100 of the 109 photographs in this book are shot on black-and-white, slide and color negative film. The VueScan software was used first to make excellent TIFF-files from the Nikon LS9000 Super Coolscan equipment. Both the website and the book were produced from PDF-files and standard paper.
Edward Weston: “The most important tool of a photographer is not his camera but his eye.”
As a hobby or a profession, photography teaches you to look and see. In the process you might learn to see more than just what meets the eye and what’s coming next. As a photographer I think in pictures all the time. The new thinking gives an immense benefit i.e. when reading word-pictures like parables or proverbs. The picture in your mind assists in seeing the hidden meaning of a conveyed principle.
Over the years, the opinions and comments about the contents of this book vary greatly. Most readers could not “see” the content beyond the page. It’s not a coincidence that someone who “saw” the message was a professional photographer! Therefore, his comment is the only one I posted on the website so far.
Peter H. Zimberg
Edward Weston: “The most important tool of a photographer is not his camera but his eye.”
As a hobby or a profession, photography teaches you to look and see. In the process you might learn to see more than just what meets the eye and what’s coming next. As a photographer I think in pictures all the time. The new thinking gives an immense benefit i.e. when reading word-pictures like parables or proverbs. The picture in your mind assists in seeing the hidden meaning of a conveyed principle.
Over the years, the opinions and comments about the contents of this book vary greatly. Most readers could not “see” the content beyond the page. It’s not a coincidence that someone who “saw” the message was a professional photographer! Therefore, his comment is the only one I posted on the website so far.
Peter H. Zimberg
The following cameras and lenses were used between 1958 and 2022:
-Leica M3, M2, Elmarit-M 28mm, Summicron 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, Hektor 125mm, Telyt 200mm.
-Leica R7, Vario-Elmar 28-70mm, Apo-Telyt R 180mm.
-Nikon F (first generation), Nikkor 20 mm, 24mm, 50mm, 105mm, 200mm.
-Minolta 7000, Sigma Zoom 28-80mm, Sigma Apo-Zoom 70-300mm.
-Hasselblad 2000FC, FE203 with CFVD-50 digital back, Distagon F 50mm, Sonnar F 150mm, Tele-Tessar FE 250mm
-Nikon D7000, Nikkor 18-105mm.
-Cannon Power-Shot.
-Leica M3, M2, Elmarit-M 28mm, Summicron 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, Hektor 125mm, Telyt 200mm.
-Leica R7, Vario-Elmar 28-70mm, Apo-Telyt R 180mm.
-Nikon F (first generation), Nikkor 20 mm, 24mm, 50mm, 105mm, 200mm.
-Minolta 7000, Sigma Zoom 28-80mm, Sigma Apo-Zoom 70-300mm.
-Hasselblad 2000FC, FE203 with CFVD-50 digital back, Distagon F 50mm, Sonnar F 150mm, Tele-Tessar FE 250mm
-Nikon D7000, Nikkor 18-105mm.
-Cannon Power-Shot.
Page number, camera, lens and picture info:
Pages 4, 5 and 6, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 7, Nikon F, 200mm.
Page 8, H 2000FC, Sonnar 150mm. Fujichrome type B, 1994.
Page 9, Nikon F, 24mm. Moscow, Soviet Union, 1976.
Page 10, Nikon F, 24mm, Kiev, Ukraine, 1976.
Page 11, Minolta 7000, Sigma 28-80mm. Jerusalem, Israel.
Page 12, Nikon F, 200mm. Millbank, Ontario, Canada.
Page 15, Leica M3, 28mm. Golan Heights, Israel, 2010.
Page 17, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm. Loretto, Ontario, Canada.
Page 19, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 20 Upper, Leica M3, 90mm. Northern Baltic Sea, 1961.
Page 20 Lower, Leica M3, 90mm. M/S Kungsholm, Swedish America Line in Gothenburg harbour, 1966.
Page 23, Nikon F, 105mm. Page 24, Minolta 7000, Sigma 28-80.
Page 27, Nikon F, 105mm. Old Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Page 28, Leica M2, 35mm. Moosonee, Ontario, Canada, 1968.
Page 29, Nikon F, 50mm.
