Tag Archives: film

watch out for these two cameras

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. With the ESTATE Auction fast approaching on the 17th of this month, I have two other lots for you to consider. Lot 077, the Expo camera and lot 078, the Ticka camera. By the early 1900s, film media was fast … Continue reading →

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lighting up the night

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the days of film photography, the speed of the media was too slow to take good night or studio shots. As a suitable solution, photographers took refuge in flash or electric illumination – like the kit shown here. … Continue reading →

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in the dark of the night

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of the thrills (and skills) of film is to watch  a print miraculously appear in the developer tray in a darkroom lit by a dim rubyish light. Every darkroom has its enlarger and/or contact printer ready to crank … Continue reading →

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worth the price?

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of our exchange groups, PHSNE, in their June 2023 issue of Snap-Shots reports that this CdV went for a hammer price of $125,000 US recently at Swann Galleries in NYC. The announcement was posted on the ‘Fine Books … Continue reading →

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what’s in your collection?

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Photos? View cameras? Digital cameras? Film cameras? No matter what you collect, don’t miss our auction next month on the 17th? Clint (our president and auctioneer) has pulled together an amazing number of lots for this ESTATE auction. This … Continue reading →

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lots of weighty things

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We collect cameras, lenses, and photographs. Others collect paperweights. And like photo history buffs (camera collectors, photo collectors, ephemera, etc.), many clubs exist for the paperweight collectors (see additional resources on this site). There are also Canadian clubs.  Sometimes … Continue reading →

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a broader view

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Robert

  Toronto. Over a century ago, cameras were made to take a very wide, ‘panorama’, photo. Kodak made some with a lens that swings in a 180 degree arc and the famous geared version (Cirkut) that rotated the entire camera … Continue reading →

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Auction Fall 2023 – September 17, 2023

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  Get ready for our Fall Estate Auction! It’s an INDOOR AUCTION on September 17, 2023 in Long Branch (south west Toronto) at the usual venue BUT at a slightly different time (see poster) – free parking and free admission. … Continue reading →

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September is Fall Auction Month

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We are hosting our Fall Auction September 17, 2023. This will be an Estate Auction with no consignments at the door (sorry). For a ‘sneak’ preview of some of the lots, click the little Minox (lot 096) icon on … Continue reading →

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the stone kids

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Giass was king of the photographic base materials for decades covering wet plate, dry plate, and into the film era. Glass was an ideal medium for photography. It was transparent, flat,  grain free – if carefully made – and … Continue reading →

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