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oh to be square …

Toronto. Okay hardware fans, at left is a late 1950s Minolta Autocord camera riding on the success of the famous Rollei of the time. Our 2026 events are moving swiftly along. Scheduled next is our popular annual July event, the … Continue reading

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stuck

Toronto. For some image collectors, outdoor shots; weather shots; equipment shots; etc all prove attractive. While the photo at left covers all these categories, at c1958 it is a wee bit too new to be a collectible. One can imagine … Continue reading

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action central

Toronto. The photo at left is too new (about 67 years old) to be collectible. An old photo of any industrial process is of interest to a collector – the older the better. This is a photo of the telephone … Continue reading

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the gang’s all here …

Toronto. Later in the 1800s when CdV sales began to fall off, larger size cards were created (like larger smartphones today). The cabinet card shown here was large enough to allow small groups to be easily seen. In this example, … Continue reading

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never too late …

Toronto. … to start a collection. While the very old and very rare cameras and images may be priced a bit too high for your pocket, there are many others that are still reasonable. Digital cameras are now decades old … Continue reading

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July 2025 PHSC News issue 25-7

Toronto. Well Patrick did it again! This issue is a real gob smacker! Click on the icon of the cover at left to snag a copy.  This is the seventh in an eye-appealing series of monthly newsletters by  Patrick Gunn … 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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just a minute …

PHSC president Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. Exec meeting #60 via ZOOM was held on the glorious 4th (as our neighbours to the south say). Our treasurer, John Morden, sent out his report before the meeting. In future, this item will be … Continue reading

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a century already?

Toronto. Wow! Leica has been around for a century now. It seems like only yesterday that the little camera saved a German optical house and revolutionized photography – all after WW1 ended. The camera, formally introduced to the world in … Continue reading

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distant suns

Toronto. For most of photographic history, photos were taken from about one metre to out as far as the eye could see. Double bellows extensions and other special accessories allowed photos of small objects to be easily taken with the … Continue reading

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