Some Thoughts on the NEX-6

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Robert
My NEX-6

My NEX-6

The end of January 2013, when Vistek offered the NEX-6 and kit lens on sale for a great price, I leaped at the chance. Sold out! Oh Well, I left my order up anyway. To my surprise and delight, the camera arrived a week and a half later.

The NEX-6 is nice to use. Compared to my NEX-5, it is much faster in operation, has the flash built-in, and most importantly, it has a superb eye-level viewfinder built-in as well. Less important is the standard hot shoe and wi-fi capability. However, I have found the wi-fi capability of the camera to be very useful for remote shooting and image uploads. In terms of applications, Sony is no Apple by a long shot. The best you can say is that the Sony apps don’t crash… I eventually got the wi-fi apps to work, sort of. Continue reading →

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Newsletter 12-11

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Robert

Editor David Bridge has issued another edition of the PHSC Newsletter.  Click here or on the montage below to view this issue.

From left topt: Cover of 12-11,

From left top: Cover of 12-11, projection of an early micro-image of text, The Stanhope camera, Kodak No. 4  Model B Kodak Panoram (Kodak omits the final “a” in its promotional material for both camera and images). The bottom features a segment of Josef Sudek’s panoram street scene in post war Czechoslovakia taken with a Kodak No 4, Model B (from the AGOs holdings and exhibit of Sudek’s work.

In the issue we announce our February speakers who are modern Tin Type specialists from The Tin Type Studio in Toronto. The Toronto Notes column covers Mark Singer’s review of the talk and show in January by Ottawa’s Professor Lambert and his Magic Lantern. Louise Freyburger writes about AGO’s current Sudek exhibit and its publication Josef Sudek: The Legacy of a Deeper Vision edited by AGO Curator Maia-Mari Sutnik. Issue 38-4 of Photographic Canadiana (mailed this week to all members) is reviewed. This nine page issue ends with the Coming Events and Want Ads columns. Enjoy!

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WCPHA Show April 28, 2013 in Vancouver

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Robert

VanApril2013ShowVANCOUVER, April 28, 2013. Our associates on the west coast are pleased to announce their spring show this year.

Click the icon at left or here for details. Our friend Siggi Rohde writes the following:

It is time again to plan for our annual ‘Vancouver Camera Show & Swap Meet’ on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the usual Cameron Centre location in Burnaby, in Metro-Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Continue reading →

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In Memory of George Gilbert

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Robert

George-Gilbert-by-RL-smOn November 1st, 2012 the Skyline Memorial Gardens Funeral Home in Portland, Oregon announced the death of George Gilbert (October 13, 1922 – November 1, 2012). Mister Gilbert was a well known writer of photographic articles in the popular press of the mid 20th century. He spoke at our society at our October 1995 and June 2004 meetings. He is perhaps best known for his “Leica Freedom Train” article. In his 2004 visit, George was photographed by our journal editor Bob Lansdale, whose uncredited portrait of Mr Gilbert appears in various sources.  You can click on the Skyline Memorial Gardens name to link to the memorial posted on their site, The memorial is available online until December 1, 2013. Messages can be left at their website.

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A Day at the Museum

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Robert

logoTORONTO, Friday 8, 2013. Fancy a day out – for FREE? Drop over to the ROM and their “ROM 2013 Colloquium: World Discoveries” this Friday coming to learn what the ROM experts have discovered recently. And a big thanks to Louise Freyburger for the heads up on this event.

The discoveries material is presented in a series of fascinating 15 minute sessions. Click here or on the little ROM icon at left to go to the ROM’s activities and programs page.

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Photographic Canadiana 38-4

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Robert

Toronto. The latest issue of Photographic Canadiana is set to be printed shortly. Editor Lansdale has created an exciting issue to wrap up the current 2012/3 season. A milestone event is the publication of part one of the thesis from our first Thesis Award award winner sol (not Sol) Legault who is finishing the Ryerson University MA program in photographic preservation and collections management this spring.

From left: Cover 38-4; The Dagron camera used to take Stanhole transparencies; the special Stanhope viewer design; a sample erotic Stanhope; Awards Chairman John Morden awards sol Legault, a Ryerson MA student, with the PHSC's first Thesis Award; Three of our fall speakers - Daniel Renaud, Bob Lansdale, and Jim Trautman; John Kantymir's c1884 Marion Miniature Camera from England .

From left: Cover 38-4; The Dagron camera used to take Stanhole transparencies; the special Stanhope viewer design; a sample erotic Stanhope; Awards Chairman John Morden awards sol Legault, a Ryerson MA student, with the PHSC’s first Thesis Award; Three of our fall speakers – Daniel Renaud, Bob Lansdale, and Jim Trautman; John Kantymir’s c1884 Marion Miniature Camera from England .

Legault’s thesis, MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE: Exhibiting Erotic Stanhopes
Continue reading →

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Winter Camerama has Good turnout

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Robert

GP-Leica-M6-150x150Gary Perry hosted his latest show on Sunday  January 27, 2013 at the Toronto Don Valley hotel at 1250 Eglinton East (Wynford Drive by the DVP).

Ed Warner, who attended Sunday, offers this report: “Good show today, every table FULL, lots of shoppers, to the extent that sometimes it was hard to get to see the stuff on the tables.   However, THAT is a GOOD thing, because it shows that people are coming out to the shows, and “The TRADITION” is not going to fade away, at least NOT SOON. See you at the next [PHSC] meeting [February 20th, 2013].  Ed

Click HERE for information on the Winter Camerama.

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PHSC now on facebook

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Robert
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Well, we are now on facebook! Our page was developed and is managed by Louise Freyburger, our erstwhile assistant journal editor and researcher.

Check out the latest news and keep in touch with other enthusiasts! You can click here or on the facebook icon at left. I have also added a small linked icon to the right sidebar for easy access to our facebook page as I add posts.

If you need to search for us on facebook, use “PHSC-Photographic” in the search box and that should get us.

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TOOLS of the TRADE Sunday, April 7th, 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO, February 17th, 2013. The spring Tools of the Trade show for 2013 will be held on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 from 10am to 3pm at the Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Road, just 15 minutes east of Toronto. Click here or on the icon at left to see detailed directions.

toolgroupPHSC Member Ed Warner who is a past president of the PHSC, is now editor of Yesterday’s Tools the official journal of the Tool Group of Canada. The Tool Group of Canada was established about 30 years ago for collectors who specialize in the tools used by the craftsmen of days gone by.

To many of us, a camera is a collectible but it is also a tool used by a professional photographer. Hence a few members of the PHSC are also members of the Tool Group. When he was alive, both my dad and I were members. His interest was mechanics’ tools – the wrenches, tire jacks and other tools used by the automobile mechanic while I was interested in old wood-working tools. Over the years that I was a members of both groups, I attended the occasional Tools of the Trade show where I saw many kinds of tools including cameras and microscopes, not just hand tools.

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THE TINTYPE STUDIO

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
THE TINTYPE STUDIO
tumblr_meq0poJpUw1qkt8ozo1_500-smToronto’s Tintype Studio revisits a historical photographic tradition, creating a unique image on a metal surface. The Tintype Studio revives this process in its traditional context, the outdoor fair, by offering a fun, participatory, and retro take on the instant photograph. Its tintype portrait service and period-style booth give the public a chance to experience a chapter in the history of photography and take a piece home with them.  The studio members are Miles Collyer, Stu Sakai, Paul Sergeant and Greg Snow.  Join us tonight and discovery beauty of this old process that dates back to the wet-plate era and has survived in the hands of these modern day Tintype photographers.

The public is welcome.  Go to our Programs page for times and directions.

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