Good night, Carl

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Robert

ZeissToronto, July 7, 2013. Those of us familiar with German optical firms recognize Carl Zeiss Jena and its products as famous since the late 1800s. The Tessar and Biotar lenses are immediately known to collectors and users of fine equipment. One of the blogs I follow, Sony Alpha Rumors, announced today that Zeiss has officially dropped the name Carl from its camera lenses in order have a consistency across all its products. The decision to make the change is covered in great detail here on the Zeiss blog.

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London before 1927

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Robert

London-1927London, May 11, 2013. Thanks to ex-pat Stan White who sent me a note regarding a London Evening Standard article and images from a 1926-7 movie of London, England.

The movie uses the experimental Friese-Greene [Frisse-Greene] process. The movie was taken by Claude Friese-Greene using his father William’s process. Take a look. Click the image to see the Vimeo movie and get more background, or here to see the article.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Living and Looking

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Robert
Sheila Turner-Seed and daughter Rachel c1979

Sheila Turner-Seed and daughter Rachel c1979

New York, June 20, 2013. Ian Ransberry of the Niagara School of Imaging sent this item along via Bob Lansdale.

The Lens column of the New York Times reports on the recent discovery of interviews with photographers well known in the 1960s and earlier. The interviewer, photographer Sheila Turner-Seed, met an early death in 1979 and her interviews died with her.

Both she and her daughter Rachel Seed are photographers. In researching her mother’s history, Ms Seed discovered these interviews at the ICP in New York. Click here or on the image to read the NY Times article.

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3rd Annual Trunk Sale – July 14, 2013

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Robert

3rd-trunk-sale-smTORONTO, June 21, 2013. As our Toronto presentations program breaks for summer, we announce our third annual summer event, The Larry Boccioletti Memorial Trunk Sale held outside the Soccer Centre as in the past two years. Click here or on the icon to go to our Facebook page for complete details.

Limited space. Free Parking. Opens at 8am. Rain or Shine. Public Welcome.

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Antique Photographica – The Collector’s Vision

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

51SIw+n9gnL._SY300_TORONTO, June 12, 2013. Bob Lansdale mentioned that his colleagues Bryan and Page Ginns have recently published a selection of articles in a book titled Antique Photographica, The Collector’s Vision.

Both Amazon USA and Amazon Canada have the book available at a lower price. Look for a review in an upcoming issue of Photographic Canadiana or the Newsletter.

Bob relates he “Just got in the new book by Bryan & Page Ginns (as editor): Antique Photographica: The Collector’s Vision. It is quite a heavy book (9×12) and full of knowledgeable authors such as Jack and Beverly Wilgus, Ralph London, Michael Pritchard, Greg French, Len Walle, Janice Schimmelman, Thomas Harris, Page & Bryan Ginns, Kenneth Rosen, Mike Kessler, Bobbi London, Richard Balzer, Sabine Ocker, Hugh Tifft & Jereme Rowe; each wrote on their particular collection forte. The topics cover a wide variety of titles from the Camera Obscura (before photography), through the cameras and images of the 19th and 20th century to colour and postcards.  Its reawakened my interest in other collectables. Its 274 pages, all colour.”

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Boris Spremo C.M. to be inducted into the CNHF

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

BorisSpremoTORONTO, June 12. 2013. I get the Toronto Star delivered and its almost always here but I missed a paper last week and also the article on Boris being inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame. Thanks and a tip of the hat to John Morden, our secretary and head of the PHSC Press. 

Boris attended a selection of his photographs and equipment featured at our fall fair last year (2012). Missed them? Not a problem – you can still check out his great photos right now the Star Blogs. A member of our society, we had the pleasure of hearing and seeing Boris give an excellent illustrated talk at a Toronto meeting back in March, 2001.  And now to be a member of the Canadian News Hall of Fame! Well deserved. Congratulations, Boris.

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Baltzley Photograph Spotted

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

Lower-Falls-of-Garnet-e008444128smTORONTO, May 31, 2013. Member and Image Curator Ashley Cook dropped me an email to say she spotted a Baltzley in the Early Exploration Photographs in Canada exhibition running until the end of September at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.  This image is timely as our publishing arm, PHSC Books, is about to release a new book on Baltzley by Dr Robert Wilson.

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Early Photography in Kingston – from the Daguerreotype to the Postcard

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

Early-Photography-in-KingstonTORONTO, May 22, 2013. Dr Jennifer McKendry, our guest speaker back in September of 2002, spoke to the PHSC on the subject of “Early Photography in Kingston”. The second edition of the same titled book earned one of our first publication grants.

This new book expands on that profusely illustrated edition. If you are an image collector or have a great interest in photographic history you will find Early Photography in Kingston – from Daguerre to Postcards of great interest. Copies are available directly from Dr McKendry on her web site. A special thanks to editor Bob Lansdale for bringing this book to our attention.

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Daguerreian Annual 2012

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

daguerreian-annual-2012TORONTO, May 22, 2013. Robert Lansdale, editor of our Photographic Canadiana and official photographer for the Daguerreian Society advised me that the Society’s 2012 annual is now available. This annual is a well known publication with many purpose-written and illustrated  articles on photography’s first process by acknowledged experts. If your interest is in old processes and specifically daguerreotypes, it would be worth joining. Check out their website!

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Old 3D Views at Nerd’s World Site

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

logoTORONTO May 12, 2013. George Dunbar emailed me to suggest these fine old stereo views. The stereos were posted by members Chris and Grace Hughes on their store web site. Chris and Grace have a photography studio at 986 Bathurst which is just south of Dupont in Toronto. Drop in for a portrait or a look at their collection of old cameras.

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