Monthly Archives: April 2022

a colourful symposium

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. As I mentioned yesterday, our April meeting has been shifted to April 29th. Registration is open now at EventBrite. We have been hard at work on this end and are  collaborating with the ESHPh group and Dr Hanin Hannouch (our … Continue reading →

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… and a merry ZOOMas to all!

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Good heavens! We held our  twenty-fifth executive meeting via ZOOM on Wednesday evening. Clint (and Ashley) announced that he found an alternative place for this year’s spring fair. It is where we hold our auction (NEW FAIR VENUE). Given … Continue reading →

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gone fichin’

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We usually think of photography as synonymous with pictures. But it also had a very practical side as a means of record keeping – even before digital technology and EXIF el al file data. In the 1960s, when I … Continue reading →

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celluloid memories

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The October, 1942 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine has a small article on a little plastic 35mm transparency or film strip viewer. I have a wooden transparency viewer of similar vintage that also uses a frosted screen to spread … Continue reading →

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a normal spring (we hope) with auctions and shows

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Well things SEEM to be looking up these days. The folks across the lake in Columbus, Ohio have announced the first camera auction in a while. OCCS Annual Auction May 6, 2022 from 1-6PM Preview Starts at Noon Northwest Masonic … Continue reading →

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dag na bit

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. For some image collectors, the only thing they collect are daguerreotypes. For those folks, our exchange group, The Daguerreian Society, in the States is a must organizationto join. Over the years some PHSC members have also been members of … Continue reading →

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something to think about

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We are all movie/video/TV fans at heart. But consider this – movies  preceded the minicams of the day (and the smartphones of today). We often think of great movies, but seldom of the equipment used to make them. While … Continue reading →

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hi-yo kinamo

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. In April, 1923 this ad appeared in the American Cinematographer. ICA in Germany announced its 35mm (standard film) Kinamo camera – the smallest movie camera of the time. The Kinamo was designed for both professionals and (advanced) amateurs, hence … Continue reading →

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lucky seven

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We occasionally see a SEPT camera offered at one of our events. The ad at left is from the January 1923 edition of the American Cinematographer. While the little Sept is described as a ‘movie camera’ in this ad, … Continue reading →

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