Tag Archives: books

one more reason

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Port Colborne, some 90km from Toronto is a beautiful part of the Niagara peninsula. On the shores of Lake Erie, a short distance from Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and other popular destinations, the Port is gorgeous this time of year. … Continue reading →

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our spring fair is this month – June 11, 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Our PHSC Spring Fair is a go! NEW DAY – NEW LOCATION.

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swan song – PHSC News newsletter for April 2022

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The Canon EOS 7D L shown here is from the right top of page 1 in this month’s PHSC News newsletter. What is odd, is that like the Exakta, this camera is for the 15% who are left handed! … Continue reading →

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PHSC News newsletter for January 2022

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The Voigtlander Bergheil shown here is from the right top of page 1 in this month’s PHSC News newsletter. A Bergheil model was a favourite camera of Brassai when he haunted French street life. Well, most of us made … Continue reading →

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it’s December and Show and Tell time again!

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. A Show and Tell featuring photography’s rare, curious and unclassifiable- DECEMBER 15, 2021 – 8:00 EST Want to talk about your latest, greatest equipment or image score? Bursting to let us know what kind of eccentric esoterica you’ve spend … Continue reading →

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going for gold – a Kodak moment

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The late Jack Addison and wife Marge were very active in the society, especially in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Jack was president, journal editor, CNE Exhibits coordinator, curator, etc. while wife Marge was membership secretary when I joined … Continue reading →

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eye of the storm

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. It was ‘the best of times and the worst of times‘ between the world wars. After the first war, pent-up demand blossomed into unprecedented wealth in the first decade, followed by the worst depression ever in the next (world … Continue reading →

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all a twitter

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Robert

Toronto.  Well, it had to come to this. Twitter, I mean. When the society was established back in 1974, everyone had a land line and a postal address. Personal computers were unheard of. Mobile telephones were massive affairs used only … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for December 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Parker Pen decided to branch out to the subminiature camera manufacturing. Never heard of a Parker camera? I’m nor surprised. It’s featured on page 1 of our newsletter this month (top right). Is this really the last month in … Continue reading →

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not only elephants have them

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Trunk and trunk sales that is. Ours was held this year on August 23 at the Trident Hall in south west Toronto and will be featured in our next journal issue. Note that our journals are for members. Not a … Continue reading →

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