On 29 Mar 2002 at 20:21, Steve Pearson wrote:
>
> Just curious. Too bad I was on the road travelling
> when the auction ended. I need a PZ 1P!!!
I've got 2 for sale, and they both have grips.
tv
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All right! A one second snipe. Chalk one up for the PDML.
Paul
William Robb wrote:
>
> Compare the time ended to the time the last bid (mine) was
> placed.
> HAR!!!
>
> William Robb
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1341203267&r=
> 0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1017406367&indexU
But if thinning out the product line worries you in regard to Kodak, it
must terrify you in regard to all the rest. Kodak is still the only
company that provides films of all varieties in large format, infrared
film, high contrast BW transparency film, and numerous other products.
Where are the ot
Use your photo edit software to capture the color's codes
and take them over to HTML. Your HTML color number is in the
format: RRGGBB. Three hex words.
If your software only gives you decimal numbers, use calc to convert
them to hex.
Collin
At 10:17 PM 3/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Subject: OT:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1342846057
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"Get over it."
Dr. Laura
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Another gathering would be great. How many of us are there these days?
Paul
"William D. Sawyer" wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> The AA exhibit was, I think, some years before you came to Detroit. Late 80's if my
>failing mind serves me well.
>
> Funny you should mention Kensington, but I've not been ou
I'll try them out, but Aaron still has my enlarging
buisness :-)
--- David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And... even for me down on the Scarborough/North
> York border... closer
> than.. umm... Oakville :)
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> -Original Message-
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> [
I usually shoot the Fuji and kodak "portrait" films at 1/2 to 1 stop over.
ISO 100 seems to work well w/ Portra 160NC, and an ISO 200-250 with Fuji
NPH 400, and Kodak Portra 400NC. All of the films seem to get REALLy
grainy when underexposed. I've not shot the Fuji 160, so I'd be interested
to see
They were on the try next list.
--- David Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brendan.Have you tried Accent at 14th and
> Woodbine.Probably only second to Aaron
>
> Dave
>
> Begin Original Message
>
> From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:14:39 -0500 (EST)
>
Ah! Yes! Thank you!
Len
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From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: Rome Photo show
> OK, here are a few more shots:
> http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pshow02e.htm
>
> Dario Bonazza
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doesnt photoshop or any other photo editor do this ?
On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 02:31:46AM +, Evan Hanson wrote:
> Shel please let me know if you find a program to do this. I was trying to do
>something just like this and had to use trial and error and my hex chart.
>
> Evan
>
> home.earthl
Cutting it kinda close aren't you. ;-)
On Friday 29 March 2002 08:05 pm, you wrote:
> Compare the time ended to the time the last bid (mine) was
> placed.
> HAR!!!
>
> William Robb
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1341203267&r=
> 0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1017406367&indexURL
Shel please let me know if you find a program to do this. I was trying to do
something just like this and had to use trial and error and my hex chart.
Evan
home.earthlink.net/~enhanson
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From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Da
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My apologies for not being clear. I was assuming that the floor clerk
> was already out of the equation. Around here, most floor clerks
> automatically pass you to the floor manager the moment you've got a
> complaint.
Fair enough. Around here, w
Agreed.
I've worked in customer service for 16 years. 11 of those years I worked
for a financial institution (i.e. bank). If you think dehumanizing can be
bad in a Photo Lab, the bank was 10 times worse, make a mistake with a
print/neg and maybe you'll get yelled at; make a mistake with someone'
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From: Ryan Charron
Subject: Best manual focus 200mm zoom ever made for Pentax on
Ebay
> Hello Pentaxians,
>
> I believe it's the Best manual focus 200mm zoom ever
> made for Pentax. Now it's for sale on Ebay.
Its certainly for sale on Ebay. Gotta agree with you th
Compare the time ended to the time the last bid (mine) was
placed.
HAR!!!
