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Hey! … four eyes!

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Little school kids can be unintentionally cruel. Any kid who falters or has an obvious medical issue gets an immediate ‘nick name’. For example, children who have corrective glasses are almost automatically called ‘four eyes’! In the first decades … Continue reading →

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did ja ever hear of Vittorio Sella?

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Our president, Clint Hryhorijiw, sent me an email a week or so back saying, “Got this cool thing from Cindy [Motzenbecker]”, along with a link to a BBC article and photos. Turns out Vittorio Sella was a European photographer … Continue reading →

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1995 was not nice to us in the big smoke

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In 1995 we lost three from the photographic community: a collector, a store owner, and a professional photographer. The ‘in memoriam’ for Harold McNutt (Bill  Belier) and Erik Olesen (Ev Roseborough) are already posted. The third loss that year … Continue reading →

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Queen St King

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. I remember Erik since my user camera at the time was a Leica M4. As a Leic a rep for Walter Carveth, I often saw him in camera shops buying used cameras in good condition. Erik (briefly a member … Continue reading →

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P is for permanent

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Past president of the PHSC, sports photographer, and author, Les Jones,  dropped me an email the other day. As an ex-pat from England, Les enjoys reading British papers. A recent article in the Guardian by Christopher Thomond titled “‘Prints … Continue reading →

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member number 5

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, camera collecting and photo history became the rage. Societies were being formed, fairs held, books written, etc. Our society and its Toronto branch were founded in the fall of 1974. Amongst other things members … Continue reading →

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a weird little camera …

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … from a fair nearly three decades ago. The photographs and text by Bob Lnsdale appear in issue 21-4. The writing for this camera says, “Mystery ‘Argus’ camera which has brevittato stamped on the front (Italian for patented). With an Equator … Continue reading →

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Evangeline, 1913 Movie

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. You likely think of Hollywood when you think of films/movies but we also produced movies beginning with Evangeline in 1913. In issue 21-2, (Sep.Oct 1995) Ev devoted a number of pages to the centenary of motion pictures in Canada,  His … Continue reading →

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mirror, mirror in the box

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When the minicams arrived in the late 1920s, the fancier ones used a rangefinder for sharp focus of the chosen subject. A few years later, high end minicams like the Leitz Leica, Zeiss Contax, etc.  accepted interchangeable lenses. It … Continue reading →

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… down in the woods today …

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The photo at left is another bit of family history showing a group of relatives congregating in the woods for a picnic. Photo collectors often choose pricier photos from two centuries ago for their collection, over looking cheaper ‘snap … Continue reading →

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