I mentioned this
before but I'll say it again: those who crave immediate gratification
or just love yet another gadget on their desktops should consider the
Epson PictureMate Deluxe. It makes beautiful prints (with border or
borderless) in about a minute for about $0.29. You can even crop,
sharpen and do other stuff to the image, right in the printer. Best
thing is you don't even need a computer. Heck, they even offer a
battery back so you can take it on a picnic and pop out prints from
your digicam. These are pigment prints that will last longer than most
color chemical prints.
I'm convinced that, if you are shooting with a digital camera, you need
one of these printers. Sure, we're making lots of images with our
cameras but how many prints are we actually making? It's a photographic
thrill to please friends and family with nice prints just moments after
shooting them. A Spanish friend uses one to make prints to give to
galleries when preparing for shows. They love the way they can "arrange
the show" by moving the prints around on a desk.
Caveat: don't get the "original" PictureMate that is currently being
blown out at discount prices. The "Deluxe" model has the neat color LCD
on which you can crop and enhance your prints; this makes it much more
fun and useful as a printer.
Dan
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www.danburkholder.com
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Received on Mon Aug 8 09:13:32 2005
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