Great mag, poor presentation
I love AP and have read it on and off for years. But the present is this app does not do it justice.
The whole point of a photographic magazine is the presentation of great images. It is impossible to look at this images properly especially when they are a double page spread. Other apps do this better (see the Sunday Times) - click on the image and it goes to full screen.
The whole point of a photographic magazine is the presentation of great images. It is impossible to look at this images properly especially when they are a double page spread. Other apps do this better (see the Sunday Times) - click on the image and it goes to full screen.
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Not bad but....
The general presentation is excellent, however there are a couple of really irritating bugs.
Page six always opens blurred for some bizarre reason. You have to swipe past it and then back again to get it sharp.
The library page always opens in portrait orientation, even if your device in in landscape, so you always have to pick it up and twirl it around to get it in landscape. Not a biggy, but after several months of doing it, you’d be amazed just how irritating it can become.
Page six always opens blurred for some bizarre reason. You have to swipe past it and then back again to get it sharp.
The library page always opens in portrait orientation, even if your device in in landscape, so you always have to pick it up and twirl it around to get it in landscape. Not a biggy, but after several months of doing it, you’d be amazed just how irritating it can become.
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Love the App and Magazine
The magazine is great and extremely informative, nonetheless I would love to see more how to and top tips.
only worked for one download
Tried to do a second issue, says the purchase went through. No way to download it. just get a preview screen. No answer from support email sent earlier today. Will update my review if problem fixed.
Back-hander?
'Requirers iOS 11.2 or later'; I'm stuck with iOS10.
Given you are not displaying the latest issues on the old app I guess you don't want to sell any more. Actually I haven't bought a single e-magazine on this paper-weight since that awful rubbish piece of software the publishers fobbed us off with a couple of years ago. At least a paper mag remains mine.
Q Magazine seems to have gone down the tubes, who next I wonder.
As far as elppA is concerned it only takes one cook to spoil the broth.
Old-school coder.
Given you are not displaying the latest issues on the old app I guess you don't want to sell any more. Actually I haven't bought a single e-magazine on this paper-weight since that awful rubbish piece of software the publishers fobbed us off with a couple of years ago. At least a paper mag remains mine.
Q Magazine seems to have gone down the tubes, who next I wonder.
As far as elppA is concerned it only takes one cook to spoil the broth.
Old-school coder.
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I’ve cancelled my old subscription and won’t renew here
Tried to buy a single issue with the new owner’s app. Payment processed successfully, says you are “all set”, then shows me a preview of the issue with an offer for me to buy it; no downloading, nothing. Went through this twice, same result.
Also this app has some very frustrating behavior with device rotation. Navigating back to the main page results in a return to “normal” vertical orientation even though orientation lock is on. Frustrating. What are the chances that these two things are the only major problems with the “new” app.
The new owners have a long way to go before getting my money.
Also this app has some very frustrating behavior with device rotation. Navigating back to the main page results in a return to “normal” vertical orientation even though orientation lock is on. Frustrating. What are the chances that these two things are the only major problems with the “new” app.
The new owners have a long way to go before getting my money.
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New version is rubbish
The new version doesn’t allow you to zoom into a double page spread, so photos spanning two pages can’t be enlarged as one. Touching the page brings up a navigator bar which is quite annoying. Latest edition is not visible.
Avoid.
Avoid.
Disappointed
This is review of the application, not the magazine, which remains the best photography magazine available by a long way.
I returned to the tablet version after already having abandoned it once before. I wanted to save paper and i hoped it had improved. It hadn't. Regularly fails to load, and most irritatingly, even when moving away from it for a very short while (e.g. to look at a referenced Instagram account) it invariably returns to the cover page. Surely it is possible to retain the user's current page.
Sadly I have an annual subscription but will be seeking a refund shortly, so I can return to the reliable paper copy.
I returned to the tablet version after already having abandoned it once before. I wanted to save paper and i hoped it had improved. It hadn't. Regularly fails to load, and most irritatingly, even when moving away from it for a very short while (e.g. to look at a referenced Instagram account) it invariably returns to the cover page. Surely it is possible to retain the user's current page.
Sadly I have an annual subscription but will be seeking a refund shortly, so I can return to the reliable paper copy.
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Amateur Photographer when Locked In.
I have read Amateur photographer for several decades. As I travel a lot, I buy at stores rather than have a subscription; that way I am up to date and don’t have to wait a month or three until I get home.
But Covid 19 has made it difficult and dangerous for someone of my age to go into newsagents or paper shops. So I decided to buy editions to read on my iPad until the lock down is ended and it is safe to return to normal shopping.
Wonderful to be able to read my favourite magazine. As I read my daily papers on-line, I am used to used a screen and this is the perfect answer.
Sign up, fellow photographers. That way you will not miss out on a great magazine.
But Covid 19 has made it difficult and dangerous for someone of my age to go into newsagents or paper shops. So I decided to buy editions to read on my iPad until the lock down is ended and it is safe to return to normal shopping.
Wonderful to be able to read my favourite magazine. As I read my daily papers on-line, I am used to used a screen and this is the perfect answer.
Sign up, fellow photographers. That way you will not miss out on a great magazine.
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Best for reviews
Great info weekly and useful news
A magazine which I have read for nearly 40 years
A magazine which I have read for nearly 40 years
Consistently Excellent.
AP, as it is often called, is a consistently excellent weekly magazine that always has something for the whole range of photographers. If you are into landscape, portraits, macro, street it’s for you. If you shoot with a Hasselblad or a cheap mobile phone there will be something of interest to you. Highly recommended.
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Massive improvement!
