Digital cameras ratings are great tools for deciding which camera best fits your needs and budget. Digital camera reviews are often just the reviewer’s opinion. But ratings consider all the specifications, features, how the camera was designed and test results. These facts are then analyzed and summarized to help the reader make an objective decision.

3. Mid-Sized 4. Digital SLR Top Rated Digital Cameras This summary of top rated cameras is grouped by type, but in no particular ranking order. Ultra-Compact digital cameras are pocket-sized and weigh only a few ounces, making them the perfect entry level camera. Three to seven megapixels and optical zooms are standard, with advanced features are typical. • Canon PowerShot S410, SD200, SD300, SD400 & SD500 Digital ELPH cameras • Casio EXILIM PRO EX-P600 and EX-P700 • Fujifilm FinePix A330, A345 and E550 • Kodak EasyShare C360, CX7430, DX6340, DX7440 • Nikon D50, D70, D70s, D2x Professional and D2h High Speed Professional • Olympus Camedia C-5060 Wide Zoom, C-7000 Zoom, C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-7000 Zoom, C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-765 UltraZoom, C-770 UltraZoom and C-8080 Wide Zoom • Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 and DMC-FZ20 • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828, DSC-H1 and DSC-V3 Digital SLR Top Rated Digital Cameras This summary of top rated cameras is grouped by type, but in no particular ranking order.

Ultra-Compact digital cameras are for the true photo enthusiast. They are a cut above the compact digital cameras, but less expensive than digital SLR cameras that professional photographers require. SLR-style TTL, six megapixels or more, image stabilization, super zooms and other advanced features on some models. • Canon EOS 20D, EOS 300D Digital Rebel, EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT, EOS-1D Mark II Pro • Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D • Nikon Coolpix 3700 and S1 • Olympus Camedia C-5060 Wide Zoom, C-7000 Zoom, C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-7000 Zoom, C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-7000 Zoom, C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-765 UltraZoom, C-770 UltraZoom and C-8080 Wide Zoom • Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 and DMC-FZ20 • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828, DSC-H1 and DSC-V3 Digital SLR Cameras offer just about anything the serious photographer could want or need.

High quality optics in interchangeable lenses, top rated sensors up to 16 plus megapixels, and advanced professional focus and exposure controls make these cameras a photographer’s dream come true.

Desktop Document Imaging Software Enables Users to Scan to PDF; Combine Scanned and Electronic Documents into Secure, Searchable PDF Software Files Nashua, N.H., July 21, 2009

Office workers and IT managers can now access a free software download of eCopy PaperWorks™ desktop document imaging software. eCopy PaperWorks enables organizations to get work done faster and simplify business processes that mix paper and electronic documents. It helps office workers secure and preserve information contained across document types into a single, easy-to-manage PDF software file. The free software download provides a full-function evaluation version of eCopy PaperWorks. The scan to PDF software is available at http://www.eCopy.com/eval/. With eCopy PaperWorks, office workers can convert electronic and paper documents into text-searchable, secure PDF files and directly include them in business applications and workflows. It is designed specifically for office professionals that need to quickly and easily: Scan – Capture paper documents from a desktop scanner or multifunction peripheral (MFP). Merge – Combine scanned documents, faxes, e-mails and electronic files into a single PDF file. Merge documents from a variety of networked storage locations. Modify – View, edit, mark-up and manipulate files. Insert bookmarks, add headers, footers and Bates Stamps, and electronically sign documents. Annotate pages using drawing, text, highlight, blackout, whiteout and notes tools. Connect – Save files as secure documents, distribute via e-mail and fax, and integrate with back-end applications and business process workflows. The software includes built-in Connectors for Microsoft SharePoint, EMC Documentum, Autonomy iManage WorkSite and Open Text eDOCS DM. “eCopy PaperWorks converts documents, faxes and desktop application files into secure, editable PDFs, merges content from different sources and expedites workflows,” said Tim Durant, eCopy vice president, Worldwide Business Development. “Our free software download enables office workers to use a full-function version of eCopy PaperWorks for 45 days so they can experience how it improves personal productivity.” About eCopy, Inc. eCopy™, Inc. is an innovative provider of open and flexible solutions that transform paperwork into paper that works. With more than 100,000 units of eCopy ShareScan sold, eCopy is the market leader in MFP document imaging software. eCopy customers include GE, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo!, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, BP, Sprint, Siemens, Cisco Systems, SAAB, and Sony Corporation. eCopy, Inc. is a global company headquartered in the United States, with subsidiaries in Japan and the UK, offices in Germany, France, Scandinavia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia.

