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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: ElKootcho on September 24, 2012, 07:26:24 pm
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Does anyone here have any knowledge of the Old Navy Amazing Sticker Machine?
I'm planning on building a photobooth for my daughter (school events, parties, etc) and came across an Old Navy Amazing Photo Machine for sale and was thinking that I could convert in to print photos. Is this feasible? The guy wants $200 for it and I'm awaiting word from him if it's fully functional.
It's either this or a scratch build. Any ideas if the Old Navy machine is worth it as a starting point?
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No idea but I think it would be pretty easy to mod, even if you have to junk the innards and throw in a old PC. I'd say $200 is probably a fair price if the monitor and camera work. That is just itching for some cool custom art.
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I'm with Chuck. I'd love to see what could be done with this.
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I'm the cheapest man on the planet, and even I think that 200 bucks is a steal for a photobooth.
The reason is, to build a photobooth from scratch you need:
A shell
A monitor
A pc
A digital camera/webcam capable of being controlled via said pc.
A control panel with big old buttons
A printer, preferably a specialized photo printer
Software capable of seemlessly pulling all of that junk together in an attractive and easy to use way.
The concept of a photobooth is pretty simple, but actually doing it is deceptively complex.