Praise where praise is due. I hated the previous version of this app but this iteration is a huge improvement. It is now a real pleasure to use. It fits the screen properly and I like the way you can move across the page and appreciate a double spread.
Well done guys.
Well done guys.
Broken experience
Just installed the latest updates 1) still incredibly slowwwwww 2) when in full page mode it cuts off part of the page, forcing me to continually move the page up and down 3) where's the preview gone? All I get now is a view of the front page before I decide whether or not I want to buy - magazine buyers get to browse before buying!! all in all still a backward step......
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Not fit for purpose
First, the good news. It’s visually more appealing than the previous version, which did look a bit dated.
Unfortunately, there is far, far more bad news than good. When I first installed it, I found that all my previously downloaded issues of AP had disappeared. It would not download the latest issue, even though my subscription still had a week to run, but offered to sell it to me. I bought it, and still could not download it - I later found out I had to restore my purchases. So now I’ve paid for an issue I don’t need. I’ve since renewed my annual subscription, but it doesn’t seem to know that, and still wants to sell me a subscription even though I can download it.
Once downloaded, the experience of using it is truly awful. It crashes often. Pages don’t turn and it keeps going back to the same page for a while. It often flickers in a way that makes it unreadable. If I zoom in to make the tiny text easier to read, a few seconds later it zooms out again. I’ve never met an app that behaves like this. I never want to again.
Trying to enlarge images just pixellates them.
Has anybody actually tried to use this app before unleashing on the unsuspecting public? In its present form, it is simply not acceptable. However good the magazine itself may be, and it is, there is no point subscribing if it’s ruined by its app.
Unfortunately, there is far, far more bad news than good. When I first installed it, I found that all my previously downloaded issues of AP had disappeared. It would not download the latest issue, even though my subscription still had a week to run, but offered to sell it to me. I bought it, and still could not download it - I later found out I had to restore my purchases. So now I’ve paid for an issue I don’t need. I’ve since renewed my annual subscription, but it doesn’t seem to know that, and still wants to sell me a subscription even though I can download it.
Once downloaded, the experience of using it is truly awful. It crashes often. Pages don’t turn and it keeps going back to the same page for a while. It often flickers in a way that makes it unreadable. If I zoom in to make the tiny text easier to read, a few seconds later it zooms out again. I’ve never met an app that behaves like this. I never want to again.
Trying to enlarge images just pixellates them.
Has anybody actually tried to use this app before unleashing on the unsuspecting public? In its present form, it is simply not acceptable. However good the magazine itself may be, and it is, there is no point subscribing if it’s ruined by its app.
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AWFUL
What astounds me is the previous version of this app was much better. The recent changes are just dreadful. For example, you can't get a full page of the magazine to display on a i Pad Pro (12.9 inch version) like you could with the old app. I know of several subscribers to Digital AP who have cancelled their subs. Unless it is improved I'll be joining them. Did AP really pay developers for this rubbish?
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Poor upgrade
Slow to load each time, unresponsive and a backward step. Will not be subscribing again.
And just when you thought this app couldn't get any worse...
Oh dear, unresponsive, still no hi-res, still unforgivable for a photography app, error messages, sticky, and actually plain not working. Awful. Basically fire anyone associated with this rubbish. Did you, Amateur Photographer, pay for this flop? What a load of absolute disastrous rubbish. There's nothing good about it. And if you put it in the context of what is actually a half decent magazine, the contrast is even more stark. The magazine staffers must look at this and be frankly ashamed.
As a photography magazine I expect high resolution reproduction of images and content. This is only a reproduction of a scanned version of the magazine. If there is a small photo on a page and you pinch and zoom all you will see is pixelated blocks in the image. The magazine also explains some photoshop techniques with PC screenshots of the settings used, and will say "use the settings shown" in the tutorial. However if you zoom in to see the settings they are literally impossible to read.
If you are going to produce a magazine fit for iPad, particularly one about photography, ,you need access to high resolution imagery. I think this magazine is owned by Time so it's not like it's a small company with no access to resources, this is part of a global publication company.
Very poor and it fit for purpose.
The articles are good as are the equipment reviews, but if you're interested in photography and images then steer clear.
As a photography magazine I expect high resolution reproduction of images and content. This is only a reproduction of a scanned version of the magazine. If there is a small photo on a page and you pinch and zoom all you will see is pixelated blocks in the image. The magazine also explains some photoshop techniques with PC screenshots of the settings used, and will say "use the settings shown" in the tutorial. However if you zoom in to see the settings they are literally impossible to read.
If you are going to produce a magazine fit for iPad, particularly one about photography, ,you need access to high resolution imagery. I think this magazine is owned by Time so it's not like it's a small company with no access to resources, this is part of a global publication company.
Very poor and it fit for purpose.
The articles are good as are the equipment reviews, but if you're interested in photography and images then steer clear.
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Poor.
Don't waste your money. Their South African call centre staff were great when the app stared charging me 2 months into years subscription, but the tech support is nonexistent. I had mailed both tech and the magazine directly about my issue, neither ever got back to me. The call centre did issue a refund though, which I will now be spending on a publication that actually wants to keep it's longterm readers!
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Great
This magazine has always been in the forefront of photography, I started reading it in the early 70s and still reading it today. The app makes the magazine convenient and easy to read anywhere and if you wasn't to keep copies for future reference they don't take up any floor space.
Images still very low res!
A recent update has improved the look of the menu system which is great. But the app's main problem is still there in that whilst text is fine, images are so low res to the point them become pretty useless for things like lens sharpness tests and as for reading charts, forget it! Also half the front page it still taken up with a subscription advert even though I have one!? Please sort it out as it really detracts from what could be a great app
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