NEWS

• Your Ballplayers Now on TV News
• SnapLap Upgraded to Print 6-Up, 8-Up Strips & Cards
• Epson Rebates from $100- $900
• ExpressDigital Specials and Rebates
• Preview The Bright New Look of Spring
• We’re Off to See the Wizard
• Noritsu Announces Most Versatile Dry Minilab Printer Yet
• Want to Become Your Own Lab?
• Let Media Pay for Part of Noritsu Cost
• Are You Excited Yet?
• Bogen No Longer; Can We Say Manfrotto?
• The Ultimate Event for Everything Photo
• Thanks Again
• Other Upcoming Workshops

YOUR BALLPLAYERS
NOW ON TV NEWS!

We can now turn still shots from your sports league into a DVD video from “Sports Center” news. After a snazzy graphic introduction on this video, our announcer talks about a local youngster who is playing hard and who we “hope to see at the next level” while your still shots are running. It makes a great clip that we think a lot of parents will want and it also makes another sale that you probably won’t mind having. Click here to see a demonstration.

SONY SNAPLAB UPGRADED
TO PRINT 6-UP, 8-UP STRIPS & CARDS

The SnapLab UPCR10L has been upgraded to create 4x8 prints, greeting cards and 6-up and 8-up images. It also now supports the Sony ProMatte finish. No price increase came with the introduction of these extra features. Click here to read more.

EXPRESS DIGITAL
PROMOTIONS AND REBATES

We are pleased to announce the following promotions on the ExpressDigital Darkroom line of products. Through the end of the month you can purchase Darkroom Core for $399 and Darkroom Professional for $1,045 after Desktop Darkroom’s instant rebate and ExpressDigital’s mail-in. And even with these low prices we still include our comprehensive telephone support for no charge. For more information click here.

EPSON REBATES
FROM $100–$900

Purchase a magnificent Epson Stylus Pro 7900 or 9900 and receive a $900 mail-in rebate to reduce the cost. Both render perfect images for giant prints, posters, canvas, art prints or the like, in widths of up to 24” or to 44” respectively. Or buy the Epson Stylus Pro 4880 and get a $500 mail-in rebate or the R2880 or R1900 to get $100 back. Offers end 3/31/10. Click here to read more.

PREVIEW
THE BRIGHT NEW LOOK
OF SPRING

Sharp new 2010 graphics for virtually every sport under the sun. . .even golf. . . are already available and waiting for your free use. To cheer yourself up and make your plans, click on “Products” after you click here.

Also new and available now are • a beautiful marketing booklet for dance (your editor loves this one), • dance and gymnastics graphics and • art for scrapbook pages (montages). See all at the lab link above.

WE’RE OFF TO SEE
THE WIZARD

Because of the wonderful things he does . . . those wireless camera triggering systems, known as Pocket Wizards, really do wonders in unleashing you from constraints. For instance, you could remotely fire a camera mounted on an airplane wing. Or use TTL flash for a wedding. Or work a fashion shoot with manual power control. The little Wizard radio systems enable untethered triggering between all components of the photographic system, no matter how simple or complex. Call and we’ll help make your selection: 888-398-9934.

NORITSU ANNOUNCES
MOST VERSATILE
DRY MINILAB PRINTER YET

The Noritsu D1005 will soon be introduced as the most flexible dry minilab printer yet, boasting both the widest size range and the highest speeds. Like earlier Noritsu “dry” models, it replaces the chemical processes with stunning quality ink prints. Sizes run up to 12x36 inches, it delivers 950 4x6 prints per hour, produces 3,800 prints before media change, will print on one side or both and uses either roll paper or sheets. Prints are to be durable and archival. The system also supports automatic order sorting. Price and shipping date are not yet known. We will post details as soon as we get them.

WANT TO BECOME
YOUR OWN LAB?

The new way. . .the easiest and most economical way. . . to bring your lab work in house. . .is via a “dry process” printer that uses inks instead of chemicals. The genre is fast and durable enough to have taken over print processing at two of the country’s largest chain stores. They got rid of the smell, the mess and most of the cost and machinery knowledge needed. Noritsu currently has three choices: the D703, the D502 and and the M300.

The D703 prints 4x6s at a rate of 650 per hour, at a cost of about 15 cents each and 8x10s at 250 per hour at a cost of approx. 54 cents each. Print sizes from rolls are 3.5x5, 6x4, 8x10, 10x12 or on sheets 8x10 and 8.25x11.5. And the quality is superb.

Their D502 adds the ability to print duplex and, with a mini-bindery add-on, will kick out Photobooks as quickly as a dedicated bindery.

The M300 provides is an earlier and lower cost model that prints 325 per hr. at 3.5"x5"; 265 per hr. at 4"x6"; 95 per hr. at 8"x10". Now being replaced by the newer models, it is at a remarkably low cost. Click here to read more.

LET MEDIA PAY
FOR PART OF NORITSU COST

The Noritsu M300 is now available for just $9,995, compared to its regular price of $15,000, if purchased it along with a three-year media purchase agreement. The M300 print quality is superb and it prints to rolls or sheets at speeds of 325 per hr. for 3.5x5s, 265 per hr. at 4x6 or 95 per hr. at 8x10. It also prints 5x7, 43x8, 8x12, 10x12 and 10x36. Offer ends 3/1/10. To read more click here. Or to discuss call us at 888-398-9934.

ARE YOU
EXCITED YET?

First, please pardon us while we blush. For the past two months, we have written here that we were attaching a photo of one of our new ESPN posters at the bottom of the ENews because we thought they were cool. But both times we failed to do so. Now, having heard that persistence pays off, we are hoping that our one little photo will finally make an appearance down there. Please give a glance downward. If it did, we hope it was worth the wait. And we hope that if you photograph sports and your competition doesn’t have anything as sharp as this poster you will click here to order some.

BOGEN NO LONGER
CAN WE SAY “MANFROTTO”?

The company established in the 1950s as Bogen Photo is Manfrotto Distribution as of Jan. 1, 2010, upgraded to an international network in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.K. They still import, distribute and service accessory products in the photographic, video, broadcast and lighting sectors, and it says here we will still get really good service.

Desktop Darkroom carries multiple Manfrotto tripods, monopod and tripod heads. Stop in or give us a call.

THE ULTIMATE EVENT
FOR EVERYTHING PHOTO

That’s what the organizers call the big, huge, colossal annual PMA show, which this year is in southern California: Pre-show Feb. 19-20, trade show, Feb. 21-23. It definitely is the largest of them all and generally one of the best. Click here for their site.

THANKS AGAIN

Another of our great two-day workshops on sports, schools and dance was held Feb. 1-2 and again we felt as though we ended up with a lot of new friends, as well as enthusiasm from the field. Thanks muchly. We love these meets. We intentionally keep the group size small and, thus, have to decline people before show dates. If you want to make sure you get a heads up for the next one (July), please drop us an Email that says “Let me know” to jluter@desktopdarkroom.com

OTHER UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

• March 20: Mastering Speedlites -- Demonstrates how to get the most out of a portable flash system and the use of these powerful little devices to achieve impressive studio quality.

• April 17: Portrait Photography 101 -- Features live demonstrations with models to give you a first-hand, real time understanding of the steps involved in the creation of master level images. Both workshops are suitable for all skill levels. They will be presented by Mike Luter at Desktop Darkroom in Jacksonville, Florida. Click here for details and to register. Discounts available for early registrations.