Page 30, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 31, Minolta 7000, 70-300. Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Fantasy card used. It calculates a long exposure while camera zooms during exposure. Agfa 1600ASA slide film.
Page 33, Minolta 7000, 70-300mm. Miami Harbor, Florida, 1992.
Page 34 Upper, Minolta 28-80mm, Swissair MD11.
Page 34 Lower, Leica M2, 35mm. RAF Vulcan bomber at CNE Airshow, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 35, Leica M3, 90mm. Gothenburg Harbor, Sweden, 1965.
Page 38, H2000FC, 50mm. Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. 1992.
Page 39, Leica M2, 35mm. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Page 40, Leica M3, 125mm.
Page 42, Leica M3, 28mm. Jaffa, Israel, 2010.
Page 43, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 44, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm.
Page 45, Nikon F, 24mm. Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada, 1972.
Page 47, Nikon F, 200mm. Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada 1968.
Pages 48 and 51, Nikon F, 105mm. London, UK.
Page 55, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 57, Leica M3, 50mm. Marstrand Fortress, Sweden, 1963.
Page 58, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. New York City, 1991.
Page 59, Minolta 7000, 70-300mm, fantasy card used.
Page 60, Leica M2, 35mm. Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, 1970.
Page 61, H2000FC, 50mm. Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1992.
Page 64, Leica M2, 35mm. New Mexico country side, 1969.
Page 66, Leica M3, 90mm. Classic car race, Karlskoga, Sweden, 1965.
Page 68, Nikon F, 105mm. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 70, Leica M2, 35mm. Tombstone, AZ, 1969.
Page 71, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK, 1968.
Page 73, Nikon F, 200mm, Norwich, Oxford County, Canada, 1969.
Page 76, Leica M3, 50mm. Naval base, Turku, Finland, 1961.
Page 77, Leica M2, 35mm. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, 1970.
Page 78, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK, 1968.
Page 79, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. Tallinn, Estonia, 1995.
Page 81, Leica M2, 35mm. 1969.
Page 84, Leica R7, 35-70mm. Sveaborg Fortress, Helsinki, Finland, 2004.
Page 85, Nikon F, 200mm. Rotterdam Harbor, Netherlands, 1968.
Page 86, Nikon F, 200mm. Kodachrome, Toronto Harbor, Ontario, Canada.
Page 87, Leica M2, Kodachrome.
Page 92, Leica M3, 50mm.
Page 93, Leica M3, 90mm. F2.0 lens fully open, Tri-X.
Page 97, Nikon F, 200mm. Geneva Airport, Switzerland, 1968.
Page 98, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 99, Leica M3, 50mm. MG TF, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1964.
Page 100, Leica M2, 35mm. Abandoned gold mine, Timmins, Ontario, 1970.
Page 102, Nikon F, 105mm. Canadian Grand Prix 1969, Mosport, Ontario, Canada.
Page 104, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 106, Nikon F, 105mm, Istanbul skyline, Turkey, 1975.
Page 107, Leica M2, 35mm. Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario.
Page 111, Nikon F, 105mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 112, Leica M2, 35mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 113, H2000FC, 50mm. Fokker F27 cockpit simulator, 1995.
Page 116, H2000FC, 150mm. Fuji Velvia.
Page 117, Leica M3, 90mm. F2.0 lens fully open, Tri-X.
Page 118, Leica M2, 35mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968.
Page 120, H203FE, CFV-50, 250mm. Rocky Mountains near Alberta and British Columbia border, 2022.
Page 122, Leica M2, 35mm. Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario.
Page 123, Leica M3, 90mm. Classic car race, Sweden, 1965.
Page 125, Nikon F, 50mm. Revival meeting, Timmins, Ontario.
Page 128, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 130, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 133, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. Coral Gables, Florida, 1992.
Page 135, Leica M2, 35mm. Fire in downtown Toronto, 1970.
Page 136, H2000FC, 50mm. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Outdoor Museum near Helsinki, Finland, 1994.
Page 137 Upper, H2000FC, 150mm, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
Page 137 Lower, Nikon D9000, 18-105mm, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, 2014.
Page 138, Nikon F, 200mm. Kiev, Ukraine, 1976.
Page 139, Leica M3, 50mm. City of Gothenburg rail yard, Sweden, 1965.
Page 140, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK.
