Author Archives: Robert

PhotoEd Summer 2019

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Hey – its summer (finally). Check out Rita’s latest work here. She has both a print edition and a digital edition available (with differing content!). Mind the Cyanotype Kit – uses some nasty chemistry –  like potassium ferricyanide (a … Continue reading →

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remember Kodachrome?

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. It’s been a decade now since Kodak shut down the Kodachrome film line and nearly nine years since the last Kodachrome processing facility closed.  In its glory days, people used Kodachrome for their best work. It was contrasty, slow, … Continue reading →

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Shooting War

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. The Globe is hosting a number of conflict photographers and moderators today and tomorrow (June 21, 22). Last month we hosted Louie Palu, a conflict photographer and this month we hosted Erin Gregory who spoke on the Imperial Royal … Continue reading →

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a kludge of clones

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1930s, a Chicago man embarked on a program to create inexpensive cameras and the Spartus Camera Corporation was born. One of the many cameras to emerge was a bakelite wonder that sold under a variety of … Continue reading →

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an EXCELlent way to entertain before TV

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. In the 1930s and 40s we had radio, but what could excite home entertainment like the movies? How about a movie projector and some inexpensive commercial films? Many companies made and promoted home movies. One firm was Excel in … Continue reading →

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my my mamyia

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. In its hey-day Mamiya made high end cameras – subminiature 16mm, 35mm, TLRs and medium format press cameras. At a recent PHSC auction the Mamiya Press Universal camera was in one lot. This version is a rangefinder model, with … Continue reading →

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bulking it up

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. In a recent auction, there was a memory of a by-gone era. One lot featured a couple of Watson 66 bulk film loaders. The one on the left of the large image appears to be a 1950s era loader … Continue reading →

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PHSC June 2019 Presentation – Erin Gregory

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Robert

NEXT MEETING: Wed June 19th, 2019 The Imperial Royal Flying Corps –Erin Gregory. Erin discusses the Corps’s experiences in Canada during 1917-8. Click the PHSC News page 2 icon attached at left for details. Come on out and share an … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for June 2019

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Robert

Toronto . The latest volume (19-02) was distributed Friday via Monkey Mail (MailChimp) to over 1,800 emails. Editor Sonja Pushchak and husband John Morden pulled together another exciting issue. Page one features Nuptialography – a nod to June brides everywhere. Page … Continue reading →

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don’t cry over spilt milk

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. In 1957 an Engineer at M.I.T. perfected this image of the corona created by a drop of milk falling on a flat surface. The image, by Dr Harold Edgerton, is one of 100 images chosen by TIME magazine. The … Continue reading →

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