Interesting - no ink or ribbons - the paper is the film...


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Yeah...that isn't going to last.

Even James Garner and Mariette Hartley won't be able to sell that one.

do youknow anyone that has used it to comment on the usability/quality?

An ordinary pocket digicam with a built-in printer of wallet-size snaps may sound goofy at first, but this could actually find a niche market.

Passport photos come to mind, but who knows what other uses there could be?

I wouldn't write this one off too quickly...

An ordinary pocket digicam with a built-in printer of wallet-size snaps may sound goofy at first, but this could actually find a niche market.

Passport photos come to mind, but who knows what other uses there could be?

I wouldn't write this one off too quickly...

I agree... time will tell but lots of people still like having a print and if the quality is decent instant can be a lot of fun at parties and other social occasions.

Did see some results. Quality was quite good but then the natural North lighting in the old Gushul Studio is about as good as it gets.

Sounds interesting cost per print isn't too bad if the prices I saw are correct. Think it worked out to 20 cents a photo. My guess is it would be fun to have at a wedding reception or party.

Yea the wedding idea is kinda cool. Really the market for this in my mind is probably the tween - teen market. They love printing out photos of friends and don't care so much about quality that often.

Sounds interesting cost per print isn't too bad if the prices I saw are correct. Think it worked out to 20 cents a photo. My guess is it would be fun to have at a wedding reception or party.

20 cents pe photo when you can take any digital camera and take thousands of pictures for free and only print the ones you really want. A very small niche indeed.

20 cents pe photo when you can take any digital camera and take thousands of pictures for free and only print the ones you really want. A very small niche indeed.

Yeah it doesn't appeal to me either but I can see the market sort of. But then the average person probably doesn't take thousands of digital photos. My father in law for example, I gave him my Canon G6 to replace his G2. I suspect he may have taken 20-30 photos in the past 5 years with it. Mainly at Christmas.... put his G2 into my collection because it was in mint condition if it has more than 200 shots on the counter I will be surprised.

Plus a lot of folks don't really notice the quality or lack thereof which would probably be the first thing you and I would notice. The one thing I learned from photo retail was that there was no such thing as a bad picture in many peoples eyes since it was triggering a memory and not a technical response.