Tag Archives: film

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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so what is a camera …really?

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. At left is a c1544 drawing of a camera obscura showing a solar eclipse. In the image, the  left wall has a pin-hole to let in the light. The right wall acts as a screen to allow the image … Continue reading →

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remembering john vanderpant

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In issue 25-2, editor Bob Lansdale published Sheryl Salloum’s copyright 1999 article on the famous Vancouver based John Vanderpant titled, “John Vanderpant’s Vibrating “Voice” and Vision”. Ms Salloum’s article begins with this prècis. “From 1919 to 1939, the Dutch-Canadian photographer … Continue reading →

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what’s an Alexanderplatz?

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. To all you film junkies out there, Lomography announces their latest release- the Alexanderplatz edition of a film camera. Lomography cameras tend to be film based and simple to use, but with features that allow the user to experiment. … 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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big shots

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Ahhh, that Cirkut model 10 again. There are many ways to capture a group photo. One popular way over the years was the use of a Cirkut camera. The design of the camera meant that it was revolved by … Continue reading →

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pretty, pretty, pretty …

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … is what our budgie said when it wasn’t irritating our youngest by calling out her name over and over. In November, 1998 our speaker was Joan Severa. Her topic was “Dating Your Images”. As you can see from … Continue reading →

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these shoes are made for walking …

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors of cameras and photos haunted garage sales, photo retail stores, antique shops, flea markets, etc. in search of old collectibles. Some even resorted to want ads in the days of newspapers. The mantra was “save the best and … Continue reading →

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what goes around …

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … comes around. Member Wayne Ridley sent me an email recently about a device to allow film camera collectors and users to convert many popular film cameras to digital by inserting  special ‘digital’ film. When digital was relatively new … Continue reading →

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thinking cool thoughts …

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Sweltering weather last week and more forecast for next week. We seem to be getting a preview of the effect of climate change! Phew! After the recent rash of camera posts, it’s time to give the other side – … Continue reading →

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