Does anyone know a graphic service bureau with a dye sub printer that prints images for the general public? Perhaps they own a Kodak 9810 printer ?

How do you go about finding Michigan service bureaus, or service bureaus that own dye sublimation printers?

Are there associations that serve that purpose?

Thanks for your help.

You might call Meteor Photo in Troy.

Meteor no longer has dye sub printers, and they do not utilize profiles. They do have a silver halide Durst Lambda digital laser printer.

My experience with Dye Sub Printers, about 5 years ago, is that they print beautifully but fade quickly especially from UV.
Has the quality improved?

I should be putting my ALPS MD5000P dye sub on ebay this weekend, not sure if it's the same caliber as the Kodak one. From what I remember when I worked at Meteor (1989 - 1998) it produced similar quality as the Kodak Dye-Sub we had there at the time, but it was one of their 1st models.

What is dye sub? How does it work?

It's a printer sublimates dyes from carrier sheets to other substrates, like photo paper, coffee cups, T-shirts, etc.

Everyone, including Kodak, has told me that dye printers are good for everything except paper prints these days. Inkjet printers have overtaken dye subs for photos. Nevertheless, dye subs are still widely used in drug store photo kiosks - the DIY kiosks. Dye subs are still superior for T-shirts and coffee cups. Actually, dye subs produce the best T-shirts in every category except speed and cost.