For more information, visit http://www.eCopy.com or join the conversation at eCopy’s Document Imaging Blog at http://documentimaging.typepad.com/.

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Post One: PDN Photo Annual Awards

Simply a must do for any photographer. There are many different categories to choose from. You could get great exposure. Click on the image to go there.

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Post Two: National Geographic Adventure Folds

Gawker reports another print edition folding, this time it is National Geographic Adventure. Read the story here.

Post Three: This is Kind of Cool

Konica Minolta came out with a new machine, the vivid 91 and they tested it out with a big project, the Venus de Milo, one of the most famous statues in the world which is displayed at the Louvre.

They invented a 3D Digitizer and ran Venus through the program. Why I think this is so amazing? Because it is something photography coupled with technology and put to use in a new way.

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Note: When you watch the project, you need fast streaming speed and the navigation takes a bit to figure out, at least it did for me.

Well, it’s easy enough to say who’s the champ this year …

GEORGIA TECH 39, Clemson 34

Congratulations to the Yellowjackets on winning the 2009 ACC Championship and best wishes in the Orange Bowl!

And now, here are the bowl games with ACC tie-ins:

• Meineke Car Care Bowl (Dec. 26, Charlotte) – North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
• Emerald Bowl (Dec. 26, San Francisco) – Boston College vs. USC
• Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Dec. 27, Nashville) – Clemson vs. Kentucky
• Champs Sports Bowl (Dec. 29, Orland0) – Miami vs. Wisconsin
• Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Dec. 31, Atlanta) – Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
• Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (Jan. 1, Jacksonville, FL) – Florida State vs. West Virginia
• FedEx Orange Bowl (Jan. 5, Miami) – Georgia Tech vs. Iowa

What do you do when you’re the latecomer to a very exclusive party?
You’ve got one of two options:
Dress up like everyone else and blend in with the crowdMake a huge entrance wearing an outfit that’s louder than a Rolling Stones concert
Sony has chosen the latter when it comes to their new digital SLR camera.

expose highlights, or will blow out the highlights when exposure is set for the attention and admiration of professional photographers, while Olympus, Pentax and Minolta preferred to target the consumer market. With the megapixel race pretty much over, these three companies gained consumer attention with their own proprietary features. Olympus developed the Supersonic Wave Filter, a device that “scrubs” the camera’s electronic sensor, removing tiny particles of dust. Pentax made their cameras small and light, some of the Pentax digital SLRs.

Then Sony takes it one step further. The A100 has one feature not available in any camera from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax and Konica Minolta. Canon and Nikon duked it out for the attention and admiration of professional photographers, while Olympus, Pentax or Minolta. In fact, only two lesser-know cameras made by Fuji have something similar: extended dynamic range is better equipped to capture detail from shadow to light. Cameras can’t. A digital SLR cameras at the Digital SLR Guide. His 5-week ecourse in digital SLR cameras.

