Tag Archives: Japan

a super lens

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1950s, I volunteered to serve in Labrador on a then new Tropospheric Scatter telephone network joining a few remote towns and mines to the outside world. While training for the job, I bought my first 35mm … Continue reading →

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minute men

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Old P.T. was tagged as saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute“. If not, how could the old Popular Mechanics ads attract anyone? Take for example this October, 1934 advertisement they ran aimed at all wannabe photographers: For a … Continue reading →

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Leo does Leica

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. After WW2, the Japanese optical industry tried to get in to the mighty American retail market. One option was to copy German cameras at much lower prices. This was the choice that Showa Kogaku made (later this maker became Leotax … Continue reading →

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Japan c1908 in photos

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Our President, Lewko Hryhorijiw, sent me this link from Helen Teager. The photographs are a selection of the work by the German-American photographer, Arnold Genthe, held in the Library of Congress. The photos were taken when Genthe spent a … Continue reading →

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priceless memories

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. If you (god forbid) are ever in a fire or other disaster that destroys your home, what would you save? Jewellery? Clothes? Possessions? Family photos? An article on BBC News by Celia Hatton called ‘The memory hunters‘ relates what … Continue reading →

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Amalgamated Photo History Newsletters

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. As we enter this new year with COVID-19 raging outside, editor Bob Lansdale has put together the first amalgamation of 2021 – Vol 2-1. All members with a an email address on file at the PHSC received this pdf … Continue reading →

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43rd world used camera fair (in Japan) video

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. In the summer of 2008, I changed the PHSC website to use WordPress. This change was to allow non-technical members to accept the webmaster position and be able to easily add posts and pages. My first post on August … Continue reading →

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PHSC Newsletter for May 2019

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Editor Sonja Pushchak has released volume 19-1 of her epic newsletter. Page 1 features “Floating Flora” – 1896 photographs from collotype photographer Ogawa Kazumasa. Page 2 covers or program of speakers for this month. Following this are pages covering … Continue reading →

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Microcosms Macrocosms

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. The works of photographer Yamamoto Masao will be featured in the Stephen Bulger Gallery October 20th to November 17th, 2018 with the opening reception on Saturday, October 20th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. The editorial on the exhibit is … Continue reading →

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Where were you on August 9th, 1945?

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. I had just turned 8 at the time. The second world war in Europe was over that May and we had celebrated V-E day. In early August, we saw a newspaper photo of the first atomic bomb dropped on … Continue reading →

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