Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CANON “EOS 650” W/ ACCESSORIES

Date

1988

Materials

PLASTIC, GLASS, METAL

No. Pieces

17

Height

11

Length

15

Width

6.5

Description

.A – CAMERA BODY (2 PCE) – BLACK PLASTIC AND METAL CAMERA BODY, WITH ROUND PLASTIC LENS CAVITY CAP. HINGED DOOR AT BACK OPENS TO FILM COMPARTMENT. ROUND DIAL WITH SYMBOLS AND LETTERS AT TOP RIGHT, BEHIND TWO BUTTONS WITH TEXT READING “MODE” AND “EXP.COMP”. MAKER’S BRANDING READS “CANON EOS 650”. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. 11 X 15 X 6.5 .B – CAMERA LENS (3 PCE) – BLACK PLASTIC, METAL AND GLASS LENS, WITH ROUND PLASTIC LENS CAPS ON BOTH ENDS. TEXT ALONG THE PERIMETER READS “CANON ZOOM LENS EF 35-105MM 1 : 3.5-4.5”. OUTER LENS CAP HAS SOME ADHESIVE RESIDUE UNDER MAKER’S BRANDING. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. 11 X 6.5 .C – CAMERA FLASH (2 PCE) – BLACK PLASTIC AND METAL FLASH, STORED IN BLACK FAUX LEATHER POUCH WITH SNAP CLOSURE. POUCH IS STAMPED WITH MAKER’S BRANDING, “CANON”. FLASH IS HINGED AT CENTRE, WITH SCREEN AND BUTTONS AT BACK, ABOVE CONTACT POINTS AND SCREW FASTENER TO ATTACHED FLASH TO CAMERA BODY. MAKER’S BRANDING READS “SPEEDLITE 420EZ”. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. 5.5 X 18 X 8 .D – LENS FILTERS (5 PCE) – THREE ROUND GLASS FILTERS WITH BLACK PLASTIC RIMS. STORED IN BLACK FAUX LEATHER CASE WITH RED FELT LINING, ALONG WITH FOLDED PIECE OF PRINTED BLUE PAPER TITLED “EFFECT OF CROWN FILTERS”. FILTERS ARE EACH PRINTED WITH WHITE TEXT ALONG OUTER RIM READING “CROWN CLOSE UP… 58MM”, ONLY DIFFERENTIATED AS “NO.1”, “NO. 2” AND “NO. 4”. OVERALLY VERY GOOD CONDITION. 8 X 7.75 X 4 .E – MANUALS AND PAPERWORK (5 PCE) – TWO SOFTCOVER MANUALS FOR “CANON EOS 620 – 650” AND “CANON SPEEDLITE 420EZ”; TWO LOOSE SHEETS OF PRINTED GREEN CARD, TITLED “IDENTIFICATION OF ARTICLES FOR TEMPORARY EXPORTATION”, STAMPED BY CANADA CUSTOMS AND SIGNED BY THE DONOR; THREE CANON WARRANTY CARDS STAPLED TO A RECEIPT PRINTED “WOODWARD’S – YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRES”. RECEIPT IS WRINKLED AND DISCOLOURED; CORNERS OF MANUALS ARE DOGEARED. OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION. 1.25 X 16 X 12

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

THIS CAMERA AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES WERE OWNED AND USED BY THE DONOR, MARCEL ST. ONGE. ON OCTOBER 14, 2014 COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN INTERVIEWED ST. ONGE ABOUT THE CAMERA AND ITS USE IN DOCUMENTING HIS FAMILY’S HISTORY FROM 1988 TO 2006/2007, WHEN HE REPLACED IT WITH HIS FIRST DIGITAL CAMERA. ST. ONGE SAID: “THE CANON WAS USED [FOR] FAMILY PICTURES, AND IT WAS PURCHASED AT WOODWARD’S CAMERA STORE… SNAPSHOTS OF KIDS GROWING UP, MOMENTOS AND FAMILY COMING TO VISIT… THERE WAS ALWAYS FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING, EASTER, AND WE’D ALWAYS MAKE SURE [TO TAKE PHOTOS]… FAMILY WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT… MY MOTHER USED TO TAKE PICTURES WAY BACK WITH AN OLD KODAK CAMERA, BLACK AND WHITE, AND SHE ALWAYS TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAMILY… AND MY BROTHER TOOK PICTURES AS WELL… AND MYSELF, THE SAME… PRETTY WELL THE WHOLE FAMILY TAKES PICTURES… I LIKE TO RECORD… THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE CAMERAS, AS IT EVOLVED, MADE IT EASIER TO BE ABLE TO FRAME YOUR PICTURES AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, THAT YOU COULD TAKE THEM A LITTLE QUICKER… WHEN I GOT THE CANON, IT ALLOWED TAKING PICTURES IN THE DARK; WHILE IT WAS SENSING, IT WOULD TAKE THE PICTURE… AS [MY WIFE AND I] PROGRESSED ALONG THE ROAD, WE BOTH REALIZED THAT IT’S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT WHERE WE WERE TAKING THE PICTURES… WE’D TRY TO POSITION THE SUBJECT SO THERE WAS EITHER A TREE IN THE BACKGROUND OR AWAY FROM SHADE, SO THE FACE EXPOSURE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU USUALLY WANT, IN VISIBLE AND CLEAR… THE [LONGER] LENSES GAVE YOU A TERRIFIC ADVANTAGE OVER A SHORT SNAP AND SHOOT CAMERA… SOME PLACES YOU COULD USE THE FLASH [THOUGH] THE NATURAL LIGHT WAS ALWAYS BETTER… I WENT TO A FEW SESSIONS TO LEARN THE CONTRAST AND COMPOSITION AND USING A TRIPOD… JUST TO GET A LITTLE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE QUALITY OF THE CAMERA AND WHAT THE CAMERA COULD ACTUALLY DO… I WANTED [TO BE] BETTER AT PRODUCING QUALITY PHOTOS OF OUR FAMILY… IT WAS A HOBBY.” ST. ONGE CONTINUED: “WE WERE CAREFUL [WHILE SHOOTING FILM] BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE. WE COULDN’T AFFORD TO JUST GO AND SHOOT ALL OVER THE PLACE… COMPARED TO NOW WITH THE DIGITAL STUFF [WHERE] YOU CAN TAKE A HUNDRED PICTURES AND YOU MIGHT GET FIVE BEAUTIFUL ONES OUT OF THE WORKS… [IN 2006/07] WHEN I GOT THE DIGITAL [CAMERA], I WAS ACTUALLY TAKING MORE PICTURES THAN WHEN I FIRST HAD [THE] CANON… NOW EVERYBODY IN THE FAMILY HAS A CELL PHONE WITH A CAMERA IN IT… THE PICTURES WE TAKE NOW, WE PRINT OUR OWN… JUST PLUG THE LITTLE CARD IN THE COMPUTER, AND THERE’S THE PICTURE… IF WE LOOK BACK ON THE LAST FIVE YEARS… THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FAMILY PICTURES, INDIVIDUAL PICTURES, SPORTS, EVENTS, GRADUATIONS [ON SOCIAL MEDIA] THAT PEOPLE ARE POSTING… A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING PICTURES DEVELOPED [AND] PRINTED; IT’S ALL ON [SOCIAL] MEDIA.” SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT AND COPIES OF THE SPEC SHEETS FOR THE CANON EOS 650.

Catalogue Number

P20140041000

Acquisition Date

2014-10

Collection

Museum

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