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Color Multifunctional Printers and Monochrome Digital Presses Recognized for Outstanding Design

Ramsey, N.J. – October 29, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO), the organization involved in the comprehensive global promotion of design, has awarded four 2009 Good Design Awards to the Konica Minolta Technology Center in the Network/Business and Public Sector Computers, Peripherals Category, including:
•  bizhub® C652/C552/C452 Series and bizhub C360/C280/C220 Series of color multifunctional printers (MFPs – print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system)
•  bizhub PRO® 1200/1200P/1051 Series of monochrome digital presses

Based in Tokyo, the Konica Minolta Technology Center actively develops unique and cutting-edge technologies that will expand the world of imaging, on the basis of proprietary materials, optical, nano-fabrication and imaging technologies.  Phosphorescent materials and OLED devices are examples of the notable development activities underway with potential for use in various applications.  Konica Minolta’s core technologies are being applied in the development of many next-generation display components and ubiquitous imaging equipment.

JIDPO receives approximately 3,000 submissions from more than 1,000 companies and designers every year for the Good Design Awards and selects those that demonstrate only the most distinguished quality and design integrity.  Submissions are screened by nearly 70 design experts, who select those designs that help build prosperous lives and encourage sound industrial development as part of a campaign to brighten and enrich society through design.

“Earning recognition for our award-winning lines of color MFPs and monochrome digital presses highlights our leadership as a global technology innovator,” said Kevin Kern, Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.  “This worldwide acknowledgment represents our continued commitment to a broad customer base and to providing the necessary means for customers to count on Konica Minolta for ongoing innovation and design quality.”

Offering streamlined jobs, cost effectiveness and enhanced security features, the bizhub C652/C552/C452 Series and bizhub C360/C280/C220 Series of color MFPs were selected based on several design features including the liquid-crystal operating panel.  The bizhub PRO 1200/1200P/1051 Series of monochrome digital presses demonstrated unique design features such as the smooth lines of exterior covers that expressed a clear-cut concept with almost no design limitations.

For more information on the Good Design Awards, please visit www.g-mark.org/english.

About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop.  For the second consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys.  For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.us.

About the Good Design Awards
Founded in 1957, the Good Design Awards (generally known as the “G-Mark system”) is Japan’s only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system.  Having built a foundation to nurture Japan’s industry and design, the Good Design Awards now accepts submissions from around the world and has earned a reputation for being a prestigious trademark for outstanding design and quality.  Good Design Awards have been presented to 34,000 products to date.  For more information, please visit www.g-mark.org/english/archive/2009/outline.html.

New Driver Offers Common Interface to Handle Printer Selection for All Networked Devices

Ramsey, N.J. – November 2, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announces the launch of the Konica Minolta Universal Print Driver (UPD), a single printer driver for all networked printers.  Offering a common interface to handle printer selection throughout a network, automatically detecting and identifying Konica Minolta and all other manufacturers’ printers and MFPs, the UPD offers a full range of functionality thereby increasing overall business efficiency.

With a single user interface (UI) Konica Minolta’s UPD offers various benefits for both IT administrators and users in small to large workgroups alike.  Eliminating the need for installation of separate drivers for each networked device, the UPD simplifies complex capabilities by condensing all integrated tasks into a single driver core.  The UPD also enables operators to easily add new devices to the current configuration so they are up and running quickly without loss of productivity. Additionally, the UI offers full functionality including layout, finishing and quality for all pre-installed devices.

“By implementing our Universal Print Driver, IT professionals can significantly reduce administration time and costs while concurrently streamlining their printing operations,” said Kevin Kern, Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.  “As businesses continue to look for ways to remain competitive, the ability to manage growing workloads in less time, while not compromising quality or efficiency, is a key concern and one that this solution directly aims to address.  Konica Minolta’s new UPD further evidences efforts to ensure that users can always count on Konica Minolta to deliver the cutting edge innovation they need.”

The UPD combines multiple print drivers to meet the needs of networks comprised of new and legacy devices from several manufacturers.  Individual Child Drivers connect to model-specific Konica Minolta MFPs and Common Child Drivers connect to other Konica Minolta models and 3rd-party devices.  Most recent Konica Minolta MFPs and desktop printers will enjoy full print functionality, while older Konica Minolta devices and third-party printers will also have a basic range of functionality.  All devices also benefit from automatic detection and identification.

