Tag Archives: darkroom

a Canadian-made enlarger

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Editor Ev Roseborough seems to have known and met dozens of eccentric folk in the photography business. Makers of darkroom equipment like enlargers were no different. Ev has an article in issue 19-4 of our journal titled, “J.M. Paquin, … Continue reading →

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reeling

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the days of film, photographers developed the strip of film in a reel. Professionals could develop many reels of film at once using devices like that at left [photo courtesy of Patrick Gunn]. Once correctly developed, the best … Continue reading →

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a book for November …

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. .. to paraphrase the Walter Lord tale, “A Night to Remember” about the Titanic – I Read it about sixty or so years go. One of the books in today’s auction is CAMERAS by the late Brian Coe, curator … Continue reading →

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by any other name …

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One of my co-workers commented years ago that a client (he was in the debt consolidation business at the time) had given him a new ‘Leica’ and the accessory lenses. Well, that sparked my interest. My family visited his … Continue reading →

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lots and lots to list

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall estate auction is coming up quickly (this coming Sunday, Nov 24, 2024). In addition to the slide show of lots, Clint has provided a list of items in the auction. Both the photos and list are updated … Continue reading →

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if it moves, shoot it ….

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The old military expression was “If it moves salute it; fi it doesn’t, paint it” In this post I had in mind movie cameras. Our coming auction this Sunday has a wealth of lots – camera, lenses, movie cameras, … Continue reading →

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origami and photography

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. You may wonder what on earth the Japanese art of paper folding has to do with our favourite pastime – photography. Glad you asked. Origami takes a flat object like a sheet of paper and in a few folds, … Continue reading →

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getting to the auction day …

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. …. with apologies to Dennis Waterman and the theme song for New Tricks. Our fall auction date of November 24th is less than a week away. Mark your calendar now! It’s a great way to spend a late fall … Continue reading →

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flights of film …

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … or is it flights of fancy? Whatever. We are closing in on our fall auction date of November 24, 2024! Be sure to join us and have a great Sunday, see old friends, find lots of neat goodies … Continue reading →

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Bill’s ‘something’ revisited …

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Journal editor Ev Roseborough in issue 18-4 revisits Bill Belier’s ‘something’ after a lengthy conversation with future journal editor, Bob Lansdale and Bob’s correct identification of this bit of history. Ev begins, “Gather round, dear readers, for the final … Continue reading →

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