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Looking at Small Things – 1680 style

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a kid, an issue of Popular Mechanics magazine showed how the tiny lens of a pen-light 1.5v bulb could be used as a powerful (about 200x) microscope – just like one made by Leeuwenhoek in Delft, … Continue reading →

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the eye looker

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Camera collectors often included various odd looking optical items in their collection. In the late 1980s, I was browsing antique stores, junk sales, etc. for interesting items. In one case, a little girl stood guard over a road side … Continue reading →

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remembering Christine Mackie …

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Christine Mackie burst upon the PHSC scene a few brief years before her death. One of our more flamboyant members, she collected antique motorcycles and bicycles, stored back home in Hamilton. She leaped into camera collecting with unrivalled enthusiasm, … Continue reading →

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from mother Russia (with love??)

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Issue 22-1 features a selection of cameras from our 1996 spring fair as photographed by Bob Lansdale and assisted by Tiit Kodar. Among the offered goodies was this rare Russian camera, the USSR Sport from 1935. The photo for … Continue reading →

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aptly chosen words …

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Various photographers have chosen to pick popular city locations which were photographed many decades ago, and show what they look like today given roughly the same field of view, etc. In our journal issue 22-1, the late Stan White … Continue reading →

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mr Garrett continues …

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The late Graham Garrett was our guest speaker at the 20th anniversary supper. One one hand he could be downright prickly to deal with but on the other hand, he was the epitome of  a photographic researcher: determined, thorough, … Continue reading →

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P is for permanent

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Past president of the PHSC, sports photographer, and author, Les Jones,  dropped me an email the other day. As an ex-pat from England, Les enjoys reading British papers. A recent article in the Guardian by Christopher Thomond titled “‘Prints … Continue reading →

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member number 5

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, camera collecting and photo history became the rage. Societies were being formed, fairs held, books written, etc. Our society and its Toronto branch were founded in the fall of 1974. Amongst other things members … Continue reading →

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Evangeline, 1913 Movie

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. You likely think of Hollywood when you think of films/movies but we also produced movies beginning with Evangeline in 1913. In issue 21-2, (Sep.Oct 1995) Ev devoted a number of pages to the centenary of motion pictures in Canada,  His … Continue reading →

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thinking big

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In April of 1995, we ushered in a new president – Les Jones (his photo is from the journal, enlarged and enhanced by Topaz Photo AI). In the second issue that year (issue 21-2) Les offered these points in … Continue reading →

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