Konica Minolta’s UPD is also the only printer driver to feature a specific search filter enabling the user to search by feature set. Necessary printing attributes, such as color, 11″ x 17″ or letter-sized paper and duplex printing, can simply be typed into the search field and the filter will show all matching devices.

Click here for more information on the Konica Minolta Universal Print Driver.

To purchase this go to www.bosscopy.com for more information.

Ok, time for something a little diverted from the field of design, but it is something which I enjoy doing very much, I can spend many an hour doing this and not get bored. What is it? Photography.

Ever since I was very small, I enjoyed playing with camera’s and taking pictures. Some of my earliest memories of using a camera was was using Dad’s Olympus OM10 film SLR camera (which incidentally he still has and is contemplating giving it to me sometime). Getting my first camera was a great moment too, albeit it was effectively a point and shoot camera when I was about 6, and it was used until I was almost 10. After that when I needed one it was just a disposable one until the time came for the first digital camera. This was a major turning point because I could take pictures of everything and everyone and not have to wait until they were developed to see them. It was great. A couple of compact cameras later, growing in price and functionality, I decided in April this year to bite the bullet and get my first DSLR. After many weeks of thought, I went out there to the shops, still without the faintest idea of what one I was wanting to buy. The shop we went to was the same one in which my dad had bought his first proper camera about 30 years before, so I was very excited and he was quite nostalgic.

Having tried many different cameras, Canon’s, Nikon’s, Pentax’s etc, I settled on Sony, mainly because it fitted in my hands well and it had a good weight to it. Camera purists would say I was an idiot for going for a Sony because they are ‘new’ to the field, but in fact they did buy out Konica Minolta’s camera operations a few years before so the quality and functionality of them was right up there from the start. Also, due to picking Sony, I have been informed that they will be the company of choice for my camera and camera needs for essentially the rest of my life. Not a problem for me as I quite like Sony, having had many of their products over the years from a number of walkmans (cassette and CD), a Playstation (1, 2 and 3), a television or two, and a fantastic pair of earphones (though not as good as my newly purchased B&O’s)

Along with the camera and the standard 18-55mm lens, I got a 55-270mm lens and a carrying bag. Awesome!

Since this most recent purchase I do feel as though my photography has come on leaps and bounds because I am more free with the settings of the camera, am able to do what I want to do with it more. With the compact camera’s before it, I was pushing to the limit and in many cases beyond. Just now, I am only using probably about 30-40%, and I can’t wait to see what my photo’s are like when I am using the camera at 110%. In the 7 or 8 months since I bought the camera, I have taken about 10,000 photographs, some good, some pretty shoddy. But my love affair with the camera and the act of photography is growing and growing, and my ideas are becoming more and more ambitious.

Some of my favourite kinds of photographs are panorama’s and light trails. Panorama’s because they require either the use of a tripod, or the ability to swivel very steadily whilst holding the camera making sure it is not moved vertically or angularly from the previous position. The overall result is usually phenomenal even without post processing. Light trails are something which are great fun to do, and something I have only been able to achieve since purchasing the DSLR, the only problem is that it would be so much easier if I had an external shutter control so I could take pictures on the bulb setting, but this is on my purchase list along with a polarising filter. My favourite light trails photograph has to be from July when I was on holiday in Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, the camera was set up on the tripod and I was standing in my room with the velux window wide open, cold air pouring in the window waiting for cars to pass, and because it was 11 o’clock at night, on an island 70 miles long and only with a population of circa 4000, they didn’t pass too often. I had to make do with talking to a friend on msn on my iPhone to pass the time, which did make the arduous task of this much more enjoyable.

If you would like to see some of my work please visit my flickr photostream or my DeviantART where I upload some of my better pieces of work, also all the photographs used to illustrate posts here have been taken by myself, except for the one of the Eigenharp.

