Witnessed history through the camera lens
City Hall is quickly becoming the hot-spot for art in Winkler.
After hosting the Manitoba Arts Network show last fall, and the Winkler Arts Council show in the winter, the venue is now home to “Images”, a photo and camera lense mug exhibition from the Association for Manitoba Archives.
The Winkler Heritage Society and Archives are the hosts of the show and were eager to use this opportunity to present historical images from Manitoba. The organization held a reception on July 19 to introduce the show to dignitaries and Heritage Society members.
“The show is made up of 28 photos from across rural Manitoba,” aid Winkler Heritage Society archivist Ed Falk.
He added, “They all follow the theme of recreation which includes photos of people at picnics, at the lake, at the curling rink and so on. There are even two photos from Winkler. One is of the Dominion Day parade in 1916 and the other features the Winkler Farmer’s Band from 1939.”
Canon has formally announced it will be entering the mirrorless interchangeable lens market, which will be no surprise to anyone who’s seen the leaked reports in the last few days.
The EOS M will be aimed at new users as well as people already using a Canon EOS camera. According to EOS Brand Manager Chris Macleod, the EOS M will bring “professional quality” photography to a wider range of users.
The EOS M can use any existing EF and EFS lens thanks to a special mount adaptor and also comes with a full size hotshoe. It uses the same 18MP APS-C image sensor as the existing 650D but in a frame only 108.6 x 66.5 x 32.3 mm and 262g (body only). This is around 59% thinner and 50% lighter than the 650D.
Canon lens coffee mug will sell three colours (red, black and white) and three different kits. The Body Only will ship with the EF-Mount Adaptor and be mainly aimed at people with an existing collection of lense. The Single IS Lens kit will come with the 18-55mm STM Lens, while the Twin Lens kit will also include a 22mm “pancake” Lens and the specially designed Speedlite 90EX. Only the Twin Lens kit will have the have the Red and White body options.
The prints date from the late 1880s to the early 1950s and were digitized and restored so they could be properly presented in a public setting.
“The prints adorned walls, occupied albums, resided in shoe-boxes and were viewed from time-to-time by families, friends and interested parties,” said Association for Manitoba Archives member Lorne Coulson who restored the collection and created the prints.
“Eventually each image found its way into the repository of the family or community archive,” he added.