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fall CAMERAMA show this month

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. A few days ago, Gary Perry sent me an email announcing his Sunday, September 28, 2025 show: He is at the same great location and time as always: Gary says some Vendor tables  ($75/8ft table) are still available if … Continue reading →

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stereo and department store catalogues

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. I hope you enjoyed the airshow ending today (Monday Sep 1st). It has been running annually at the CNE for over 70 years! Years ago, a major department store chain in Canada was Eaton’s. When stereo hit one of … Continue reading →

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the end of summer …

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a kid mid last century, the start of the last two weeks of August signalled the end of summer and start of CNE time, an annual event that ended each September on Labour Day with an … Continue reading →

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when night falls …

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. For many decades after the invention of photography, it was a daylight – bright daylight – pursuit unless one resorted to bright artificial lighting – flash powder, flood lights, flash bulbs, electronic flash, etc. Sensitive media of the day … Continue reading →

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collecting Notman photos

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. One popular focus by old photo collectors is to collect photos produced by a major studio or photographer. An example is collecting Notman photographs. Identifying the subject/cut line for Notman photos is made easier by the studio’s detailed record … Continue reading →

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not all cameras are badged for the west …

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. With issue 25-1, late editor Bob Lansdale celebrated the society’s 25th anniversary with a number of stories that originally appeared in other journals.  One such article by the late Larry Gubas was titled ‘”Anonymous” Zeiss Ikon Cameras’. This article … Continue reading →

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summertime ….

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … and the living is easy. As shown at left, our cat enjoys a pleasant snooze in the great outdoors. Image collectors often ‘categorize’ their collection. While the cat photo at left is a recent one, it represents the … Continue reading →

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a thorny pick

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. I often wondered what happened to the pre-eminent British camera maker, Thornton-Pickard. By the time I became interested in old cameras, we occasionally saw a small box with a shutter. The box attached to the front of a lens … Continue reading →

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knock on wood

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever heard about a camera called the Talmer? this c1890 camera with a wood body was once advertised as the “perfected automatic hand camera”. This fine example of a British camera was once in the collection of … Continue reading →

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where are you, Gerrie?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 24-5, we have the review of a book (courtesy of the University at Regina Sask.) – Donnie White’s, “In Search of Geraldine Moodie” published by the Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2 … Continue reading →

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