Re: ONLY - Pug April is available on my website

2004-03-31 Thread Bill Kane
Cheers to the Pugmeister! Many Thanks to Adelheid for using his own server until Komkon comes back up! IL Bill On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 11:47 AM, Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, since der komkon server seems to be down again I decided to put at least the April PUG on my own website.

Re: Slide Dup for *ist D

2004-03-19 Thread Bill Kane
Possibly, My own interest in this project is that I have literally hundreds if not thousands of slides my dad took (Kodachromes). They are a treasure for the family, and I want to find a way to turn them digital to put them on DVD's along with home movies which I am transfering to digital

Re: digital printing

2004-02-18 Thread Bill Kane
Arnie, I use Ofoto (http://www.ofoto.com) and have been very pleased with the results. I have even printed 2 photos from the *ist D at 16x20 with WONDERFUL results. I can't wait to try 20 x 30. Of course, ofoto offers prints in 'regular' sizes also, so no need to worry about that

Re: photographs to web software

2004-01-22 Thread Bill Kane
-Original Message- From: Bill Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: photographs to web software I know, I know . . . get a mac grin Ok, seriously, this is for PC and Mac crowd . . . I use Macromedia Studio. Dreamweaver

Re: Pug Still Down??

2004-01-22 Thread Bill Kane
pug down here too. IL Bill On Thursday, January 22, 2004, at 12:45 PM, Peter Alling wrote: Well as of right now the PUG still seems to be down. (Unless I'm the only one here who has a problem and I sincerely doubt that). Can someone confirm that? I drink to make other people interesting.

Re: photographs to web software

2004-01-21 Thread Bill Kane
I know, I know . . . get a mac grin Ok, seriously, this is for PC and Mac crowd . . . I use Macromedia Studio. Dreamweaver is the web editor, and it uses fireworks to automate the process. After using FrontPage, and various other freeware webeditors, I decided that Dreamweaver is the

Digital Software Help

2001-07-26 Thread Bill Kane
Hey Gang, I need to know if anyone out there knows the name of a good piece of software that stiches pictures together. I think some of them refer to it as making a panoramic picture . . . . Thanks Illinois Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

LX Winder Problems

2001-06-26 Thread Bill Kane
Ok Gang, I took my LX with winder, 300 f/4 (non Pentax) and SMC 35-105 f/3.5 (wonderful Pentax lens) out to Brookfield Zoo last weekend. Winder worked wonderfully at the dolphin show and everything . . . although I wish I had brought the FB-1 and sportsfinder with instead of the standard

Re: OT: A trip to the Vet. Was Re: Friday's cutesy animal photo

2001-05-24 Thread Bill Kane
William, Not all black and white cats are male, this applies only to Calico's (if I remember right), and I _know_ that it is possible for a female cat to be black and white, but it's EXTREMELY rare . . . don't remember the exact details, but I believe that the gene is only on the cat's

LX Winder Question

2001-05-05 Thread Bill Kane
Hey gang, I'm debating between the WINDER LX and the MOTORDRIVE LX . . . . . . I don't think I want to spend the money for the motordrive, as I don't think I'll use it above 2fps . . . but, I want to know, does the WINDER LX rewind the film? I've heard that it doesn't, but that was from a

Re: Pentax screw mount eyepiece

2001-05-05 Thread Bill Kane
Porters camera sells this http://www.porters.com James Adams wrote: For over a year, I have also been thinking of using my Centon (Jessops) 500mm f8 Mirror lens as a telescope, but could not find a suitable adapter. So, if anyone does know I would also be interested. This was in the back

Re: FS: LX Finders

2001-05-01 Thread Bill Kane
Pal, Interested in the FD-1 . . . still have it and willing to split it from the rest? Bill Pål Jensen wrote: FB-1 (excellent, boxed with manual): $200 FC-1 (excellent, boxed with manual): $70 FD-1 (excellent): $70 FE-1 (excellent, boxed with manual): $150 The finders are hardly used

LX Everready Case

2001-04-14 Thread Bill Kane
Hey gang, I was thinking about getting an everready case for my LX . . . I usually only use the bottom half of the case . . . but want to use it with the Grip. Does anyone know for sure if there are cutouts in the case for the LX for the grip? If there aren't, then it probably isn't worth

Re: Ultra-Wide Angle Lens Recommendations

2001-04-12 Thread Bill Kane
Michel Adam wrote: This much I know: after the first time you look through the viewfinder with a 15mm, nothing is ever the same. This much I can agree with. I always thought my 35 was wide, but when I got my hands on a 17mm . . . WOAH, now when I put on the 35 I think it must be one of

Re: Copyright law

2001-04-12 Thread Bill Kane
You're right, we aren't civilised, we're civilized . . . and civilized is a word that is defined by the civilization that is judging, not the civilization that is being judged . . . not exactly as black and white as photography Bill aimcompute wrote: Wow - I didn't know the U.S. was

Re: LX Acc Q

2001-04-10 Thread Bill Kane
Collin, I'm not quite an expert on these things yet, but that looks alot like the FB-1 finder . . . I think. It's supposed to have a bayonet mount locking system for it's 3 (or 4) finders. Illinois Bill Collin Brendemuehl wrote:

Re: Trust. (Was;; Re: No Sale, Bill...)

2001-04-03 Thread Bill Kane
Skip, Do you have a url for Ken-Mar? Sounds like I'd love to look them up and see if they have anything I 'need.' Bill dosk wrote: Fr: Skip When I stated I would probably now buy 'used' only from eBay and from shops like KEH and Ken-Mar, I inadvertently left out another very much

AF280T Help

2001-03-15 Thread Bill Kane
Hey guys, I've got this flash for my Super Program, and lately it's been taking FOREVER to charge up to full power (somewhere along the lines of 60-120 seconds) . . . is there any way to help this guy out? I gave it new batteries, but that hasn't worked. Bill - This message is from the

Re: Ebay - Buy it Now!

2001-03-13 Thread Bill Kane
Hey gang. Ann is right here, if there is a reserve, the BUY IT NOW will be available AT LEAST until the auction reaches the reserve . . . my auction recently, had a reserve of 125, a BUY IT NOW of 150, and the final bid was for 152.00 . . . more than my BIN, even though most had a chance to

Cutting Foam

2001-02-24 Thread Bill Kane
Hey guys, Well, this is somewhat on topic . . . I recently bought myself a nice new 4 inch telescope by Celstrong (NexStar 4) . . . I also bought a padded case with closed cell foam. I know this was discussed before on the OLD list, but What is the best method of cutting closed cell

OT: Astro/Telescope Question

2001-01-02 Thread Bill Kane
Hey Gang, I know this is off topic, but I'm really interested in getting a new telescope sometime soon. I'm a high school science teacher, and I also want to use this scope for astrophotography with my Pentax camera's . . . I'm looking for some opinions on good and bad brands/models to