Hello! 15 years as a photog, but new to the forum as well as large format. I wanted to find the 2003 issue with a breakdown on Caltar lenses, and realized these issues are quickly fading from existence.
It is clear that even with their faults that the magazine has a wealth of knowledge that is only found in other dwindling repositories. Even some of the best forums are going away or link to articles or sights that no longer exist.
So, as a pointless project junkie, I have decided to collect and digitize the catalog of view camera magazines for the internet archive. Hoping to even apply OCR and have them be easily searchable. The knowledge is fading but clearly interest is not!
I have already acquired about 65 issues from 1998 to 2010 (somehow missing the 2003 issue Im looking for, oh well!). Plenty of gaps, in there, as well as the years beyond those. So I am hoping others can help me track down the remainder and put together a complete collection.
Not making a dime off this, to be clear. Already about $450 invested, between issues and digitizing equipment. But would love to see it through!
Is anyone sitting on issues they would like to share? I cant find ANYTHING digital, yet. Perhaps you know of a library or similar that has them archived? Any leads are greatly appreciated. Will make a full post, soon. But want to piggy back off this great one.