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Some examples and a small description of each.

1. My most recent shot, taken today (31st October 2009), playing around with long shutter speeds.

2. Coming back from the Mcrae Forest Stages, thought it looked good in the mirror so I took a picture.

3. On holiday, playing with long shutter speeds with cars going across the causeway between Grimsay and North Uist.

4. Panorama of Dundee taken from the Law. Taken in December 2008 with my Fujifilm F480.

5. Probably my favourite photo I have taken. My sister’s hamster in the grass at home in the garden.

This picture was the simplest picture I took with my SLR digital camera. I snapped a few shots and chose the best of them all. I really didn’t have any purpose for the shot until I was looking on an image farm site and saw that others have taken a similar shot. Image farms are websites that allow photographers to upload photos to make money. I made over $30 on this image!

I wish I could share all the settings when I took this picture. It was shot with a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, 8.1 pixel using a 35 mm lens. The lighting was limited so I used florescent lighting and had my white balance set for the lighting conditions.

If you would like to see more of my images you can visit my photography page. I am adding lots of images every day. ENJOY!

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Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

Technical Details

• Focal length: 70-300mm
• Maximum aperture: f/4-5.6
• Lens construction: 13 elements in 9 groups
• Angle of view: 34 degrees @ 21 feet to 8 degrees @ 15 feet
• Diaphragm blades: 9
• Type of zooming: Rotation
• Minimum aperture: f/32
• Minimum focusing distance: 59 inches in normal setting; 37.4 inches in macro mode
• Macro magnification ratio: 1:7.4
• Filter diameter: 62mm
• Mount: Konica Minolta and Sony
• Dimensions: 3 inches in diameter and 4.6 inches long
• Weight: 15.3 ounces
• Warranty: 6 years parts and labor

• Excellent optical quality
• Very good macro capability
• Relatively lightweight for its class, but still generally solid build
• Low price

• Slow and noisy autofocus motor
• Somewhat clunky manual focus switchover mechanism
• Tendency towards slight misfocusing (at least in Canon mount)

Overall conclusion

The SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro is certainly a very creditable effort by Tamron to produce a high quality, yet affordable fast telephoto zoom. Indeed if we look solely at the studio optical tests, it is a resounding success, as the technical quality of the images this lens can produce is superb throughout most of the range, matching or even outperforming the much more expensive Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM. It’s slightly soft wide open in the middle of the zoom range (most visibly on the more demanding APS-C/DX sensor format), but stop down a little and the quality really starts to shine through. Resolution is excellent from corner to corner, chromatic aberration is generally very low, and vignetting about average for a lens of this class. The close minimum focus distance is very welcome, especially as image quality holds up pretty well, and the rendition of out-of-focus regions of the image is very pleasant; this may not be a substitute for a true macro lens, but it’s not bad at all. About the only flaws are the slightly high distortion on full frame (unlikely to be a problem for most typical uses of a telephoto zoom) and occasional severe flare issues with strong light sources just outside the frame (which tends to be a weak point of fast telezooms generally).

The big problem with this lens, however, lies in the focusing systems. The autofocus motor is relatively slow and noisy, which puts it at a major disadvantage compared to its ultrasonic motor-equipped competitors, simply because AF performance impacts strongly on many of the typical uses for a fast telezoom lens. The slow speed of the motor means focus tracking simply isn’t fast enough for sports or action, or even children running around playing; it’s also a distinct problem in low light or with low-contrast subjects, where the lens can take what feels like an eternity to achieve focus. This is compounded by the noise the motor makes, which could be a real problem in situations such as wedding or event photography for which the user wishes to remain unobtrusive; discrete it is not. Also the Tamron lacks a focus limiter switch, so has a tendency to hunt back and forwards through its entire range when it fails to lock focus first time. But perhaps the biggest problem we encountered was a tendency for the lens to mis-focus, seemingly at random and disturbingly frequently, such that F2.8 shots in particular were often not critically sharp (although it must be pointed out that this may be specific to either our test sample, or the Canon mount version).