William Robb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1341203267&r=
0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1017406367&indexURL=0&rd=1
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And... even for me down on the Scarborough/North York border... closer
than.. umm... Oakville :)
Cheers,
Dave
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Brooks
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 8:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: photola
Chris:
My apologies for not being clear. I was assuming that the floor clerk was
already out of the equation. Around here, most floor clerks automatically
pass you to the floor manager the moment you've got a complaint.
It's been my experience that not being belligerent does work,
until
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From: Chris Brogden
Subject: Re: O T Venting anger with chain store
> Some thoughts...
>
> Why do you enjoy confrontation and embarrassing people so
much? Often
> that's counterproductive to resolving a problem quickly.
Being a jerk
> might get your problem fixed
From: "Ryan Charron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: Best manual focus 200mm zoom ever made for
Pentax on Ebay
> Hello Pentaxians,
>
> I believe it's the Best manual focus 200mm zoom ever
> made for Pentax. Now it's for sale on Ebay.
>
Paul,
The AA exhibit was, I think, some years before you came to Detroit. Late 80's if my
failing mind serves me well.
Funny you should mention Kensington, but I've not been out there for quite a while,
and was thinking I should remedy that soon. If I can get my act together this
weekend, I
Brendan.Have you tried Accent at 14th and
Woodbine.Probably only second to Aaron
Dave
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From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:14:39 -0500 (EST)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: photolabs
Ah I forgot I live right next to a Blacks
central
Always tell folks your true appraisals (wives & girlfriends excepted). You do both
yourself and the other person a disservice wit a lie.
The wives & girlfriends are excepted because though they are better off with the truth,
the grief they can inflict far outweighs any benefit.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: Dario Bonazza 2
Subject: Re: Rome Photo show
> OK, here are a few more shots:
> http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pshow02e.htm
It's possible that I live in the wrong country..
Well, the Don's Photo show is coming up...
William Robb
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Some thoughts...
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I always start with the floor manager and work my way up from there.
Why not give the salesperson the chance to fix your problem? Most of the
time they're authorized to send work back to be redone or to address
whatever concern yo
Showoff, Now I really want to get an easel!
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Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca
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Ah I forgot I live right next to a Blacks central lab
on 14th ave,
they do do a decent job cause they have a reputation
to keep and
charge you more for the better results. I'm still
shopping for the
best lab in my area.
--- wendy beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 00:18 29-3-2002 -0500, you wr
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Good point, Bill. Very good point. Kodak has been the backbone of
>photography for a long time. Yes, there are competitive products in some
>categories, but no one else offers such wide coverage. We need them as
>much as they need us. When I started shoo
your mistaken it is a 45-125. I belive.
steve
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The "A" is a 52mm lense. Sweet lens.
steve
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Thats all i need to know Tom.
Thanks
Dave
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From: "T Rittenhouse"
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Sent: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 16:30:30 -0500
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bmanual focus 200mm zoom ever made
for Pentax on Ebay est
I don't know if it is the best ever, but
Hi.There is obviously a problom.I bought a used
SF-1 last April with a semi fresh battery which
lasted 4 months.I replaced it in July 2001,shot
10-12 rolls and its sitting in my Lowepro and
still working.
Must be a short problem.Its a nice camera but
loud.
Dave
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Congrats
Dave (Wanabe)Brooks
Pentax User
Stouffville Ontario Canada
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At 00:18 29-3-2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Perhaps, but I doubt it. Pride in workmanship is pretty rare in
>my industry. I care about what I do, but I seem to be one of the
>rare ones.
>
>William Robb
Had to jump in here and have a good old moan about a photo processing shop
I recently went to. I foo
I always start with the floor manager and work my way up from there. Gotta
make sure though that you hold up the other paying customers and make your
complaint verbal enough for others to hear. A standard ploy, that was taught
in management school, is to get you off to the side, out of ear sh
By letting them know they were not acceptable you get
them to try agin
and they will get it right so next time they will do a
good job.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Got all excited because for the first time in this
> area a large chain store
> purchased the Fuji frontier machine capable of
>
I seldom contribute, because there are so many that have
better and quicker answers than mine. Here I thought my
input might be appropriate.
