Monthly Archives: December 2020

what a combination!

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Movies and Electronics (not the typical science fiction variety movie) came together in the 1930s to extend human understanding. The 1930s were an exciting time (aside from the devastating depression) in photography and in electronics, The minicam revolution gained … Continue reading →

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ain’t many coloured folks here

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. In the 1970s, I enjoyed the local library’s coffee table sized books of famous photographs and American photographers. In these books, I learned of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) program from the 1930s/40s and how it recorded the impact … Continue reading →

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Amalgamated Photo History Newsletters

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We issued the 7th in our series of exchange newsletters recently (we just held our FIRST ZOOM Toronto meeting this month). Meantime, members received this pdf version of the amalgamated newsletters from our exchange members who gave their blessing … Continue reading →

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valau for money

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Leitz first introduced the Leica in the mid 1920s to keep employment up at their optical works in Wetzlar during extreme inflation in Germany. Bad timing as it turned out. A few years later, the dirty 30s hit with … Continue reading →

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another kind of halide

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Those of us who creak getting up – chairs or stairs – can remember the days of film and glass plates when the light sensitivity of silver halides made our art practical. But this post is about a totally … Continue reading →

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doin’ the lomography

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Brigit Buchart of Lomography is at it again, this time with the “Lomo’Instant Wide William Klein Camera and Lenses Edition” of the Lomography film camera. All the tasty detail is here from a description to an order link. So … Continue reading →

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freezin’ season

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. As we enter the season of ice and snow, I see that Galerie GADCOLLECTION over in Paris, France is featuring the photography of Paul Nicklen from the 5th of this month to the 7th of February next year. Given … Continue reading →

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FREE ZOOM AGM & show and tell

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Robert
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… the sincerest form ….

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. A very common expression is, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery“. And all the makers of high end cameras had it in spades! Manufactures in Russia, Japan, and even fellow German firms aped the design of the Leica, … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for December 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Parker Pen decided to branch out to the subminiature camera manufacturing. Never heard of a Parker camera? I’m nor surprised. It’s featured on page 1 of our newsletter this month (top right). Is this really the last month in … Continue reading →

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