March 12th, 2025:  I did my first (half hour) talk with a photo club, via Zoom, with the Salt Spring Island Camera Club.  They seemed very pleased with my presentation. One chap said he "couldn't take his eyes off the screen"!   I have another scheduled with the Georgian Bay (Ontario) camera club on May 8th.

January 27th, 2025:  I've just been informed that my book is to be translated into Madarin, and should be on the market by the end of 2025, in China!

December 5th, 2024: Harold Davis, of  DigitalFieldGuide.com  has posted a very nice review of my upcoming book. He wrote:

"This is a fascinating book. If I could give it ten stars, rather than the nominal 5-star top review, I would.  It is an incredible achievement of organization, research, and compilation.  Obvously, a labor of love that took years to accomplish.  the author (or "your scribe" as he often refers to himself) is to be sincerely congratulated.  I learned a great deal from this book about all kinds of things, from chemistry to optics to the business and politics of camera and lens manufacturing.   ...I highly recommend this book ."