Back in 1968 when I was still in high school, my folks
surprised me with a pretty astounding Christmas
present. They had selected a Spotmatic with a 5
Hi friends,
Next May will be 50th anniversary of the Asahiflex, the first Japanese 35mm
SLR. On that occasion I'm planning to put together an article about Mr.
Yoshida, the designer of that camera (and many more Pentax ones) and the
inventor of the instant return mirror.
Is there anybody out the
OK, here are a few more shots:
http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/pshow02e.htm
Dario Bonazza
http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/
> Well then share, Dario, share!
>
> Len
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> From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL
To resolve a problem use the following 3 steps.
Step 1: If you are not happy. Calmly explain why, and what it will take to
make you happy.
Step 2: If the person who you are talking to will not do what it takes to
make you happy ask to talk to their supervisor. GOTO Step 1.
Step 3. If you get to t
I have bought my gear very recently, so for me this question is not really a
"what-if". The story goes like this: I had my all manual Zenit SLR and it
was pain in the ass. Big. Heavy. Very limited range of speeds. Pain to load
(as bad as 6x7). And at that time ebay wasn't there yet, and Takumars w
Appreciate the feedback. Next time I go will take the attitude that you
suggest, have patience and try to explain what is unexceptable to me. FWIW
the manager said she didn't do the work, so it's probably a new employee who
has never even seen a slide and didn't think to compare the original w
Shoulda' told them. They are learning. If you don't help them figure out
what "right" looks like from a customer's perspective, it will be much less
likely that they will figure it out themselves.
Giving honest feedback need not be the same as "making a scene" or "being
demanding" or any of the o
Hi;
If you are using Photoshop 5.5 or 6.0 (or I assume new 7.0) just go to File,
Automate, Contact sheet. You can set up for up to 30 images per A4 sheet. I
don't believe you have to scan specifically for that. Just use your normal
scan and Photoshop will make the thumbnail at 72 PPI without affe
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From: Got all excited because for the first time in this area a
large chain store
> purchased the Fuji frontier machine capable of making slides
from prints.
> Took 5 slides for 1 8x12, 2 5x7's and 2 4x6's. The 8x12's
orange color turned
> pale, three of the others we
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From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: OT: Matching Colors in HTML
> I'd like to make and HTML frame for a photo with a border that
matches a
> color in the JPEG. Is there a program that will allow me to
put the
> cursor on the color I want to match which will then give me
t
Got all excited because for the first time in this area a large chain store
purchased the Fuji frontier machine capable of making slides from prints.
Took 5 slides for 1 8x12, 2 5x7's and 2 4x6's. The 8x12's orange color turned
pale, three of the others were reversed in the print, and one white
Here are some Pentax equipments that I have for sale, they see very little
or no use, and I
want to sell them to fund other Pentax equipment purchases.
SMC Pentax-M Zoom 28-50mm F3.5-4.5, with Pentax caps and case.
Lens in excellent condition, case in fair condition.
SMC Pentax-A Macr
Here are some photos taken by the elusive Rikenon 50/1.4 (the P model?) on Pentax
cameras. Can someone in Japan please translate the text?
http://www2d.biglobe.ne.jp/~gekipen/tokinon/50/ricoh_xr50_14.htm
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mai
Hello Pål,
Thanks for slide film tips. Your post is short and accurate.
Now I will test Astia and Provia 400.
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Included are photos taken by the Rikenon 50/2 and Cosinon 55/1.2, both of which
deliver respectable performance at f/2.
http://www.ncad.co.jp/~komata/le-comp25.htm
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On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Bowman, John wrote:
> I an new to the board and have a question about a recently acquired
> SF1. It seems to be killing batteries in a few days, even when off. I
> put new batteries in the camera and left it for a few days and bingo,
> they are dead. I suspect that they are b
Hello,
I an new to the board and have a question about a recently acquired SF1. It
seems to be killing batteries in a few days, even when off. I put new
batteries in the camera and left it for a few days and bingo, they are dead.
