Tag Archives: Pentax

everything old …

Toronto. …is new again.  We owe a big thanks to treasurer John Morden for suggesting this article on a planned renaissance of Pentax film cameras by Ricoh. Many of us can remember the Pentax line (Ricoh uses the Pentax name … Continue reading

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it’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a camera?

Toronto. Some collectors specialize in novelty cameras such as this old Pentax RS1500 with the Superman skin (image posted by Andy Khouri April 14, 2011 and once seen on the ‘Comics Alliance‘ website. Since digital photography has been around well … Continue reading

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Lomography’s Neptune Convertible Art Lens System

Toronto. I received an email a couple of days ago from Katherine Phipps of Lomography. The email announced the Kick Starter program to create a convertible lens system called the Neptune Convertible Art Lens System. You may wonder about convertible … Continue reading

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WCPHA April 2017 Newsletter Published

Toronto. We often swap notes with the good folks in BC at the Western Canada Photographic Historical Association (WCPHA). I was pleased to hear that their recent show went  quite well. My thanks to Bob Lansdale for sending the latest … Continue reading

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