Tag Archives: Digital

Auction May 5th 2024

Toronto.  Get ready for our Spring 2024 Auction tomorrow, Sunday, May 5, 2024 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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when art and science collide

Toronto. This post is about 3D, not media nor lenses nor cameras, all of which also benefit from scientific analysis. In the days of film and glass-plates, the angle/distance between our eyes was used to create two images – one … Continue reading

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the camera that wasn’t there

Toronto. The production and sale of dry plates brought with it a different kind of camera,  one that could be handheld (by steady hands) or even worn rather than requiring a special support like a tripod. These cameras, especially those … Continue reading

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Camerama April 28, 2024

Toronto. My friend Gary Perry sent me this message recently: “Please note that our next Camerama Camera Show is coming up on Sunday, April 28, 2024. See flyer [above] for details. “Now in our 28th Year! “Same great location and … Continue reading

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hey auction, I can see you

Toronto. It is coming soon! I will be posting the first series of lots in a slide show early in April. Once again our fabulous auction will be held at the Legion Hall 101 in south-west Toronto. Something for everyone! … Continue reading

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I hear the auction a comin’

Toronto. The post title is a riff on the first line of the famous 1953 tune by Johnny Cash, “Folsom Prison Blues“. And our auction is “a comin’ ” in another month or so to the Legion Hall 101 in … Continue reading

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projecting dreams

Toronto. Like stereo, the eyes and the brain work together to give one the sensation of motion. In the case of ‘movies’ a phenomenon called “persistence of vision”  transforms the sequence of still frames (about 24 per second) seen by … Continue reading

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flying cameras

Toronto. This photo of a Montreal landmark, St Joseph’s Oratory on Queen Mary Road, was taken by an Exakta and 135mm Steinheil lens on Kodachrome from a CJAD news helicopter. Aerial photos have been taken since the late 1850s when … Continue reading

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calling all collectors

Toronto.  Who would have thought it? This is our 50th year. In the latter part of the 20th century clubs like ours proliferated. Some even became exchange members (we swapped journals rather than paid membership). Once the digital era hit, … Continue reading

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off with their heads …

Toronto. … said the queen in the famous “Alice” stories. Those of the smartphone generation have little use for tripods or tripod heads as the media (sensor) is so sensitive that the majority of shots are taken hand held. Only … Continue reading

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