Tag Archives: book

holy Hannah!

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. It’s time for our monthly Toronto meeting. While it  is usually on the third Wednesday of the month, this time we join PhotoED magazine this Sunday, January 18, 2026 2 – 5 pm at the Arts & Letters club, … Continue reading →

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home movies again …

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. In the time before digital and smart phones everywhere, a sub set of amateur photographers took and projected movies. Home movies entertained us after watching the ‘boob tube’ lost interest momentarily. The late Alan Katttelle from down Massachusetts way, … Continue reading →

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from the very beginning …

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Photography was announced in January 1839 by two very different men as two very different processes, both based on the reaction of silver salts to light. And both were  successful because a means was discovered to make the resulting … Continue reading →

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I wonder what it’s worth?

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. For many years, the definitive price guide to old cameras was McKeown’s, Issue 26-3 announced the arrival of the 11th edition of the famous guide: “We’ll finally see the all-new McKeown’s Price Guide in January 2001 at a hefty price of $125 US for the … Continue reading →

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to die for…

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … is a popular expression describing a very special item. In the issue 26-3 column “Book Shelf”, Dr Wilson describes a book of photographs by photographer William James. The book’s illustrations were made using rare hand coloured slides from … Continue reading →

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the good old soccer game …

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors of sports photos should consider soccer photos like the one at left of our 1888 team that wowed fans by beating the British team. Member (and past president, author, photographer, collector etc.) Les Jones wrote a book review … Continue reading →

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a lasting memory …

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When the military returned from the Korean war, some US reported brought along a new and challenging professional camera made in Japan- a Nikon SLR. In time Nikons became one of the two makes preferred by professionals. The other … Continue reading →

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you could shoot a cannon …

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … at sunset down the street … ia an old expression to describe a sleepy town. Slightly mis-spelt, Canon is one of the two significant camera makes currently preferred by professionals. Like many makers, Canon digital cameras were preceded … Continue reading →

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speaking of curiosity …

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … did you ever wonder about the old film/plate lenses in your collection? In 1971, I spotted Kingslake’s 1951 opus. “Lenses in Photography” used and bought it. In 1989 Kingslake released, “A History of the Photographic Lens”. Published by … Continue reading →

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where are you, Gerrie?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 24-5, we have the review of a book (courtesy of the University at Regina Sask.) – Donnie White’s, “In Search of Geraldine Moodie” published by the Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2 … Continue reading →

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