Author Archives: Robert

time, gentlemen …

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When dry plates came along, cameras required a shutter to snap a fraction of a second exposure in sunlight. The late Stan White picked up a Kodak 1A along the way and experimented with it. The Bulb setting allowed … Continue reading →

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pretty, pretty, pretty …

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … is what our budgie said when it wasn’t irritating our youngest by calling out her name over and over. In November, 1998 our speaker was Joan Severa. Her topic was “Dating Your Images”. As you can see from … Continue reading →

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… even included the sink …

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Next up in our 2025 events will be the fall fair on October 19th at Trident Hall. In issue 24-4, at our 1998 fall fair chairman Larry Boccioletti had this to say, “Larry Boccioletti reports that good weather and … Continue reading →

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two eyes are better than one …

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 24-4, the late Bill Belier continued to publish his column, “A Treasure From My Collection”. As you may know, Bill spent much of his career in photography. In the early days after WW2, as a sales representative, … Continue reading →

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a rash decision

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Robert

Toronto.  Have you ever heard of a Kodak Instant camera? No? Not surprising, since Kodak was sued by Polaroid and lost the toss. The Kodak Instants (in any condition) were bought back by Kodak for a small sum after the … Continue reading →

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describing those old collectibles consistently

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. a big headache to camera collectors was describing an old camera in way that let a prospective buyers figure out the value when sight-unseen. Our exchange member, the LHSA (Leica Historical Society of America) had a particular challenge since … Continue reading →

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nightmare at the fair …

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Our one time journal editor, the late Ev Roseborough was great story teller. Ev ran his own photography studio and being  a risk taker in the business, he had a wealth of fascinating tales. For editor Bob Lansdale’s issue … Continue reading →

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corporate histories

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Before the internet and web sites caught on, corporations would arranged for their history to be told in books. Some books were coffee table size puff pieces about how great the company is/was; some were rather thin on content … Continue reading →

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just a minute …

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Robert

PHSC president Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. Exec meeting #60 via ZOOM was held on the glorious 4th (as our neighbours to the south say). Our treasurer, John Morden, sent out his report before the meeting. In future, this item will be … Continue reading →

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a weird optical device

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In April of 1998 the society held a ‘Show and Tell’ session at its monthly meeting. The late Ron Anger showed this strange optical device and challenged members to name it. That naming did occur, thanks to member Egon … Continue reading →

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