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bang! you’re shot …

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The late 1930s saw the rise in so called subminiature cameras with the Minox arguably the best known. To stand out, the Doryu company in Japan marketed this novel submini that used 16mm film. The one shown at left … Continue reading →

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helping the bacon

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 13-1, I reviewed the book, “#16 – Champlin on Fine Grain”. This 1938 text gave a detailed explanation and developer formulae for fine grain processing while maintaining film speed. At the time there was considerable effort to … Continue reading →

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a merry Kodak Christmas

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Early in our history, Canadian Kodak contributed to us for printing a vintage ad from CKC on the back page of our journal. This ad for an art-deco folder announced a perfect Christmas gift. Unfortunately it was the May/June … Continue reading →

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ain’t no wreck!

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. If you can stand it, here is another Kodak Canada ad from the back cover of issue 12-5.  The ad shows the result of Kodak’s decision to buy a German factory which  manufactured precision cameras. This ad covers the … Continue reading →

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a c1924 miniature camera

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Not all minicams used 35mm movie film bits – some used paper-backed Kodak roll film. I once had a few of these delightfully compact little Kodak gems. This ad by Kodak in 1924 was reproduced on the back of … Continue reading →

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… with fries

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  … Add-ons are always a way to increase sales/profits. In film photography add-ons or accessories, as they are often called, helped the photographer create better/different photos. In the mid 1950s built-in meters were uncommon yet an exposure meter was … Continue reading →

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flash for cash

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Post war there was a pent-up demand for commercial products. Cars were in short supply; telephones had a wait list while new cables were added; and many other goods were similarly in short supply. New ideas popped up everywhere … Continue reading →

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a real brick …

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We have commented on the famous Argus C-3 camera many times, but this beautiful ad was just too hard to pass up. Fondly known as the ‘brick’, the C-3 (C3) was by far the best selling camera of the … Continue reading →

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showboating

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Do you remember Expo67,  a World’s Fair held in Montreal? It was a remarkable show in spite of the inevitable strikes. My wife and I enjoyed Expo and courtesy of a bus strike we were able to see so … Continue reading →

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take ’em … make ’em

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Smartphone users likely never bothered with film, photo paper, gooey darkroom stuff, etc. But at one time it was the only way to take and make photos. For the frugal amongst us back then, photographic manufacturers from time to … Continue reading →

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