Tag Archives: Midland

fire sale

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Photography introduced the average person to events of the day and to history. Over 60 years ago, I was seconded to our office in Midland, Ontario to lend a hand. Imagine my surprise on that chilly Monday morning, March … Continue reading →

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once upon a time in Canada

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. A few years after the second world war ended, Ernst Leitz established a factory in Midland, Ontario. At this subsidiary factory cameras were assembled from Wetzlar parts, manufactured, and lenses were assembled, manufactured and designed. In our journal, issue … Continue reading →

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camera brochures

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Camera makers offered many, many brochures to explain the virtues of their products to the common man. I have a few these days, mostly published by Ihagee, Leitz, Hasselblad (or their importers and distributors), or Kodak. These brochures give … Continue reading →

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the story of a camera

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. One of the blogs I follow is called Daring Fireball. The author, John Gruber, generally reports on Apple and its products (I write this site on an i7, 27″ iMac). Occasionally, he quotes an article about a none Apple … Continue reading →

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More Fish than Fowl – Leica IIIg

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. 1956 was an exciting year for Leitz Germany and Leitz Canada, the small factory established in Midland as Ernst Leitz Canada. The company made the IIIf, IIIg, and M3 in Germany and assembled them there and in Canada. For … Continue reading →

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