PHOTOMART SPONSOR MINI-LAB HELP

LONDON, 17 January, 2007 -- www.photomart.co.uk, a leading on-line supplier of mini-lab equipment and consumables to the independent sector in the UK, announced a sponsorship deal today with the independent mini-lab self-help forum, www.minilabhelp.com. Mini-labs are machines used for high-street photo printing. (One-hour photo businesses are also called mini-labs.) www.minilabhelp.com is run on a not-for-profit basis, as a service to the mini-lab community, by founder Neil Taylor. Neil is a former mini-lab owner who traded as BT Photographic. Over the years his www.minilabhelp.com site has grown into the main independent on-line forum for mini-lab folk. "I've followed Neil's forum for some time", www.photomart.co.uk's Managing Director, Lewis Martindale, said, "and I'm very pleased to be able to support it now with the sponsorship I believe it deserves. It's success is a good sign of the continuing health of the sector." Neil Taylor says, "The sponsorship deal with www.photomart.co.uk means a lot, and this is a tremendous contribution to the independent mini-lab industry. I am very happy that www.minilabhelp.com has a reputable and helpful company supporting our web site." The sponsorship deal with www.photomart.co.uk is based on an advertising arrangement, and will preserve the independence of www.minilabhelp.com, which will continue to be operated solely by Neil Taylor.
[Picture: Filename: photomart_014s.jpg Caption: www.photomart.co.uk sponsors www.minilabhelp.com.]
Please direct any enquiries about this release to:
Simon Towler
Marketing Manager
www.photomart.co.uk
direct line: +44 (0)208 501 8856
email: design2@photomart.co.uk

PHOTOMART TO INTRODUCE NEW MINILAB TO UK AT FOCUS ON IMAGING

LONDON, 09 January, 2007 -- www.photomart.co.uk , a leading supplier of minilabs to the independent sector in the UK, is to introduce a new compact low-cost minilab system, the DOLI DL-0810, at the FOCUS on Imaging show in the N.E.C., Birmingham, this February 25th-28th. Prices are expected to start from around £14,950 ex-vat for a complete system, including either a Mitsubishi photo kiosk or an Epson 7800 wide format printer. Minilabs are used for medium-volume high-street photoprinting. www.photomart.co.uk's new DOLI DL-0810 model produces prints up to 9"x6" inches, with a throughput of up to 600 different 4"x6" inch prints per hour. This high-productivity is combined with a short processing time, just two minutes and twenty five seconds, ranking the DOLI DL-0810 amongst the fastest minilabs. The DL-0810's ultra compact design is achieved through a sophisticated tank assembly that requires only seven litres of chemistry. This allows the machine to be smaller, and reduces its replenishment and heating requirements. That makes the DOLI DL-0810 economical to run, even in outlets with lower daily print volumes. The compact design has a footprint of just 0.55 square metres - ideal for environments where floor space is either limited or expensive. www.photomart.co.uk's new DOLI DL-0810 accepts input from all popular digital media, including SD cards and CompactFlash, CD's, Memory Sticks, SmartMedia and Floppy Discs. Input can also be taken from the Internet or from a network connection. The machine can be fitted with options to allow printing from 35mm film negatives and APS film - and also for prints-from-prints, via an optional print-scan platform. The DOLI DL-0810 gives top quality results, with print resolutions of up to 520dpi made by an RGB LED LCD panel using Precise Pixel Management to expose onto a vacuum platform configured for maximum accuracy and rendition. DOLI DL-0810 print quality and calibration is maintained through precise densitometric analysis. The DL-0810 computer user-interface runs on familiar, easy-to-use Windows XP. Under-the-hood, an advanced LINUX platform provides a rock-solid foundation for stable uninterrupted operation. A full range of correction, editing and output options are available, including red-eye removal, sharpness adjustment, under/over exposure compensation, angle correction and cropping. The DOLI DL-0810's powerful, easy-to-use correction software handles adjustment of colour, brightness, contrast, gamma and sharpness. A range of add-on options is available, including templates for greeting cards, special colour borders, ID/Passport prints, montages and printing black-and-white or sepia prints from colour images. www.photomart.co.uk's new DOLI DL-0810 minilab system will also be available as a bundle with either the Mitsubishi PT7000 remote digital print station or the EPSON 7800 wide format printer. www.photomart.co.uk's Managing Director, Lewis Martindale, summed up the proposition offered by the DOLI DL-0810 : "The ultra compact design and extremely reasonable price tag means the DOLI DL-0810 should be on the shopping list of any business looking for an ideal photo-retail solution", he said. Its price, just £14,950 ex-vat for a complete system, positions it extremely aggressively against similarly featured competing minilabs vying for placement in this segment of the market. Anyone interested in seeing www.photomart.co.uk's new DOLI DL-0810 should come along to it's launch on the www.photomart.co.uk stand (L4) at the FOCUS on Imaging show at the N.E.C. in Birmingham this February 25th-28th. For more details contact www.photomart.co.uk's Sales Manager, Jurie Gryffenberg on +44 (0)208 501 8858 or email jurie@photomart.co.uk
[Picture: Filename: photomart_013.jpg Caption: www.photomart.co.uk's new DOLI DL-0810 minilab. Copyright: Shanghai Doli Photographic Equipment Co., 2007. Permission granted for fair use in connection with this release.]
Please direct any enquiries about this release to:
Simon Towler
Marketing Manager
www.photomart.co.uk
direct line: +44 (0)208 501 8856
email: design2@photomart.co.uk

PHOTOMART TO INTRODUCE NEW FUJI S5 PRO DSLR CAMERA AT SWPP CONVENTION!

www.photomart.co.uk , one of the UK's leading online sellers of photographic equipment and supplies, will debut Fujifilm's new Finepix S5 Pro DSLR Camera on its stand 176-177 at the SWPP Convention (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) being held at the Novotel London West, from Friday, January 12 till Sunday, January 14, 2007. This eagerly awaited new camera - never seen in the UK before - will be presented by an expert Fujifilm demonstrator and the www.photomart.co.uk sales team. Visitors to the www.photomart.co.uk stand will be able to try out the new Finepix S5 throughout the trade-show. www.photomart.co.uk will also be showing new professional dye-sub photo printers from Fujifilm, and a range of BOWENS photographic lighting.

[Picture: Filename: photomart_011s.jpg Caption: New Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro DSLR Camera from www.photomart.co.uk. Copyright: Fujifilm, 2006.]
Please direct any enquiries about this release to:
Simon Towler
Marketing Manager
www.photomart.co.uk
direct line: +44 (0)208 501 8856
email: design2@photomart.co.uk