Tag Archives: French

the French have a name for it …

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … Le Verascope. When the dry plate process and later film became common place, would-be photographers no longer needed to understand the art. Hence the art opened to the far wider world of amateurs. The down side as the … Continue reading →

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variations on a theme

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. In the early 1900s, Butcher in London, England sold a “Royal Mail Camera” that used multiple lenses to create as many as 15 postage stamp size images on one small  plate. The July, 1934 issue of Popular Mechanics has … Continue reading →

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an eclectic collection

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Some collectors seem to buy everything in sight. Others are very selective. Our past president, the late Bill Kantymir did both. Bill had a ‘bucket list’ – a list of every camera he wanted to own before he left … Continue reading →

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illuminating and breathless

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. This is a photo of a cameraman slowly moving by a wheelie while the lighting and actors stay in place. The lady in the striped dress is none other than the tragic Jean Seberg with her French co-star Jean Paul … Continue reading →

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Emile Zola… photographer??

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Emile Zola lived from 1840 to 1902 when he died under curious circumstances. Zola was one of the most famous French authors of his era. He was notorious for his role in the Dreyfus affair. Like many well to … Continue reading →

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Review of Book on 19th Century French Lenses

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. I did this review for Bob Lansdale back on August 3rd, 2013. At the time, the author had sent the book to Bob for review and write up in the journal Photographic Canadiana. This the review I wrote at … Continue reading →

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French Camera Display in Japan this fall.

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Robert

Our good friend Sam Mabuchi of  the All Japan Classic Camera club (AJCC) wrote recently that the AJCC will be holding a French Camera Exhibition this winter in Tokyo. The exhibition is an official exhibition by the JCII Camera Museum … Continue reading →

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