Page 141, Nikon F, 105mm. Boothill Graveyard, Tombstone, AZ, 1969.
Page 143, Nikon F, 105mm. Backyard fight, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Page 147, Canon Power-Shot. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK, 2012.
Page 151, H2000FC, 150mm. Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Page 152, Leica M3, 28mm. Kapernaum, Israel, 2010.
Page 157, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 158, Nikon F, 105mm. USAF Phantom F4, 1970.
Page 160, Leica M3, 50mm. Faded Agfacolor slide, Esplanade Park, Downtown Helsinki, Finland, 1958.
Page 161, Leica R7, 180mm. The Great Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2004.
Page 165, Nikon F, 50mm. The Hermitage Square, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Soviet Union, 1976.
Pages 167 and 168, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm.
Page 170, Canon Power-Shot. Dead Sea scrolls display.
Page 172, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm.
Page 173, H2000FC, 50mm. MD11 Flight simulator, Helsinki, Finland, 1994.
Page 174, Leica M3, 200mm, Train leaving Helsinki Railway Station, Finland, 1958.
Page 175, Leica M2, 35mm. Algoma Railway, Franz Junction, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 176, Epson, VueScan.
Page 177, Leica M3, 50mm.
Page 178, H2000FC, 150mm. Fujichrome, Northern Georgian Bay near Dokis Island, Ontario, 2006.
Back cover, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm. Photo by Oscar Zimberg.
Pages 4, 5 and 6, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 7, Nikon F, 200mm.
Page 8, H 2000FC, Sonnar 150mm. Fujichrome type B, 1994.
Page 9, Nikon F, 24mm. Moscow, Soviet Union, 1976.
Page 10, Nikon F, 24mm, Kiev, Ukraine, 1976.
Page 11, Minolta 7000, Sigma 28-80mm. Jerusalem, Israel.
Page 12, Nikon F, 200mm. Millbank, Ontario, Canada.
Page 15, Leica M3, 28mm. Golan Heights, Israel, 2010.
Page 17, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm. Loretto, Ontario, Canada.
Page 19, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 20 Upper, Leica M3, 90mm. Northern Baltic Sea, 1961.
Page 20 Lower, Leica M3, 90mm. M/S Kungsholm, Swedish America Line in Gothenburg harbour, 1966.
Page 23, Nikon F, 105mm. Page 24, Minolta 7000, Sigma 28-80.
Page 27, Nikon F, 105mm. Old Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Page 28, Leica M2, 35mm. Moosonee, Ontario, Canada, 1968.
Page 29, Nikon F, 50mm.
Page 30, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 31, Minolta 7000, 70-300. Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Fantasy card used. It calculates a long exposure while camera zooms during exposure. Agfa 1600ASA slide film.
Page 33, Minolta 7000, 70-300mm. Miami Harbor, Florida, 1992.
Page 34 Upper, Minolta 28-80mm, Swissair MD11.
Page 34 Lower, Leica M2, 35mm. RAF Vulcan bomber at CNE Airshow, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 35, Leica M3, 90mm. Gothenburg Harbor, Sweden, 1965.
Page 38, H2000FC, 50mm. Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. 1992.
Page 39, Leica M2, 35mm. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Page 40, Leica M3, 125mm.
Page 42, Leica M3, 28mm. Jaffa, Israel, 2010.
Page 43, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 44, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm.
Page 45, Nikon F, 24mm. Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada, 1972.
Page 47, Nikon F, 200mm. Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada 1968.
Pages 48 and 51, Nikon F, 105mm. London, UK.
Page 55, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 57, Leica M3, 50mm. Marstrand Fortress, Sweden, 1963.
Page 58, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. New York City, 1991.
Page 59, Minolta 7000, 70-300mm, fantasy card used.
Page 60, Leica M2, 35mm. Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, 1970.
Page 61, H2000FC, 50mm. Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1992.
Page 64, Leica M2, 35mm. New Mexico country side, 1969.
Page 66, Leica M3, 90mm. Classic car race, Karlskoga, Sweden, 1965.
Page 68, Nikon F, 105mm. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 70, Leica M2, 35mm. Tombstone, AZ, 1969.
Page 71, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK, 1968.
Page 73, Nikon F, 200mm, Norwich, Oxford County, Canada, 1969.