However it’s not just the autofocus system which is an issue, and the manual focus isn’t perfect either. The use of the push-pull clutch on the focus ring to engage manual is a good idea in principle, but not perfectly implemented in practice; the action is remarkably noisy (in context, the click-clunk noises on switching between AF and M are substantially louder than the shutter release on any current DSLR, including the top-end professional models such as the Nikon D3 and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III), and the focus ring has a bad habit of sticking in an intermediate position in which the gearing isn’t correctly engaged, and manual focus doesn’t work properly. Also, it’s not possible to use autofocus to pre-focus on a specific point then switch to manual, as the focus distance can often be thrown in the switchover. Finally, the manual focus ring is just a little too highly geared, with relatively short travel between infinity and the close focus of 0.95m, making critically accurate manual focus difficult to achieve (certainly outside of live view).

Now it must be acknowledged that we’ve only tested this lens in the Canon EF mount, and we can’t assume it will behave in exactly the same way on other mounts. We’d presume that the Nikon version shares the same AF motor system, so will likely be just as noisy and probably as slow, but may well not suffer from the accuracy problems we observed with Canon bodies. It’s also fair to say that the body-driven Pentax and Sony versions may behave rather better all round. Of course users of these two brands will then have to put up with the irritation of needing to select manual focus using both the body switch and the focus ring clutch, but that would be a small price to pay for the prospect of having these excellent optics benefit from a faster and more consistent autofocus system, especially on a body with built-in image stabilization. (Indeed on that point; it’s a pity Tamron couldn’t have incorporated the impressive stabilization system from their 28-300mm VC lens into the 70-200mm, at least for the Canon and Nikon mount versions.)

So ultimately what we have here is a flawed gem, a lens which fully capable of delivering excellent images, but also frustratingly capable of missing focus on that once-in-a-lifetime shot, either through mis-focus or simply being too slow. And this is a real pity, because the optical quality of this lens is genuinely superb. Now if you shoot mainly outdoors in bright light, the focus speed and noise issues probably won’t be a great problem (especially if you’re not trying to track fast moving subjects), in which case this lens could well be ideal. However if you shoot frequently in low light, need to track erratically moving subjects, or demand quiet operation, then the relatively unrefined autofocus will leave you frustrated. Also, whilst the mis-focusing issues we observed can certainly be mitigated by taking multiple shots if you have the time and opportunity, that’s simply not always possible. Because of these issues, the Tamron 70-200mm F2.8, despite its stellar optics, just fails to take our top award.

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New Konica Minolta Supplies Part Numbers

TN-319K – Black Toner Cartridge
A11G130
TN-319C – Cyan Toner Cartridge
A11G430
TN-319M – Magenta Toner Cartridge
A11G330
TN-319Y – Yellow Toner Cartridge
A11G230
DR-311 – Drum Unit
TN-216K – Black Toner Cartridge
A11G131
TN-216C – Cyan Toner Cartridge
A11G431
TN-216M – Magenta Toner Cartridge
A11G331
TN-216Y – Yellow Toner Cartridge
A11G231
DV-311K – Developer
DV-311C – Developer
DV-311M – Developer
DV-311Y – Developer

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A few months ago, some folks have been asking me to give a couple of suggestions about the best camera for begineers and also what kind of gear I use, well I will never tell you, “you big nose” (just kidding, well not really). YOU CAN SAY NOSY

Please check it out in the pages section called “choosing the right one” in this blog.

I hope you find it helpful and useful to some of your questions.

Equipped with Printing Emperon controller for easy integration in any network – Windows, Mac or Linux – Magicolor 1650EN is compatible PCL and PostScript. Simitri HD toner ensures fine details and brilliant colors, while resistant to UV radiation.

