Author Archives: Robert

light where you need it

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. In the days when photographers used flash to create the light needed to take a shot indoors, prints with burned out highlights were common. One company promoted the solution to be the MY-T-MYTE flashbulb – a lower output bulb … Continue reading →

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a new meaning to coated lenses

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Mid last century science perfected a lens coating that improved the contrast of lens designs allowing even more elements to further correct lenses,  paving the way for the complex zoom lenses commonplace today. And now modern coating technology has … Continue reading →

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stoned on movies

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. When I went to Labrador to maintain a tropospheric scatter communications system that Bell selected to service communities in the far north of Quebec and Labrador, my dad said he would like to do movies, so I bought him … Continue reading →

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PHS of NE

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. A year before our society was established, the PHSNE began operations and like us are a non profit organization. They are exchange members with us since the early years of our organization. You can visit their new web site … Continue reading →

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end of an era

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Kominek Camera and Optical Instrument Sales and Service was just south of Wellesley on Yonge. It was opened in the 1950s and in 1960 I spent Saturdays driving to Toronto in search of books, camera gear and war surplus … Continue reading →

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another brick in the wall

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. After the war, in the late 1940s – 1950s, the USA tried to capture market share in cameras from the German industry. The result was print ads like you see here from the October 26, 1953 issue of LIFE … Continue reading →

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PHOTO News 27-4 Winter 2018-2019

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. When I opened my Globe and Mail at breakfast Tuesday. I was delighted to find Norm Rosen’s  latest photo magazine inside. And its a beauty! The blue and white motif captures winter as I remember it up north of … Continue reading →

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a spark of light

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. We all (almost all) can remember Dr Harold Edgerton of M.I.T. and his famous speed light shots in the early days of electronic flash. These shots allowed us to see phenomenon that was too brief for the human eye … Continue reading →

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things we take for granted

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. See a great photo. Out comes the smartphone. Click, click, click, click, and one of the rapidly taken shots is a real winner. Upload to home and friends. Phone into pocket and we continue on. Just a normal sunny … Continue reading →

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smartphone portraits

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Studios have been disappearing rapidly these days. One possible cause is the ubiquitous smartphone. The example at left was shot with the iPhone XR’s  12 megapixel camera which has a lens equivalent to a 35mm lens but with a … Continue reading →

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