I suspect that they are being drained by the LCD display that seems
Hi, I would exchange the 150 M lens (I'd like to use) with a SMC
Takumar 28mm 3.5 + square shade + case I have and do not use.
Regards,
Andre
>For sale or trade:
>
>SMC Pentax-M 150mm f3.5. A sharp lens which seems to be somewhat rare. I'm
>selling this because I'm mainly using Spotmatics now
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
> It would be interesting to know how many people would stay with
> Pentax, and try to duplicate what they have now, if every piece of
> their gear disappeared and was replaced with an equivalent sum of
> money. This is the place that new camera buyers
Just for clarification - Kodak Photo CD's can also include scans from
slides.
Ken Waller
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From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: too much grain?!?
> On 25 Mar 2002 at 17:12, Brendan wrote:
>
> > Were or
The perfect straight man...
You can still buy other make cameras that are strictly MF and don't have
winders. Nikon USA lists 4 MF bodies: F3HP, FM3a, FM2n & FM10 (my understanding
is that the F3 is out of production, but still available new).
You may not be interested in switching brands, but th
Paul,
A scary thought, loss of all your camera gear, even if replaced by cash.
My choice - Purchase MX, 67II and upgrade computer along with the addition
of a film scanner.
Invest time in getting things right. That's me done.
Malcolm
> In medium format I'd stay with Pentax. That was a recent
For sale or trade:
SMC Pentax-M 150mm f3.5. A sharp lens which seems to be somewhat rare. I'm
selling this because I'm mainly using Spotmatics now, and I just bought an
SMCT 150/4. Only defect is minor paint loss around the front of the built-in
hood and on the aperture ring. Glass is perfect, fo
Saw on their web side a couple of D2
enlargers. One was pretty cheap, so
I went & looked at it. $169.
The only thing I could see wrong was
that the set pin on one of the head-lift
support bars was not gripping.
Otherwise it looked pretty good, at first
inspection.
Also, they've got a big stock
In medium format I'd stay with Pentax. That was a recent choice for me,
and the decision was based on three factors: 6x7 configuration,
affordability, and lens quality.
I haven't ever given serious thought to what I would choose in 35mm.
Like Shel, I have little desire for automation. I would
I am thinking about upgrading the long zoom I keep for my travel kit. I currently use
a Sears 80-200/4 Macro. The 2 best options seem to be the SMC-A and S1. I'd be
interested to hear what anyone with experience with both of these lenses has to say.
Or if anyone has a suggestion on another
I neglected to mention that the spool's bottom flange, visible on the outside of the
camera's bottom plate, does rotate, suggesting that the takeup spool's internal hub is
turning as it should. This does indeed suggest that some kind of coupling hs jammed or
broken. If I feel adventuresome, I m
Epson's Archival Matte works very well with my Epson 1200, and it's
fairly inexpensive, so it's good to practice with. Once you've nailed
your technique, buy some Ilford Fine Art paper. It's a rough matte, not
unlike watercolor paper, and it produces gorgeous prints.
Paul Stenquist
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It's a beautiful day, clear blue sky, warm temprature, the best of
Springtime in Oklahoma.
And, I'm doing my annual photo equipment spring cleaning sale.
First up is a Black Pentax KM with a SMC K 55mm F 1.8 lens. The
camera has some brassing and bubbling of the paint where the case has
ru
> Bolo wrote:
>
> > [my opinion]
> > 2a) It seems a ball-head does better than a 3d (xyz) head since it has
> > a larger lever-arm (ball radius or diameter) to resist the camera forces
> > than the small diameter XYZ spindle locks on a 3d head.
Paal wrote:
> It has nothing to do with lever arms
Hi,
I've given some thought to that, and to be honest, I don't know the
answer. For me, there doesn't seem to be any new 35mm, SLR camera that
would satisfy me. In fact, there are very few new cameras of any
configuration or brand that I'd want to rush down to the store and buy.