To meet the requirements of different groups of users, Magicolor 1650EN is available in three different configurations. Besides the standard version, there is Magicolor 1650EN-d, equipped with standard duplex unit. Magicolor 1650EN-dt is suitable for groups that used to print high volumes because besides the standard duplex unit has an extra box of food. All models have speed of 5 pages per minute color and 20 pages black and white paper can process maximum format A4, with weights between 80 and 209 g/m2, and labels, postcards and envelopes.

The printer uses without effort, thanks to LCD screen and a couple of buttons intuitive. Access to supplies is replacement front, and the user is warned of the need for replacement or for any error, directly to your PC using PageScope Web Connection utility.

Magicolor 1650EN is part of the Clean Planet Program “from Konica Minolta. This is one of the issues that give evidence of consideration towards the environment. Simitri HD toner needs a temperature less than tonerele conventional fixation. Consequently, users save up to 15% of the energy required printing. In addition, CO2, SO2 and NO2 from Simitri toner is 40% lower than those of conventional toners.

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เดี๋ยวนี้ฟิล์มที่พอให้ได้คือง่ายคือ Fujifilm หาง่ายที่สุดสำหรับผมเลย ส่วน Kodak กับ Lucky ก็หายได้บ้าง โดยเฉพาะฟิล์มขาวดำนี้ ผมเจอแต่ Lucky. ฟิล์มที่เคยใช้แต่ก่อนโน้นอย่าง Agfa ที่ใช้บ่อยๆ ฟิล์มกล่องดำๆ ถูกๆ เขาลือว่าเป็น Agfa ผลิต ไม่รู้จริงหรือเปล่า และ Konica ก็เหมือนจะใช้บ้างเหมือนกัน ตอนนี้ไม่เห็นขายแล้ว

แต่แล้ววันก่อนก็ผ่านไปเจอ Konica ขายอยู่ ม้วนละ 66 บาท แต่ว่ามันหมดอายุแล้วอะนะ แต่ก็ไม่เป็นไรลองเอามาซื้อมาใช้ดูสักม้วน

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Konica Minolta just announced their new high production printer BizHub C65hc color laser printer. The Konica Minolta BizHub C65hc takes the following new High Chroma Printing toner cartridges.

TK-614K – Black Toner Cartridge, 16,000 Page Yield
TK-614C – Cyan Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield
TK-614M – Magenta Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield
TK-614Y – Yellow Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield

This new BizHub takes the older developers of the C6500 Series.

Konica Minolta just announced their new high production printer BizHub C65hc color laser printer. The Konica Minolta BizHub C65hc takes the following new High Chroma Printing toner cartridges.

TK-614K – Black Toner Cartridge, 16,000 Page Yield
TK-614C – Cyan Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield
TK-614M – Magenta Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield
TK-614Y – Yellow Toner Cartridge, 22,000 Page Yield

This new BizHub takes the older developers of the C6500 Series.

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Konica Minolta Print Management Solution

Konica Minolta’s OPS optimizes business processes and manage your fleet of printers, copiers and MFP devices.

Konica Minolta’s Optimized Print Services (OPS) Print management program gives you a customized solution by choosing from an array of support options that meet the specific needs of your business.

opt-WORKFLO is a fully customized solution that will assess your document and print environment, optimize your document workflow, and reduce maintenance costs to improve your document output. Reallocation of over/under utilized printer devices.

The “opt” suite of software utilities is the brain behind the scene to help optimize your business.

• opt-MONITOR – Assesses your current printing environment, provides timely proactive maintenance and ongoing assessment & optimization.
• opt-ANALYZE – Creates a cost-per-print plan that covers consumables and service
• opt-VISUALIZE – Develops a roadmap to replace outdated or inefficient hardware.
• opt-MANAGE – Gives your organization control of print routing.

Rate the Konica/Minolta Print Management Solution