Tag Archives: cameras

Ja, das ist gut!

Toronto. After WW1, Germany faced high inflation and had a serious need for foreign funds.  Mergers and consolidation within German industries was in the air! For example, its camera industry was a conglomeration of relatively small firms who spent their … Continue reading

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hotdog! It’s a hoodie!

Toronto. With apologies to Sam whose jingle sparked this title. No lens should be sans hood. The purpose of the lens hood is to allow all image forming rays to hit the media and all other rays to be blocked, … Continue reading

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here’s lookin’ at ya, kid …

Toronto. Are you ready for the auction Sunday? Many different lots will go ‘under the hammer’ with many great photographic goodies for use or your collection. We often think of a camera’s lens as its ‘eye’. As such many ‘eyes’ … Continue reading

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just a couple of pin holes …

Toronto. Continuing the theme of volume 25, Editor Lansdale reprinted an article by Paul Gentry titled “THE STEREO PINHOLE: A ‘Hands On’ Approach to 3-D Photography”. The article and illustrations are courtesy of the NSA. Paul begins, “Pinhole and stereo … Continue reading

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so who needs slow speeds anyway?

Toronto. … Besides, the IIf Leica was less expensive to buy than a IIIf. This cosmetically clean c1951 black dial IIf Leica with the correct 5cm f/2 collapsible Summitar lens is lot 201 at next Sunday’s PHSC Museum Auction. The … Continue reading

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buzzing about …

Toronto. Bees and flowers seem to go together. At left a bee extracts nectar from a blossom and leaves some pollen behind. While this photo is obviously too recent to be a collectible, the idea of a collection sub-group of … Continue reading

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Museum Auction November 9, 2025

Toronto.  Coming fast – our Fall 2025 Museum Auction, Sunday, November 9, 2025 in Long Branch (south west Toronto) at the usual venue BUT at the slightly later time (see poster) – free parking [OVERFLOW AT GO TRAIN LOT JUST … Continue reading

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a down east phenom

Toronto. When our late president, Bill Kantymir, came back from vacation many years ago, he was all excited. He discovered a mailbox down in Nova Scotia bearing the name ‘SHERMAN HINES‘. For the unaware, Sherman is a definitive Maritimes photographer … Continue reading

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for want of a nickel …

Toronto. … a camera is lost. Our PHSC fall auction is coming up fast (November 9th) and we will be posting photos and possibly a lot list when received from our auctioneer. Meantime, don’t forfeit a desired lot next month … Continue reading

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old nature photos

Toronto. While the image at left is far too new to be collectible today, many other bird, animal, fish, landscape, etc. photos from a century or more ago are collectible images. Collectors haunt our shows to discover old photos that … Continue reading

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