Monthly Archives: September 2018

PhotoEd Fall 2018 published

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Editor/Publisher Rita Godlevskis has published another stunning edition of PhotoEd magazine. This issue is themed Canadians Abroad: International Adventures in Photography. Included is an article on Meaghan Ogilvie’s Underwater Worlds. Meaghan, as you may already know, spoke to us … Continue reading →

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Ryerson’s RIC has an open house this month

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The Ryerson Image Centre has frequent exhibitions. On the 28th of this month (September, 2018), the RIC has an open house presenting the Recent Acquisitions to the RIC collections. Come out from 11 am to 4 pm and see … Continue reading →

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dix ans de Passion

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. To celebrate its first decade as a gallery, Galerie GADCOLLECTION in Paris, France, is posting a series of works for exhibition and sale this month from September 4th to October 2nd. Details are posted here on its website. You … Continue reading →

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wind beneath my wings

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Bette Midler sang this plaintive song for the sound track of the 1988 movie Beaches. It is appropriate for this post on the SOAR photo contest. We have had inexpensive small drones supporting cameras for many years now. SOAR … Continue reading →

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scooping the war

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. A few days back George Dunbar dropped me an email about an  article in the magazine/website Canada’s History called “Scooping the War“. Those of us who are old enough or who were blessed as news photographers know full well … Continue reading →

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Struan on Advanced Fashion Photography

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Drop by Ryerson this September to learn about fashion photography from Struan – a master. Details of course CDFP 381 are shown on  this Ryerson web page. We posted his spring classes back in April with this post that … Continue reading →

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Ohio Picnic Sept 16th

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Heading to Ohio this month? Join the Ohio Camera Collectors Society on Sunday September 16th at their annual picnic. Email them at occs@insight.rr.com for times and location and to RSVP. The invitation is shown here. Details of the OCCS are … Continue reading →

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easy as I, II, III

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Did you ever wonder why the original Leica I with a “hockey stick” infinity lock and a non-interchangeable 5cm lens (or any I or II for that matter) is so darn hard to find? The answer lies with the … Continue reading →

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retrofitting lenses

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. When Leitz came out in 1954 with the wildly popular M3 camera, they took into account the money Leica fans had tied up in auxiliary lenses and accessories. While the M series camera bodies were thicker than the older … Continue reading →

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do you see what I see

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. When Leitz marketed their famous little Leica in 1925, it had a squinty little 5cm viewfinder that remained unchanged for the life of the screw mount cameras.  Worse,  by 1930, Leitz had added lenses of other focal lengths and … Continue reading →

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