Page 76, Leica M3, 50mm. Naval base, Turku, Finland, 1961.
Page 77, Leica M2, 35mm. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, 1970.
Page 78, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK, 1968.
Page 79, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. Tallinn, Estonia, 1995.
Page 81, Leica M2, 35mm. 1969.
Page 84, Leica R7, 35-70mm. Sveaborg Fortress, Helsinki, Finland, 2004.
Page 85, Nikon F, 200mm. Rotterdam Harbor, Netherlands, 1968.
Page 86, Nikon F, 200mm. Kodachrome, Toronto Harbor, Ontario, Canada.
Page 87, Leica M2, Kodachrome.
Page 92, Leica M3, 50mm.
Page 93, Leica M3, 90mm. F2.0 lens fully open, Tri-X.
Page 97, Nikon F, 200mm. Geneva Airport, Switzerland, 1968.
Page 98, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 99, Leica M3, 50mm. MG TF, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1964.
Page 100, Leica M2, 35mm. Abandoned gold mine, Timmins, Ontario, 1970.
Page 102, Nikon F, 105mm. Canadian Grand Prix 1969, Mosport, Ontario, Canada.
Page 104, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 106, Nikon F, 105mm, Istanbul skyline, Turkey, 1975.
Page 107, Leica M2, 35mm. Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario.
Page 111, Nikon F, 105mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 112, Leica M2, 35mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 113, H2000FC, 50mm. Fokker F27 cockpit simulator, 1995.
Page 116, H2000FC, 150mm. Fuji Velvia.
Page 117, Leica M3, 90mm. F2.0 lens fully open, Tri-X.
Page 118, Leica M2, 35mm. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968.
Page 120, H203FE, CFV-50, 250mm. Rocky Mountains near Alberta and British Columbia border, 2022.
Page 122, Leica M2, 35mm. Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario.
Page 123, Leica M3, 90mm. Classic car race, Sweden, 1965.
Page 125, Nikon F, 50mm. Revival meeting, Timmins, Ontario.
Page 128, Leica M2, 35mm.
Page 130, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 133, Minolta 7000, 28-80mm. Coral Gables, Florida, 1992.
Page 135, Leica M2, 35mm. Fire in downtown Toronto, 1970.
Page 136, H2000FC, 50mm. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Outdoor Museum near Helsinki, Finland, 1994.
Page 137 Upper, H2000FC, 150mm, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
Page 137 Lower, Nikon D9000, 18-105mm, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, 2014.
Page 138, Nikon F, 200mm. Kiev, Ukraine, 1976.
Page 139, Leica M3, 50mm. City of Gothenburg rail yard, Sweden, 1965.
Page 140, Nikon F, 200mm. London, UK.
Page 141, Nikon F, 105mm. Boothill Graveyard, Tombstone, AZ, 1969.
Page 143, Nikon F, 105mm. Backyard fight, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Page 147, Canon Power-Shot. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK, 2012.
Page 151, H2000FC, 150mm. Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Page 152, Leica M3, 28mm. Kapernaum, Israel, 2010.
Page 157, Nikon F, 105mm.
Page 158, Nikon F, 105mm. USAF Phantom F4, 1970.
Page 160, Leica M3, 50mm. Faded Agfacolor slide, Esplanade Park, Downtown Helsinki, Finland, 1958.
Page 161, Leica R7, 180mm. The Great Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2004.
Page 165, Nikon F, 50mm. The Hermitage Square, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Soviet Union, 1976.
Pages 167 and 168, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm.
Page 170, Canon Power-Shot. Dead Sea scrolls display.
Page 172, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm.
Page 173, H2000FC, 50mm. MD11 Flight simulator, Helsinki, Finland, 1994.
Page 174, Leica M3, 200mm, Train leaving Helsinki Railway Station, Finland, 1958.
Page 175, Leica M2, 35mm. Algoma Railway, Franz Junction, Ontario, Canada, 1969.
Page 176, Epson, VueScan.
Page 177, Leica M3, 50mm.
Page 178, H2000FC, 150mm. Fujichrome, Northern Georgian Bay near Dokis Island, Ontario, 2006.
Back cover, Nikon D7000, 18-105mm. Photo by Oscar Zimberg.