Everyone carries the modern MINOX today

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Robert
ADOX MINOX film c1962 taken with an iPod Touch

I snapped this pair of ADOX MINOX film cassettes c1962  with my iPod Touch

Toronto. In the late 1950s I was training to install, operate and maintain a radio system to bring communications to the wilds of Northern Quebec and Labrador. Part of the training included a trip to the manufacturer’s factory in Belleville where the equipment was being made.

Dan F. brought along a nifty little spy camera and took shots in the factory to the dismay of our teacher/leader. We processed the grainy little negatives that evening in Dan’s hotel room. The tiny precision camera was a Minox IIIs – about 3/4s the price of a Leica in those days. Continue reading →

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SPECIAL PHSC AUCTION SATURDAY: August 9, 2014

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Robert

 

yp_studiopicToronto. Our special studio auction is coming up fast! It will be held this Saturday at Yamada Photo, unit 5, 7065 Pacific Circle in Mississauga, Just South-West of Derry Road and Tomkin.

The auction features our auctioneer and past president Lewko (Clint) Hryhorijiw. There will be lots of professional gear – lights, backdrops, tripods, cameras, easels, lights, trays, lenses etc. Only a few items will have a reserve bid.

Sorry, no walk-in lots can be accepted for this special auction. Come out and support our society this Saturday as we raise funds for the PHSC. Questions? Drop Clint a note at auction@phsc.ca.

We will be using the following modified Studio Auction information for the event.  Continue reading →

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YAMADA PHOTO STUDIO AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Robert

 

yp_studiopicToronto. The PHSC will hold a special studio auction this coming Saturday at Yamada Photo, unit 5, 7065 Pacific Circle in Mississauga, Just South-West of Derry Road and Tomkin. This is a studio liquidation sale for Yamada Photo which has been in business since 1947!

The auction will be held at the studio and is a PHSC event featuring our auctioneer and past president Clint (Lewko Hryhorijiw). There will be lots of professional gear – lights, backdrops, tripods, cameras, easels, lights, trays, lenses etc. Only a few items will have a reserve bid. Sorry, no walk-in lots can be accepted for this special auction. Come out and support our society this Saturday as we raise funds for the PHSC and for the Studio. Any questions? We can be reached at auction@phsc.ca.

We will be using the following modified Studio Auction information for the event.  Continue reading →

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Special Studio Auction this Saturday, August 9, 2014

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Robert

yp_studiopicToronto. The PHSC will hold a special studio auction this coming Saturday at Yamada Photo, unit 5, 7065 Pacific Circle in Mississauga, Just South-West of Derry Road and Tomkin.

The auction will be held at the studio and will be a PHSC event. The auctioneer is our past president Clint (Lewko Hryhorijiw). Details and photos of the good for auction will be posted shortly. Lots of professional gear – lights, backdrops, tripods, cameras, easels, lights, trays, lenses etc. Only a few items will have a reserve bid. I will post again once I have the images taken today sorted and selected. A  modified Studio Auction Information form will be included. Note that we will not be able to accept items for bidding at the door for this very special auction. Come out and enjoy the day and support the PHSC.

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PHSC AWARDS

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Robert

imagesToronto. Did you know the PHSC has offered awards to writers of photographic history for many years? These awards were established some years ago by then president Les Jones to further interest and understanding of our history, especially Canadian photographic history.

Today, the awards are co-ordinated by our Awards administrator, John Morden. You can see the details here or by clicking on the AWARDS tab at the top of any page.

The AWARDS wording is revised from time to time to clarify its content. The latest revision is August 1, 2014.

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Leica Shop in Vienna sold

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Robert

MailToronto. I received an interesting email tonight from Stephan Musli in Vienna. He announced the sale by Peter Coeln of his majority interest (nearly 75%) in the well known Leica Shop, Leica Store and WestLicht Photographica Auctions to Leica Camera AG.

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Can we digitize Super-8 film cameras?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Robert

OrthoViews2Toronto. Hayes Urban, a designer in the South-Western USA, thinks we can. His idea is to make a digital version of Kodak’s ubiquitous Super-8 film cartridge, allowing the many Super-8 film cameras to live once again. Continue reading →

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Fall Photographica-Fair has new venue

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Robert
Trident Hall courtesy of Google Maps

Trident Hall courtesy of Google Maps

Toronto. The fall show will take place on October 26, 2014 in a new venue. We have moved back to the west end of Toronto at the Trident Hall 145 Evans Ave just east of Islington in easy reach by the Gardiner and TTC. The new facilities have less room so there will be  fewer tables – first come, first offered. Based on the tables in use over the past years, there will not be enough tables for payment on the day of the show!

Watch this site for continuing news on our new venue and be SURE to reserve early! Continue reading →

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Can you say CASL?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Robert

persuasion-key20rb1TORONTO. For those unaware of the federal government in Canada, it imposed the Canadian Anti-Span Law (CASL) effective July 1, 2014.

The law is very broad and foggy from what I have seen in the news and blogs. Worse, it is impotent with the offshore spammers who were the very vast majority of those harassing our inboxes before we got decent spam filters.

Margaret Wente, a favourite columnist of mine, in the Globe and Mail, offered a well thought out commentary on CASL a few days ago on July 8, 2014. Click on the Globe’s icon above or here to read her column. Worth the read. Continue reading →

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The shot heard around the world

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Robert
June 28, 1914, Sarajevo

June 28, 1914, Sarajevo

On June 28, 1914 Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo. A month later the war to end all wars began in Europe. I had grandfathers and uncles sign up with the Canadian army. My one grandfather once told me his pay envelope included a message “your country needs you more than we do” and the young single railroader enlisted.

To remember the centenary of that war’s beginning, the National Gallery of Canada mounted a photographic exhibition “The Great War: The Persuasive Power of Photography” on June 27th, 2014. The exhibition runs in Ottawa through November 16, 2014.

 

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