Author Archives: Robert

c’est mon Kodak ..

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. .. as the Quebec farmer said flashing his camera. In Quebec, Kodak was so pervasive that ANY camera was called a ‘Kodak’. But not all cameras were made by Kodak. For instance, the camera at left was made by … Continue reading →

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camera for free …

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … that’s how you do it. In the days of film, most families used a cheap box camera or folder to record family events and relatives. When the digital era took over, people moved to digital over two or … Continue reading →

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exciting to now and future viewers

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Past president Les Jones recently dropped me an email showing this link on Bored Panda titled, “50 Interesting Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On The Past“. The photos are accompanied with a text commentary and date. Take … Continue reading →

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an amazing place

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Close your eyes. Now think of all the amazing places you’ve been.  One such place is  Legion Hall 101 on the Lake Shore just west of highway 27 in Long Branch on the afternoon of Sunday, May 5th. At … Continue reading →

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the cost of convenience

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I have posted previously on film vs. digital and its consequences. Since photography was created in 1839 until digital technology went main stream, family ‘snap-shooters’ and amateur family historians could save photographs in an album or shoe box to … Continue reading →

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pictures don’t lie … yeah, right

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a kid, my mother, looking at a  newspaper photo often said, “cameras don’t lie”.  Once I grew up and learned photography seriously, I realized ‘double’ exposures in a camera or darkroom with some skill could indeed … Continue reading →

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snap shot or tech shot?

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the early days of transistors, the tiny marvels couldn’t operate very far beyond audio frequencies. In the late 1950s, Philco managed to create a transistor usable at radio freqencies. The SB100 transistor, as it was named, was offered … Continue reading →

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fond memories

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar recently sent me an email regarding this Kodak ad in the April, 1956 issue of Popular Mechanics. It brought back many memories. I used all the films noted at one time or another. As far as I … Continue reading →

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modern day macro photography

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the days of film and film cameras, lenses rarely focussed on subjects closer than a metre. Newer lenses would focus down to a half metre or some times a few inches closer. Macro shots were initially taken with … Continue reading →

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remembering DuPont photo products

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. We all remember Kodak products and most will recall Ansco and Ilford photo products. But do you remember the other products like those made by DuPont – both film and paper? I did a post on Dupont the summer … Continue reading →

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