Monthly Archives: July 2025

there are boxes …

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Robert

Toronto.  … and there are boxes.  Cameras – film and digital – follow a few specific designs. Perhaps the simplest and often cheapest is the box camera. The box dimensions (plus  the lens) determine the format of the image while … Continue reading →

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summertime ….

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … and the living is easy. As shown at left, our cat enjoys a pleasant snooze in the great outdoors. Image collectors often ‘categorize’ their collection. While the cat photo at left is a recent one, it represents the … Continue reading →

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Middlemiss & Hunter

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The other day the great grandson of Toronto photographer Thomas Hunter sent me some photos taken by his great grandfather and exhibited in the 1878 Paris France World’s Fair exhibit in the Canada Pavillon. The link suggests Canada – established … Continue reading →

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another kind of brownie …

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. …. not the tasty chocolate treat mother used to make. These are cartoon characters created over a century ago and a popular brand of less expensive Kodak cameras as illustrated in this post. In issue 25-1, a reprint from … Continue reading →

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thoughts on cameras

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. An article in Digital Camera World out of England called, “I left my compact camera in the hotel and shot Sweden with my phone” resonated for me. The photographer had traditional digital cameras along, but settled for his two … Continue reading →

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coming soon to …

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … an email box near you! David and Louise have produced a gorgeous cover and great articles in issue 51-1 of our journal. And yes, the ’51’ means we have been publishing for just over a half century! While … Continue reading →

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a thorny pick

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. I often wondered what happened to the pre-eminent British camera maker, Thornton-Pickard. By the time I became interested in old cameras, we occasionally saw a small box with a shutter. The box attached to the front of a lens … Continue reading →

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knock on wood

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever heard about a camera called the Talmer? this c1890 camera with a wood body was once advertised as the “perfected automatic hand camera”. This fine example of a British camera was once in the collection of … Continue reading →

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where are you, Gerrie?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 24-5, we have the review of a book (courtesy of the University at Regina Sask.) – Donnie White’s, “In Search of Geraldine Moodie” published by the Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2 … Continue reading →

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big shots

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Ahhh, that Cirkut model 10 again. There are many ways to capture a group photo. One popular way over the years was the use of a Cirkut camera. The design of the camera meant that it was revolved by … Continue reading →

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