[venom600]

I was really feeling left out after all of those cool photos from Dr. Lunde and /dev/null

 ....... so here it goes.  Besides, I always loved it on TFL when folks would post pics, so hopefully someone will appreciate these too.

--Ben

 

[lunde]

Your P99 looks a lot like mine, except for the importer markings on the right-front of the slide flat. For forum viewing, I have found that 720x540 size works the best. Here's the medium-resolution(720x540) versions of mine:

 

[/dev/null]

You do have a funny shaped trigger.

Does it rotate back before it moves? As catbird pointed out mine isn't as curved and when pulled it rotates to unlock so the end moves appox 1/4 inch back leaving even less of a curve forward.

 

[venom600]

Quote[/b] ]I have found that 720x540 size works the best

Thanks for the tip....a quick trip back through The Gimp and they're ready to go.  I get spoiled by my 1600x1200 display and forget to resize bigger images like that

Also, Dr. Lunde, what kind of digital camera did you use to take those pictures?  Your pictures seem much more clear than mine, maybe lighting, I'm not sure.  I am using a Sony DSC-S85.

--Ben

 

[lunde]

That size is much better. Nice!

I can see that your camera can take nice photos, and it's really only lighting, exposure, and focus control that is needed to make them better than they already are.

I have added a small section to the end of my "Pistol Wallpaper Page" that provides a half-dozen or so digital photography tips. This change should go live late tonight, or at the latest, by tomorrow morning.

 

[CKW]

Dr. Lunde, what are the date codes of your all black .40 P99's?

 

[P88]

Here's my .40's

 

[lunde]

I have only one all-black .40 Auto P99, and it has an "AC" (2002) datecode. You can see it in the photos above.

 

[P88]

Ok, let me try this again. Here are my .40's:

 

[P88]

I'm not sure why my pictures are coming out so small. Any guesses as to why?

 

[venom600]

P88,
I'm not seeing your pictures at all!?

--Ben

 

[CKW]

Wow, My German P99 is also an AC and our serial numbers are not too far appart, 4158 but my markings are much different than yours. My "Walther P99" is laser etched and the "Smith and Wesson" on the right front of the slide is stamped with a rough texture to it and little to none white paint in the letters. I'll have to post a picture.

 

[P88]

Let's see if this works:

 

[venom600]

OK.....round #2. These are a little better, but I still need to muck with my lighting situation. Rather than link directly to the images in the forum, I'm gonna provide a link to the page containing my new pictures.

http://www.venom600.org/guns/P99/p99-pics.php

--Ben

 

[lunde]

Looking really good! The upper-left photo is suffering just a tad from too much shadows. I like using my kitchen, because I have wide overhead fluourescent lights that are diffuse, and minimize shadows.