least you could scan it and fix the color".

06-07-2017, 04:46 AM	#27
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Purchased and had subscriptions to US Camera, Modern Photography, and Popular Photography going back prior to purchasing my first 35mm, an Asahi Pentax S with f2.2 preset Takumar. There was always something amusing in the April issue. Now, of the mags I used to pour through, there is only Shutterbug, where I found an acceptable price for a used 200mm f4 SMCA macro.

06-07-2017, 07:49 AM	#28
GlennG Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 824	Originally posted by boriscleto Catalogs are still sent out because you need something to read in the bathroom... Yes, and there may be more than one use for this in the bathroom....... Originally posted by Alex645 I donʻt get why B&H still sends me a huge paper catalog when I can go online and get the info faster, easier, and more accurately. Such a waste of trees, ink, and energy. I still get those also and I have noted the waste as well. I have noticed that the grocery stores I go to no longer have any photo magazines. But honestly, when I did look at them I thought I could get the advertising and article information already on-line, so why bother. And, doctor's offices typically don't have photo magazines in the waiting area, so no market there.

06-07-2017, 09:52 AM	#29
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	Originally posted by boriscleto Nope. No electronics in the bathroom...Especially touch screens Put the phone down before wiping. Wash your hands after. Problem solved.