Gestern bin ich direkt nach der Arbeit zu meinem Ehrenamt bei der Caritas #Leipzig aufgebrochen. Unterwegs entstand dieses Bild der #Propstei, das es bis zum Fotodrucker und in mein Album geschafft hat.

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Just spent half an hour fighting with my basically-brand-new photo printer, thinking it was broken because it wouldn’t feed the 13x19” paper that it DEFINITELY supports.

…turns out I dropped some tiny plastic disc things in the paper feeder when re-doing the studio.

Close up your printer when not using it. Seems like an extra step, but it’s worth it.

#diwhy #fail #printer #printerproblems #technightmares #canon #pixma #photoprinter

Fujifilm Unveils the Instax Link Wide Portable Smartphone Photo Printer

Fujifilm has announced the Instax Link Wide Smartphone Printer. The Link Wide prints images in a larger format, specifically on Instax Wide instant film, a first for the company's smartphone printer lineup.

Fujifilm says the Link Wide will create high-quality, wide photo prints using images from a smartphone camera roll, transferred to the printer via the Instax Link Wide App. The printer connects to a smartphone via a Bluetooth connection.

In addition to smartphone compatibility, the Link Wide is also usable with the X-S10 and will allow photographers to send images directly from the camera to be printed on the Link Wide printer.

Fujifilm says that the main features of the Link Wide printer hinge on its lightweight design which it says is built for portability and speed. The company also says that it surpasses the functionality of other smartphone printers "in its class" and is able to transfer an image and start a print in about 12 seconds. It also supports continuous printing and is capable of generating around 100 Instax instant prints per battery charge.

The Link Wide has two print modes: Instax Rich and Instax Natural. Rich is touted as accentuating deep, warm colors while Fujifilm says that Natural emphasizes the inherent tones in the image.

Fujifilm says that in addition to providing printer functionality, the app -- which is required in order to fully take advantage of the printer -- also has a variety of "fun and creative" features and options. It has some editing tools including cropping, about 30 filters, collage creation capabilities, offers the ability to add text to a printed image, and also has digital stickers and frame templates. It additionally allows users to import sketches and handwritten text and add them to photos before printing. The app also allows users to select a frame within a video file and print it as if it were a still photo.

Prints can also be embedded with a QR code that, when scanned, links to a website where a recorded sound, tagged location, and message can be shared.

Also accompanying the launch of Link Wide is the new Instax Wide Black instant film that Fujifilm says is a new contrast on the traditional white-bordered look and provides more contrast against printed images. The Instax Wide Black instant film will be available in a single pack with 10 exposures for $22.

The Link Wide Smartphone Printer is available in Ash White or Mocha Gray and is expected to be available for purchase in late October for $150.

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This ‘Kodak Memory’ Concept Printer Pays Homage to the 35mm Film Roll

A group of product designers have come up with a sleek new design for a thermal paper photo printer that's inspired by the 35mm film roll. They call it the "Kodak Memory."

The design (first spotted by Yanko Design) is part of a project by South Korean industrial design students Minsu Kim, Yeon Ju Do, and Sunjin Baek.

Rather than using instant photos or ink, both of which are pricey, the Kodak Memory uses cheap thermal paper -- the kind that receipts are commonly printed on. A roll of thermal paper costs less than $50, so the black-and-white photos printed by this printer would be extremely economical.

The myFirst Camera Insta 2 is a camera already on the market that uses thermal paper, though that camera is designed specifically for children.

After loading a roll of thermal paper into the Kodak Memory, the user then connects to the printer using a special app on their smartphone. Photos imported into the app can be shared, downloaded, and printed via the printer.

Loading new paper is done by pressing the "open" button on top and lifting the internal cartridge out of the printer.

The printer is recharged by plugging it into a power source via the USB connection.

The designers say they wanted the process of printing with the printer to look like a strip of 35mm film being pulled out of a roll.

As with any 3rd-party concept design of this sort, it's highly unlikely we'll ever see it materialize into a real commercial product. But with Kodak licensing its brand for everything from Android tablets to Bitcoin miners in recent years, who knows? Perhaps someone will license this design and the Kodak brand name and turn this printer idea into a real device one day.

#equipment #ideas #concept #conceptual #design #kodak #photoprinter #productdesign

Good Photos on the Cheap: Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 Review

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we live in the absolute worst cyberpunk future, this is the fucking weirdest sentence you could possibly construct...

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