DOLI DL1210 MINILAB SELLS STRONGLY FOR PHOTOMART

DOLI DL-1210 is Top Seller! Photomart International has had such a positive response to the Doli DL-1210 since it’s launch last year that it is still by far the company’s top selling digital mini lab. “It is no wonder that the Doli DL-1210 is still our number one best seller” says Photomart managing director Lewis Martindale. “Considering Doli machines always meet the demands of our professional photographic and photo retail customers, it was to be expected that the 1210 would be something really special. Combining all the services and facilities which a quality-conscious user could require, and more, into a tiny system costing only a fraction of the prices established by other suppliers, the Doli DL1210 is destined to take the mini lab market into a new era. Able to produce prints up to 8x12ins in size, the DL1210 has a throughput capacity of 600 4x6 inch prints per hour from 600 different images! This high productivity level combined with the short processing time (a blistering fast 2 minutes and 45 seconds!) puts the system firmly in the top category of mini labs. The processing speed is achieved in such a small space due to the machine’s highly sophisticated tank construction which also has the benefit in that it only needs eight litres of chemistry to fill to operating level, thus saving on replenishment and heating costs while making the equipment easier to maintain at its optimum performance. Its unique configuration also means that the machine requires just 0.72m2 of floor space – making it ideal for installation in a location where space is limited. The DL1210’s operational versatility starts at the front end with precise densitometric analysis. An advanced LINUX based platform provides stable operation, while the Windows XP operating system running in tandem makes the process simple and easy to follow. Input can be via all of the usual media – CD, floppy disk, memory sticks and SM, SD and CompactFlash cards – as well as by Internet and LAN connection, and through the optional 35mm negative, APS, and print scan platform. The system’s user-friendly interface enables even inexperienced operators to quickly come to terms with its processes, which include index prints in a number of format options. Using an LED light source (RGB) via an LCD panel incorporating precise pixel management for exposure onto a vacuum platform configured for maximum accuracy and rendition ensures top quality results with print resolutions of up to 520dpi. All appropriate correction and output options are incorporated, including red-eye removal, sharpness adjustment, under/over exposure compensation, and angle correction cropping. The world-class correction software enables easy adjustment of colour, brightness, contrast, gamma, sharpness, etc. There is a range of add-on output alternatives including a variety of templates for creating greeting cards, special colour borders, ID/passport prints, montages and printing black-and-white or sepia prints from colour images. Enabling users to extend their range of services further, in addition to printing up to 8x12ins, the DL1210 can produce panel prints, which overlap to enable posters of up to 40x60ins to be created. Another output option is CD burning which is achieved through the integral CD-R/W system. Do not miss any opportunity to see the mini lab which heralds the future of this sector of the industry. Prices range from only £21,000 – a fraction of the cost of other systems vying for position at its top of the market level – it sets the basis for the ongoing development of the image processing sector. For full information on the amazing Doli mini lab systems, contact Jurie Gryffenberg at Photomart by telephone: 020 8501 8858, or email: jurie@photomart.co.uk [picture available, with permission for editorial use in connection with this release: filename: photomart_002.jpg: caption: "Kamel Rebbouh pictured with his new Doli 1210 minilab from Photomart, at his Blackstock Print Centre, Finsbury Park, London". copyright: Photomart, 2006. credit: Marcin Kubon ]

PHOTOMART RAISES £2,000 FOR EYE HOSPITAL

LONDON, June 22, 2006 - Photomart, one of the UK's leading sellers of trade photographic equipment and supplies, held the final in its June series of all-day photography seminars, in benefit of The St. John Eye Hospital, this Tuesday the 20th of June, at the company's Studio Equipment showrooms in London E17. This final seminar, entitled "Event Photography - Techniques for Profit" was presented by BPPA Event Photographer of the Year, Keith Trainor (of Event Portraits). It was sponsored by Sony (U.K.), and attended by photographers who each made a £50 donation to the charity. Mr. Anthony Chignell, Hospitaller of the St. John Eye Hospital, attended. The total raised from photographers through Photomart's seminars in June was brought to £2,000. Images of the seminars can be viewed at www.photomart.co.uk [image available: copyright: Photomart, 2006; credit: Silvije Mubrin; filename: photomart_001.jpg caption: Pictured at the Photomart Sony Event Photography Seminar in Benefit of St. John Eye Hospital are (left to right) Keith Trainor, BPPA Event Photographer of the Year; Mr. Anthony Chignell, Hospitaller, The St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital; Lisa Fitzsimmons, Account Manager, Sony (U.K.); and Lewis Martindale, Managing Director, Photomart. ]

PHOTOMART SEMINAR BENEFITS ST JOHN EYE HOSPITAL

LONDON, June 1, 2006 - Photomart, one of the UK's leading sellers of trade photographic equipment and supplies, held the first in a series of all-day photography seminars in benefit of The St. John Eye Hospital last Thursday, at the company's Studio Equipment showrooms in London E17. The seminar, entitled "Marketing Your Wedding & Portrait Business" was presented by photographer and marketer Mark Lawrence. It was sponsored by Fuji Photo Film (U.K.), and attended by photographers who each made a £50 donation to the charity. A gallery of images taken at the seminar can be viewed at www.photomart.co.uk The second all-day seminar in the series, again in benefit of The St. John Eye Hospital, will be held at Photomart in London E17 on Tuesday, June 20. The main speaker will be BPPA Event Photographer of the Year, Keith Trainor. This next seminar will be sponsored by Sony UK. Details from the Photomart web site www.photomart.co.uk [image available. copyright: Photomart, 2006; credit: Silvije Mujbrin; filename: photomart_000.jpg caption: Pictured at the Photomart Fujifilm Photomarketing Seminar in Benefit of St. John Eye Hospital are (left to right) John Grayston, Major Accounts Manager, Fuji Photo Film (U.K.) Ltd.; speaker Mark Lawrence; Gina Deacon, Fund Raising Executive (Donors & Events), St. John Eye Hospital; Lewis Martindale, Managing Director, Photomart. ]