Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hans: We find with out web site we set images to 316 wide ( if that is the widest part ) and to 396 high (if that is the longest side) Lots of folks still have the smaller screens and it's really time to give up on something if it won't load in 30-45 sec. Look at my site and you can see what I mean. http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com All of the travel images and some of the wedding are Leica. Cheers Wilber GFE Hans Pahlen wrote: > Thanks Martin! > However, I don't quite understand what you mean. These images are 800 pixels wide (800 x 591 actually), and there is lots of room on my 1152x864 pixel PC-screen (size 19"). Strange that they come out so large on your screen?!? Well, I have a friend who has a Mac, and I will visit him and check what it looks like on his screen. Yes, I could optimize size too, I just forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. > > Now, to keep this a little Leica-orientated: -I have almost decided to buy a M3 (because it is rebuilt to take one of Tom's Rapidwinders)! > > Some of the leatherette is missing on this body, and I am not sure how to fix it myself. I know I can order self-adhesive replacement leatherette from Fargo, although I will have to cut and adapt it to the camera body all by myself. I am not sure I am able to do this... > I have Tomosy's Leica Repair book. It includes at cutting pattern for the Leica Standard (E), but not for the M:s... > > But I remember from the LUG, that it is possible to use "guttapercha". I think it is used by dentists. My question is: -How do you use this guttapercha thing, and how does it harden? Is it any good for filling up a spot as large as one square inch? Is it expensive? Has anyone done this? > > I am also grateful if someone could point me to a repair shop that can replace the leatherette for me, preferably a shop with e-mail. > Any experiences and advice will be highly appreciated! > > Hans > > > >> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/roma99.htm > > > > > Wow! 116Kb and HOW big?? Surely you could limit them to 50Kb and a size > > that'll fit on a 1024x800 pixel screen, for those of us who only run a > > Macintosh G3 PowerBook over a 31600 bps telephone line...