Tag Archives: Leica

A Level Headed Accessory

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Back in 1929, Leitz had a hit on their hands with the new Leica 35mm camera. Accessories helped photographers use the new minicam for things not otherwise possible or at least not in an easy manner. A couple of … Continue reading →

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Slow speed ahead…

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. One of the perks of collecting Leicas is the vast array of accessories available – not just additional lenses, but close-up frames, lens elements, extension  tubes, view finders, rangefinders, timers, rings, hoods, bellows, flash guns … and a slow … Continue reading →

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Schneider Kreuznach Tele-Arton Lens

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. At one of our mid 1990s fairs held at the Queensway Lion’s Club, I picked up a small f/5.5 240mm telephoto lens in a Leica screw mount. It was sold to me by Jim McKeen. Jim was retired from his … Continue reading →

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IPhone 7 vs. Leica M9-P

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC member and friend George Dunbar sent me an email three days ago about an article on PetaPixel. The article compared the results of two cameras using 35mm lenses or equivalent (iPhone 7). Check out PetaPixel for other interesting … Continue reading →

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Online Leica and Hasselblad Auction

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Waddington’s, an auction house here in Toronto are trying their hand at an online auction of popular and well respected camera brands. The auction will be held November 7 – 10, 2016. Visit Waddington’s web site to see the … Continue reading →

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WestLicht Photographica Auction – 18, 19 Nov 2016

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Our friends at WestLicht Auction in Austria have announced their next Photographic Auction on the 18th and 19th of this month. Click here for the press images and here for press text.This will be featured as one of their Anniversary … Continue reading →

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Dylan and the Minox

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. I saw in the Globe today that Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature yesterday. He was considered to be a moving force in the world with his poetry and music, a force that has continued on to … Continue reading →

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Everything Old Is New Again IV

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Our Editor Bob Lansdale, another Leica affection-ado, sent me an email a few days ago announcing new Leica products. Among them was this camera called a Leica SOFORT. This unusual camera uses the Fuji Instax instant film for making … Continue reading →

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Das Boot, Das Leica

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. I saw the film Das Boot in the Kingsway Theatre on Bloor in the west end of Toronto. Kingsway was by then a revival theatre. The building was musty and damp, fitting for this movie.  In March of 1983, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Collecting and Leicas

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Back in June, John Linsky and I swapped emails on some fake Leicas. John’s last message on Leicas was this interesting article about collecting and building a collection using Leicas as an example. The author, William Fagan, posted the … Continue reading →

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