Author Archives: Robert

meet the Lomo MC-A

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. While this little guy is not currently a collectible, it may well be in the future! Lomography has long supported those niche folk who relish the  look of analogue images created on film, not a sensor. Time, patience and … Continue reading →

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a plus one… ?

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Les Jones, sent me an email the other day about some items for last Sunday’s fair. In part he referred to a camera called EXA from c1950. It was embossed ‘USSR Occupied’. I happen to have a … Continue reading →

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old nature photos

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. While the image at left is far too new to be collectible today, many other bird, animal, fish, landscape, etc. photos from a century or more ago are collectible images. Collectors haunt our shows to discover old photos that … Continue reading →

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the right POV

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Dry plate technology introduced ‘detective’ cameras – hand held cameras disguised as satchels, purses, boxes, etc. usable without the give-away of a tripod. Once potential subjects recognized this new variation of camera, another means of  secrecy had to be … Continue reading →

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Film Formats 1930-60

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Those of us who know only digital photography, likely never used film. For our 25th Anniversary, editor Lansdale prodded exchange member editors to offer one article each for our anniversary edition of Photographic Canadiana. The boys from ‘Down Under’ … Continue reading →

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our fall auction – Nov 9, 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Our 2025 events wrap up with our November 9, 2025 Museum Auction featuring lots from the Sherman Hines Museum plus some estate items. Sorry, no consignment lots. Questions? Drop auctioneer Clint a note at auction@phsc.ca.

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we all have regrets …

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. For our 25th Anniversary, editor Bob Lansdale worked his network of exchange journal editors to pony up an article for this volume of our journal – Photographic Canadiana. The WCPHA (Western Canada Photographic Historical Association) had a friendly debate … Continue reading →

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what the heck are pannotypes?

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1800s, prints were made in a variety of ways on many different materials. Pannotypes used a process to convert Ambrotype photos from glass to patent leather. The above link offers some details. The article was published … Continue reading →

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last run …

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Old image collectors sometimes have photos that are railway related. Perhaps they are kept in a separate group, or just lumped into a transportation category. The photo at left is just slightly out of focus (perhaps due to the … Continue reading →

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postcards from home

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Old Photo Collectors often are postcard collectors too. Many postcards use photography as a tool to capture events, people, buildings, etc. in colour or in monotone to be hand coloured. At left is the RVH on Ross Street in … Continue reading →

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