Thanks, Doug, for the detailed response. I like options (1) and (1a); however, I do not discern any difference between these two options. It seems like in either case I would just buy a printer. Is there any other difference? Also, is there a cable that runs between the printer and camera body?
Thanks again, Glen On Sep 25, 2007, at 7:22 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > Glen Tortorella wrote: > >> prints. Thus, I ask the supremely elementary question: how does one >> turn the zeros and ones stored in the DSLR's memory into prints? > > Several options: > > 1) A laser or inkjet printer that you own and you do your own > printing. > Doesn't necessarily require additional software beyond what comes > with > your operating system, but could benefit in some cases. Like Windows. > > 1a) "Dedicated" inkjet printers for the home. Plug in your memory > card, > use the menus on the printer to tell it how many of which ones, load > paper, wait for prints to come out. > > 2) Take your memory card to Walmart or local photo shop or one of the > other seventy bazillion places that have a "digital printing kiosk". > Plug in the memory card, tell it how many of which photos, and shortly > they pop out. > > 3) Any of a variety of Internet photo printing services (Google is > your > friend ... I can't remember the names of any of them at the moment). > Upload your photo file to their web site, give them money and a > mailing > address, wait for the mailman. > > Cheapest would be (2) or (3). Most control with best chance of a > "best > possible" print would be (1). > >> Would a computer and/or scanner be necessary (I do not have a >> scanner, but I do have an iMac), or can a camera shop or photo lab >> supply the means to do this if one does not have a scanner? > > Options (1a) and (2) don't require you have a computer but (1) and (3) > do. (3) also requires a high-speed Internet connection; you'll go > crazy > waiting for your photos to upload over a dial-up line. > > Scanner is unnecessary in all scenarios, unless you have film you want > to digitize. That's a whole 'nother discussion, though. > > Your iMac should be fine, I'd think, though I know virtually nothing > about any of the Macs. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
