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top ‘o the mornin’ to ya

Toronto. As we near St Pattie’s day, this is a suitable post. It is based on a follow up article titled “A SECOND LOOK …”. Editor Lansdale expands on photographer John Turner reporting a lens swap between Dr Mike Robinson … Continue reading

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ever see a German hummingbird …

Toronto. Our nearby photo society in Michigan, MiPHS,  announce the recent release of the 54-1 (spring 2026) issue of Photogram. This edition includes an article dubbed “The Poor Man’s Leica” – the Kolibri (German for Hummingbird). The Kolibri is a … Continue reading

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submerged in religion

Toronto. The article “A Surprising Find!” not only expands on Carswell’s CdVs but discusses the meeting of Baptist clergy in Toronto in 1868 and Carswell’s group photo shown here. It is a collage of individual portraits. The article by editor … Continue reading

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a pocket full of poses

Toronto.  Around the time when the northern part of British North America established  itself as the Dominion of Canada (1867), a Toronto photographer, Robert Carswell, created these CdVs which became part of the late Robert Wilson’s collection. Twenty-five years ago, … Continue reading

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ever see an ‘ugly duckling’ camera?

Toronto,  I received my copy of the MiPHSC Photogram (53-4, Winter 2025) a few weeks back. In it was an article by Rob Niederman (known for his collection and knowledge of cameras) titled “My Collection Has An Ugly Duckling”. Join … Continue reading

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a man and his collection …

Toronto. We collectors often seem too busy to notice others. In issue 26-2, editor Bob Lansdale used this photo of past president Les Jones and just some of his collection at the time. Les was a professional sports photographer specializing … Continue reading

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… memories …

Toronto. Editor Bob Lansdale came up with many ideas to promote our 25th Anniversary, especially for the journal. One idea that popped up in issue 25-5 was to have some long time members write about the society or collecting as … Continue reading

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latest Graflex Journal now published

Toronto. In a recent email Ken Metcalf, editor of the Graflex Journal, tells me the latest 2025 issue is now available. Back issues (both the older Graflex Historic Quarterly and the newer Graflex Journal Quarterly) are available up to 2022 … Continue reading

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describing those old collectibles consistently

Toronto. a big headache to camera collectors was describing an old camera in way that let a prospective buyers figure out the value when sight-unseen. Our exchange member, the LHSA (Leica Historical Society of America) had a particular challenge since … Continue reading

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the happy wanderer …

Toronto. A couple of books are shown at left from an image in issue 23-4. At left is Watson’s 1922 book, Romantic Canada, and at right is Frances Rooney’s  1966 book about Watson titled, “Working Light: The Wandering Life of … Continue reading

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