{"id":33035,"date":"2025-12-26T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T05:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=33035"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:59:26","slug":"a-man-and-his-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-man-and-his-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"a man and his collection …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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cover shot for Issue 26-2 showing Mr Jones with a few of the cameras in his collection c2000<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n

Les was a professional sports photographer specializing in Soccer photos. He has since retired and moved to the Kingston area.<\/p>\n

Bob used the following description for this cover shot: “Over the years to balance out the\u00a0content for our covers we vary the\u00a0images between scenes, people and\u00a0equipment. This cover gives equal\u00a0balance between the personality of\u00a0Les Jones and the collection of his\u00a0past and present cameras.<\/p>\n

“Recently elevated by\u00a0the PHSC Executive\u00a0to the Gallery of\u00a0<\/i>Honour <\/i>for his dedicated \u00a0services to the Society, Les joined the PHSC in 1982 as member #469. In 1989 he took on Executive responsibilities as Program Chairman for four years then rose to First Vice-President in 1993. In 1995 he became President and on fulfilment of that office initiated and has\u00a0chaired the PHSC Publication &\u00a0Research Grants program.<\/p>\n

“In business, Les Jones is a professional sports photographer who travels the world seeking out and recording the top events for soccer, rugby\u00a0and minor sports. His travels have\u00a0provided the opportunity to hunt for\u00a0antique cameras and vintage prints in\u00a0out-of-the-way locations.<\/p>\n

“Included in our cover photo is a\u00a0giant engraving camera while sitting\u00a0on top are a wooden Teco box camera, a Talmer box camera of 1890,\u00a0and early slide projectors.\u00a0On the floor is a wooden Thornton\u00a0Pickard field camera and the symbol\u00a0of Les\u2019 profession a modern Nikon\u00a0equipped with a 300 mm f 2.8\u00a0Nikkor and motor drive.”<\/p>\n

Members enjoyer this and many other issues in the respective pdf files on the free members-only DVD\/memory chip. To join, see membership above and at right. Address any membership questions to member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our 2026 PHSC Events are coming up fast! First up is our January 25, 2026 auction. a poster and instructions will appear on this site a few weeks before the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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