Tag Archives: Digital

Guess which camera is currently most popular?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Which is the most popular camera today? We usually think of Nikons or Canons and perhaps even lesser brands like Olympus or Sony, but by far the most popular camera today  is… the camera in your iPhone! Yes, in … Continue reading →

Posted in camera | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Guess which camera is currently most popular?

Optical Explosion

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Yesterday’s Globe business section had an intriguing graph in its visualization article illustrating the growth in annual camera sales since the late 1950s. Unfortunately the digital version of the article is behind a pay wall and since I already pay … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Optical Explosion

250 Megapixels anyone?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Russ Forfar, owner of Kominek Camera Repair, sent me an email mentioning that Canon has announced a monster 250 megapixel sensor this month as reported on the AIP Scitation web site last week. This sensor is a smallish size APS-H … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other, camera | Tagged , , | Comments Off on 250 Megapixels anyone?

Who invented the first digital camera?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Russ Forfar, a frequent contributor to this site dropped me a note today about the first digital camera ever invented. In mid August, James Estrin in Australia’s Business Review Weekly wrote a column titled “In 1975, this Kodak employee … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other, camera, program | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Who invented the first digital camera?

Cameras everywhere

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. About 35 years ago, I used my Leica to take a few shots of my girls during school concerts. I was the odd man out – few parents had a camera, and those who did had cheap little box … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other, people | Tagged , | Comments Off on Cameras everywhere

21st Century Digital Photography

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Robert

A number of our members also belong to the Toronto Digital Photography Club (TDPC). The TDPC are proud to announce they will be hosting Tony Sweet  here in Toronto on March 24, 2012. The topic of his seminar is “21st … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other, people | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on 21st Century Digital Photography