At A Crossroad With a New Printer -- Revisited

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Last weekend, I started this thread asking about using a Color Laser for
printing photos. The responses, and I thank you all for them, suggested
it would not be the best thing to do.

Since then I have looked around and found the world of Dye Sublimation
printers and now think what I would like to do is go ahead and buy a
color laser for day to day printing and a dye sub such as the Canon,
Kodak or Sony for occasional snapshop printing. So with that in mind,
here a some more questions:

1. Does each printer require paper and ribbons, or whatever you call
them, from the same manufacturer? What happens if that manufacturer
discontinues them? Is there an after-market for them?

2. What is the shelf life of the unused paper and ribbons. If I print
60 photos a year, it is a lot.

3. I have a Canon Powershot camera. Will I have a compatibility problem
using a Sony or some other printer?

Thanks again for your patience and information.

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Thank you, Bas.

Actually, I think I prefer the Microsoft Picture Manager included with
Office 2003. It is simple, straightforward and suits my limited needs.


"Bas v.d. Wiel" <bas@thoushaltnot.spam.extranet.kompas-media.nl> wrote
in message
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> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:37:06 -0500, Jack Gillis wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>> 3. I have a Canon Powershot camera. Will I have a compatibility
>> problem
>> using a Sony or some other printer?
>>
>> Thanks again for your patience and information.
>
> You're welcome. I can only comment on your 3rd question since I don't
> own
> or use dye-sub printers. However you won't have compatibility problems
> beyond (maybe) some Canon- or Sony-supplied proprietary image
> processing
> software that may or may not come with respectively the camera or the
> printer. Bottom line: stick with generic image processing software
> (PaintShop Pro and the like, Photoshop etc.) and you'll be fine. It
> never
> hurts to ask the supplier before you buy though.
>
> Bas

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Thank you, Rafe. Another piece of the puzzle falls into place.

Jack

"rafe bustin" <rafeb@speakeasy.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:37:06 -0500, "Jack Gillis"
> <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote:
>
>>Last weekend, I started this thread asking about using a Color Laser
>>for
>>printing photos. The responses, and I thank you all for them,
>>suggested
>>it would not be the best thing to do.
>>
>>Since then I have looked around and found the world of Dye Sublimation
>>printers and now think what I would like to do is go ahead and buy a
>>color laser for day to day printing and a dye sub such as the Canon,
>>Kodak or Sony for occasional snapshop printing. So with that in
>>mind,
>>here a some more questions:
>>
>>1. Does each printer require paper and ribbons, or whatever you call
>>them, from the same manufacturer? What happens if that manufacturer
>>discontinues them? Is there an after-market for them?
>>
>>2. What is the shelf life of the unused paper and ribbons. If I print
>>60 photos a year, it is a lot.
>>
>>3. I have a Canon Powershot camera. Will I have a compatibility
>>problem
>>using a Sony or some other printer?
>
>
> Kodak and Olympus both have dandy dye-subs,
> but as you note, the ribbons will be proprietary --
> I wouldn't expect sources beyond Kodak and Oly.
> Also Hi-Ti for smallish prints (3x5 and 4x6".)
>
> Don't know about shelf life of ribbons.
>
>
> rafe b.
> http://www.terrapinphoto.com

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"Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
> news:114las79r5qp0bd@corp.supernews.com...
>> Last weekend, I started this thread asking about using a Color Laser for
>> printing photos. The responses, and I thank you all for them, suggested
>> it would not be the best thing to do.
>>
>> Since then I have looked around and found the world of Dye Sublimation
>> printers and now think what I would like to do is go ahead and buy a
>> color laser for day to day printing and a dye sub such as the Canon,
>> Kodak or Sony for occasional snapshop printing. So with that in mind,
>> here a some more questions:
>>
>> 1. Does each printer require paper and ribbons, or whatever you call
>> them, from the same manufacturer? What happens if that manufacturer
>> discontinues them? Is there an after-market for them?
>
> Yes. You have a problem. Unlikely, if its not viable for the manufacturer,
> why for a 3rd party? No doubt they will produce supplies for a time
> afterwards. Best to figure you will only get 2 or 3 years and take it at
> that.
>
>>
>> 2. What is the shelf life of the unused paper and ribbons. If I print 60
>> photos a year, it is a lot.
>
> FWIW, if you are (only) printing 1 a week, you might be better to spend
> more bucks on a premium printing service? Work out how much each print
> would cost if say, the printer last for 3 years, and you buy enough media
> for say 500 pints (

If you have 500 pints, you will have many failed prints :-) ...take that as
'prints' :-)

--
Tumbleweed

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"Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
>> news:114las79r5qp0bd@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Last weekend, I started this thread asking about using a Color Laser
>>> for
>>> printing photos. The responses, and I thank you all for them,
>>> suggested
>>> it would not be the best thing to do.
>>>
>>> Since then I have looked around and found the world of Dye
>>> Sublimation
>>> printers and now think what I would like to do is go ahead and buy a
>>> color laser for day to day printing and a dye sub such as the
>>> Canon, Kodak or Sony for occasional snapshop printing. So with
>>> that in mind, here a some more questions:
>>>
>>> 1. Does each printer require paper and ribbons, or whatever you
>>> call them, from the same manufacturer? What happens if that
>>> manufacturer discontinues them? Is there an after-market for them?
>>
>> Yes. You have a problem. Unlikely, if its not viable for the
>> manufacturer, why for a 3rd party? No doubt they will produce
>> supplies for a time afterwards. Best to figure you will only get 2 or
>> 3 years and take it at that.
>>
>>>
>>> 2. What is the shelf life of the unused paper and ribbons. If I
>>> print 60 photos a year, it is a lot.
>>
>> FWIW, if you are (only) printing 1 a week, you might be better to
>> spend more bucks on a premium printing service? Work out how much
>> each print would cost if say, the printer last for 3 years, and you
>> buy enough media for say 500 pints (
>
> If you have 500 pints, you will have many failed prints :-) ...take
> that as 'prints' :-)

I like the first wording better
>
> --
> Tumbleweed
>
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