Monthly Archives: January 2018

March 3, 1947 photographic milestone

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me an email the other day showing the first announcement of Edwin Land’s picture in a minute process in the March 3, 1947 issue of LIFE I recently did a post on the impact this picture … Continue reading →

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Bratty NYT Photo Collection at Ryerson

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC Meeting, Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018 Bratty NYT Photo Collection at Ryerson Dr Denise Birkhofer of Ryerson University Come out and listen to Dr Birkhofer speak on the Canadian Photographs in the Bratty Family New York Times (NYT) Collection at … Continue reading →

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an early Walcott Daguerreotype?

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Photographic Canadiana editor Bob Lansdale prefers to collect old images rather than photographic hardware. Last Wednesday our January executive meeting was hosted at his home. Pre meeting we enjoyed seeing a few of the interesting images Bob has collected … Continue reading →

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double your pleasure …

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Fellow member George Dunbar came up with this period advertisement for the Iloca Stereo camera (version 1) from a January 1951 Popular Photography magazine ad.  You may be more familiar with one of the camera’s aliases, the Realist, or … Continue reading →

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Cine coverage of D-Day landing in WW2 – the saga continues

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto.  The story of the cine coverage of the D-Day Landings in France has taken a final twist.  Editor of Photographic Canadiana, Robert Lansdale, has confirmed that video images are from three boats and by automatic cameras mounted on the … Continue reading →

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internal flash sync comes to the Leica

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar finds a wealth of these old advertisements on line. This December 1950 ad in Popular Photography announces the advent of internal flash synchronization in the famous Leica camera. Long over due, this feature was common in many … Continue reading →

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long before digital we had Polaroid!

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me a few old photography ads including this July 1950 Popular Photography Polaroid ad. The Polaroid ad brought to mind many old memories. As a kid in Allandale, I had my first camera – an old Kodak … Continue reading →

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History of Field View Cameras

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Back around the end of November, Russ Forfar sent me the link to a History of Field View Cameras. Most of the 1800s, once photographic processes where announced in 1839, Camera were generally what we once called field view … Continue reading →

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Toronto Postcard Show February 25, 2018

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The Toronto Postcard Club is hosting its annual show this coming February. Ed Warner and I have attended on occasion to promote the society. Many booths offer photos as postcards and others allow you to “Pursue your interest in … Continue reading →

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Rectaflex – an Italian 35mm SLR

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. My thanks once again to my friend and fellow PHSC member George Dunbar for this  vintage July 1950 ad from Popular Photography magazine. The Rectaflex camera at the time was manufactured in Italy and is relatively rare as it … Continue reading →

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