Tag Archives: 35mm

one man’s junque …

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … is another’s treasure. Around 1980, my friend Ron had picked up a bag of lens elements and offered me a glued pair for a magnifier. As I was leaving, he handed me a strange looking nickel plated square … Continue reading →

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Graflex Historic Quarterly 1-24 (Graflex Journal)

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Ken Metcalf down in North Carolina sent me a note saying the first edition of the GHQ for 2024 is out. Earlier issues are on the GHQ web site. You can also link to the organization’s website … Continue reading →

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cute as a button

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Professionals in the 19th and early 20th century chose a camera size such that the final print was a contact print, and generally not an enlargement from the negative.  As movies grew in popularity, some manufacturers realized that a … Continue reading →

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transparent history

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We think of history as the distant past. Not necessarily so. Slides, or colour transparencies taken by amateurs can sometimes be an historic record beyond the intended audience of the immediate family. The slide here shows a hilly street … Continue reading →

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ol’ two (three) eyes

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The art of stereo predates photography. Every half century or so this niche art becomes popular once again and companies publish papers and books; make movies; and even make cameras devoted to stereo. Even Kodak jumped in at one … Continue reading →

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a colourful projection 

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Most of you don’t remember seeing colour slides let alone colour projectors. I used to buy the Kodak frames to hold self-developed 35mm transparencies by Agfa (colour slides) in those pre-carousel days. A household  iron sealed the each Kodak … Continue reading →

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low contrast 16mm colour in 1962

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Those of you who grew up with or use film know that the faster the film the lower the contrast. My first venture in colour was with Kodachrome when it was ASA 10. Hence it produced inky black shadows … Continue reading →

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3D anyone?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. An article in the June, 1939 issue of Popular Mechanics shows a clever device for shooting live 3D with a normal 35mm camera. A mirror device affixed to the lens takes two images in a single frame – one … Continue reading →

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Automat? What about a Lordomat 35mm lens?

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. If you like watching old movies, you have likely seen the famous Automat cafeteria in NYC. These automated restaurants were threatened and often ‘ate’ up by by the growth of fast food outlets. Sadly our camera industry was no … Continue reading →

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hi-yo kinamo

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. In April, 1923 this ad appeared in the American Cinematographer. ICA in Germany announced its 35mm (standard film) Kinamo camera – the smallest movie camera of the time. The Kinamo was designed for both professionals and (advanced) amateurs, hence … Continue reading →

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