Author Archives: Robert

some are good, some are not …

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. …business plans that is. While we can’t be sure of the web site (very cryptic today), the product announced in June, 2017 never arrived as far as I can tell. My good friend George Dunbar (who no longer has … Continue reading →

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frame subjects from afar

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Robert

  Toronto.   In early 1981, at one of our fairs, I bought an odd looking viewfinder from a Mr Hyman. Actually, he had a box of Leica stuff that I picked up. Most items were for use with  Telyt … Continue reading →

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compact but wide

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Taking advantage of the rangefinder (no need for mirror clearance) Leitz marketed a pocket watch size extra wide field of view 28m lens – the Hektor 2.8cm f/6.3 ‘HOOPY’ in 1934. This little lens allowed for ultra wide outdoor … Continue reading →

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saddle soars

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Leitz was on a roll with its accessory viewfinders complementing the squinty single focal length one built into the Leica. During WW2, cradle or saddle versions were released (1943). The version for the 9cm lens was called a SOOUT. … Continue reading →

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come here, you little rascal …

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  … I pictured my mother saying as I ran out of the kitchen. When I was born, the movie short ‘Our Gang‘ or ‘the little Rascals’ was popular in movie houses. Leitz began marketing the Leica mid 1924. The … Continue reading →

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take a gander

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I grew up seeing photo prints made by indifferent folk from negatives exposed in cheap Kodaks. In the late 1950s, I bought a new Exakta and finally thought I could see good resolution in the tiny 1×1.5 inch negatives. … Continue reading →

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Winter Yuletide Show & Tell

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Okay gang,   it’s show time this Wednesday. Visit our Eventbrite channel for tickets. Any questions, or things for show and tell, give Celio an email at pogram@phsc.ca.

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holy stereo realist Batman!

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When we got our new newsletter editor, Patrick Gunn, we also got our new stereo mavin! Now a Torontonian, Patrick hails from BC, and brings with him a wealth of newsletter ideas, mock-ups, and plans, plus a burning interest … Continue reading →

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NGC and Magicians of Light

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In a recent post, I showed just one of the photographs owned by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and displayed in its exhibit of provocative and pivotal photographs. In issue 19-3, editor Roseborough wrote an illustrated article about … Continue reading →

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a soggy spring

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Springtime in 1865 was a bit wet as shown by this century and a half plus photograph by Henderson. Photographer Alexander Henderson was born in Scotland in 1831, immigrated to Montreal, and died there in 1913. Along the way, … Continue reading →

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