Tag Archives: accessories

it’s fall! it’s CAMERAMA time!

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Hey gang! Gary’s show for the fall is this Sunday, September 28th!

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rise up, rise up

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. A sub set of old images are transportation photos – cars, bicycles, ships, trains, etc. – and hot air balloons. The image at left is just balloons at a child’s party. In our 2025 events you can find all … Continue reading →

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asleep in the deep …

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Fall is here and it’s time to go to the fair. Our next 2025 event is our famous fall fair, October 19, 2025. Details are in the July PHSC News newsletter (issue 25-7). There will be lots of interesting … Continue reading →

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autumn leaves

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Fall is here once again. The boys of summer are working hard to win the race for the pennant and possibly enter the ‘World Series’. If you watch baseball, you know the Jays are leading their division at the … Continue reading →

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let there be light …

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. As mentioned in recent posts, our late editor Bob Lansdale was able to convince exchange members to submit articles for reprint as we celebrated our 25th anniversary of the journal in 1999. John Naslanic, editor of  the MiPHS’ Photogram, … Continue reading →

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distant suns

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. For most of photographic history, photos were taken from about one metre to out as far as the eye could see. Double bellows extensions and other special accessories allowed photos of small objects to be easily taken with the … Continue reading →

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… of swimming trunks and auto trunks

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. As a kid, July meant donning swimming trunks and dashing down to the lake for a swim to the sandbar and beyond. As a grown-up July means the famous PHSC Trunk Sale is coming soon! The date is July … Continue reading →

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hey, guys, it’s CAMERAMA time again …

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Gary sent over an email the other day. His summer CAMERAMA show is this Sunday, June 8th at the JCCC. Come on out and enjoy the show – Gary tells me the tables have sold out so there will … Continue reading →

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no, but this is fair!

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Come on down to our Spring Fair – at the usual location May 25th, 2025 (okay, this coming Sunday). There will be oodles of great stuff to see and buy, nicely augmenting your collection. Great food, free parking, cheap … Continue reading →

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a son of a bun but so much fun …

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In the spring of 1979, on May 5th, we held our 5th photographica-fair. The locale was downtown at the Chelsea Hotel. Rooms and halls were filled with treasures for photographica collectors. By 1979, we had the hang of hosting … Continue reading →

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