nash Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 my mitsubishi passport sytem has broken down again. which is the best instant passport system on the market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor brown Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Use a digital camera and your lab, or a kiosk . we have for 8 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I LIKE THE THE QUICKNESS OF THE INSTANT IDEA AND SO DO MY CUSTOMERS THEY DON`T LIKE WAITING FOR 10 MINUTES IN MY VERY, VERY SMALL SHOP IF I HAVE THEM WAITING AROUND THE SHOP I CAN`T GET TO SERVE THE OTHER CUSTOMERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor brown Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Do you not have any instant print offering, we used the Kodak G4's and the prints are off quicker than the old polaroid and cheaper to produce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreja Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 If you have Canon eos digital camera you can buy canon selphy printer. I use them for 5 years now and work great. Make print in 90 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 We use a standalone mitsu cp8000 dyesub printer, a Canon 30D and a Photoshop Script turned into a droplet (I prefer scripts over actions). The prints are pretty good, and it's a fast turn around. When they stop making paper for it next year, we're going to get the Mitsu 9800 It's flexible enough that if there's a problem with the printer, we can print from our Noritsu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecilh Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 After having a look at maniy exhibitions and using a digital camera and our PhotoMe lab for years, we finally got a small Kodak instant kiosk - the one with a small screen. It is excellent quality and is better than our G4s at removing red eye. Tetenal were selling them for about £1200 so great value 4 money. They even give a free camera. We also let customers use them if our G4s are all being used. If you have any quantity don't even think about it, phone Tetinal right away! Should you want to ask any questions phone me at 01595 694345. Regards Cecil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2K Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 We use a standalone mitsu cp8000 dyesub printer, a Canon 30D and a ]Photoshop Script turned into a droplet (I prefer scripts over actions[/b]). The prints are pretty good, and it's a fast turn around. When they stop making paper for it next year, we're going to get the Mitsu 9800 It's flexible enough that if there's a problem with the printer, we can print from our Noritsu. can u please give more information about that photoshop script stuff for passport size photos......i was looking around for something like that for so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Here's 2 scripts. You've got to make your own droplets to make them "really easy" to use. One's "automatic", just have a photo open, and run it. The other allows you to manually crop the image from within the script. (I prefer this one) These scripts were written for Photoshop CS3, and there's no guarantees it'll work on any other version. If you try it and it works, PLEASE LET ME KNOW which other versions it works on (other than CS3). I haven't bought CS4 because I don't know if all my scripts will continue to work on them or not... Have fun guys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kioskguy Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 You must have a VERY small shop Nash? Ours is small but we love people waiting around as they buy other stuff like photo gifts etc. In fact it was a passport customer that was our biggest single sale of these just before Christmas. People in the shop make it look popular and brings others in. We like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikosfra Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 try the selphy 530 cheap tool, quick, with some blue plus color you do your job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2K Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Here's 2 scripts. You've got to make your own droplets to make them "really easy" to use. One's "automatic", just have a photo open, and run it. The other allows you to manually crop the image from within the script. (I prefer this one) These scripts were written for Photoshop CS3, and there's no guarantees it'll work on any other version. If you try it and it works, PLEASE LET ME KNOW which other versions it works on (other than CS3). I haven't bought CS4 because I don't know if all my scripts will continue to work on them or not... Have fun guys ! the scripts which u gave are of size 300px - 300 px in our country we have to make passport photos like length 4.5 cm breadth 3.5 cm can u modify the script for me or let me know from where can i get it downloaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikosfra Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 http://www.idphotos TRY IT GREAT APPLICATION FREEWARE OR BOUGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 believe it or not i have had 3 customers walk away because i said the passport photos will take 10 minutes they want the ppp`s instantly customers seem to not have time to wait around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philspectrum Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm a huge fan of an instant stand alone system. I cannot be bothered using my minilab, and dislike even having to power down a camera to take out a memory card, yet alone start up Photoshop ! We are still happy with our Polaroid DMP units which can be got for a few hundred pounds. There is a company in Netherlands still servicing them, and media is still easily available. I have kiosks, but really do think them too much work. The argument 'it only takes a minute' suggests you have too many minutes! I hear great reviews of the Sony system! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonto Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 use an entry level dlsr with a wifi sd card, then you can print via your wetlab or a dedicated dry printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Phew it`s all over now i had a mad rush on Freedom Pass Photos i did 50 in one hour all from a camera and through Photoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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