I might consid
Another engineer examined the camera. The pins of the accessory grip are right in line
with the takeup spool; the engineer thinks I must have damaged the spool's core when
trying to force the grip's pins into the camera's grip holes.
How woud I know, from the following instructions at
http://
The whole brand identification issue is something of a red herring. There are
many reasons that have to do with more options, choices, up to date technology
and used market availability for knowlegeable ameteurs with other brands.
Beyond entry level SLRs, Pentax makes niche product bodies and avoi
You guys warned me that Ricoh SLRs aren't as reliable as Pentaxes, but...
I recently received my first Ricoh SLR, an XR-P. I've been playing with it for a week
before trying a roll of film. Well, everything worked fine until I explored the
multiple-exposure lever. Now, try as I might, I can't g
The Achival Matte is good but I doubt they stock it. The Heavyweight Matte
is almost as good and CompUSA normally has that in stock. If you want
glossy, the Premium Glossy Photo Paper is good, the new ColorLife paper
would be better if they have it.
JeffW.
> I'm looking to FINALLY take my first s
Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1341968758
"Beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes clear through to the bone"
--
Mark Roberts
www.robertstech.com
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I'm looking to FINALLY take my first step towards digital printing. (mac
pismo powerbook/adobe photoshop elements/epson 780)
CompUSA has a buy one/get one free deal this week on Epson photo paper.
What are some opinions as to which paper this digital newbie should buy?
(my perference for stan
Don't forget Kodak Ektachrome 100S. It's not quite as saturated as the
VS, and it renders colors very accurately. And just to reiterate what
Pål said, transparency films should almost always be exposed at the
rated value. Sometimes, you can get a little bit more saturation by
underexposing a very
Has anyone ever tried this? Thinking of daylight fill-in at slow sync with a
25a red for the non flash illuminated areas. How many stops should I
overexpose the background? My normal fill ratio is two stops less.
Kind regards
Peter
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Hi.I print out my clients thumbnails in ACDsee.You can make them any size
you want.I tend to make them a bit bigger and put fewer on a page,so they
can see more detail of the horses/rider etc.
Its not a big program but i works nicely.
Vueprint will also do it,i have not used Vuescan yet as i'm sti
It came with the K1000 package i bought in 1997.It is a good lens and stays
on the camera as the walk around lens.I think its better at 50-80 than
35-80, IMO
Dave
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From: "Brendan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:20 AM
Subject:
David.I was in the 1 hour lab i use in town here discussing what high ISO
film he could get for me the other day,and i mentioned i might try some
Portra and /or Supra 400,800(indoors) and could he handle this type of
film.He gave me a look and in a strange tone said"i can handle almost
anything".
Is the difference ISO speeds in the actual developing of the film or does
it come into play in the printing of it,or both.
Dave(lab user)Brooks
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From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I don't develop my own film. Period. I will again at some point, and have
in
Valery,
Simply open a new PhotoShop file and size it as desired.
Then figure how small to reduce your slide scans so you
can fit the ones/number you want on this new file. After
that it is a simple matter of saving off the small version
(w/ a variant name
At my bill paying job(day job)they use FedEx
for the most part.When Purcolater lost a 2
million dollar proposal we went Fed.
Canon ships my inks/paper via Purcolater and i
have had no problems other than they leave the
little sticker saying no one home(sorry for
working during the day)and i h
Richard had some interesting thoughts about Plus-X and Kodak:
I've never understood why Kodak decided to use virtually identical
names for very different products. There are two completely different
emulsions being sold under the general names of Plus-X and Tri-X.
One is a normal, medium-toe film
Valery,
Scan the image into a big file...maybe 2,000 or 3,000 pixels wide or tall.
Fiddle with the image -- colors, brightness, dust spots, cropping, etc.
Resize the image to the PUG max -- 600 pixels tall or 800(?) pixels wide.
Sharpen, unsharpen, or whatever just a wee bit.
Save it all as a jpe
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