Monthly Archives: April 2026

mighty mouse

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. I was a scrawny kid, about 90 pounds soaking wet. The summer I worked for Loblaw Grocers, I earned the nick-name ‘mighty mouse’ after a 100 pound bag of sugar was hoisted on my back and I lugged it … Continue reading →

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mini projector for mini slides

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The tiny Minox is the ultimate spy camera. It was created in 1937, just before WW2, in Riga, Latvia. The chain on the tiny camera has ‘buttons’ for inches matching the lens focus settings for up close exposures. The … Continue reading →

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different speeds; different focal lengths; same name

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The Zeiss lens configuration called “Tessar” has gone down in history like the famous Elmar 5cm f/3.5 lens from Leitz. Lot 121 in our May 3rd spring Estate auction is a very recent Tessar complete with a leather case. … Continue reading →

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a pocket full of lenses

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Interchangeable lens cameras need somewhere to put the extra lenses. Often the lens came with a case or one could be purchased. Over the years these cases (or pockets) were made of various materials: metal (aluminum) for tropical use; … Continue reading →

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can you see me now? …

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. …asked the youngster as she walked further away from the camera. Any photographer worth his salt had auxiliary lenses for his interchangeable lens camera. At left is a fine example of a tele lens for a Hasselblad – lot … Continue reading →

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three for one

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever heard of a Lerochome camera? Neither have I – until recently. Around the time Kodachrome and Agfacolor were invented and sold, the so named tri-colour cameras began to show up. As many of you know, the … Continue reading →

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Wow! that’s wide

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Over the years, various cameras were offered with a moveable septum and lens that (or some times the entire camera) rotated to create extreme wide angle shots. Around 1952 the PANON camera came out of Japan to create extreme … Continue reading →

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is there a Hassy in your future?

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Robert

Toronto.  Swede Victor Hasselblad was a respected inventor and  ‘birder’. In WW2, his firm was asked to produce cameras for the Swedish Air Force rivalling one made by a German firm. After WW2, he designed a camera that suited his … Continue reading →

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a different Kodak moment …

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. A famous catch phrase by the Great Yellow Father in Rochester NY was “A Kodak Moment” meaning a special happy family situation worthy of a photograph. In this case, it means a 100+ year old Kodak camera worthy of … Continue reading →

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how sweet – so petite

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. This little beauty’s one of a number of different sized cameras made by the Gundlach Manhattan Optical Company in Rochester NY under the Korona banner. The Korona trade mark was acquired by Gundlach in 1896 went it bought out … Continue reading →

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