Several years ago, I tried out an early-model digital SLR camera. These are top-of-the-line models — the ones that compare to a 35 millimeter. The pictures looked perfect (well, almost — I’m not exactly a professional). I couldn’t tell them apart from pictures I took with a camera using standard film.

I can’t wait until this technology is available on standard point-and-shoot cameras, I thought.

Of course, this was at the very beginning of the digital camera age. Now anyone can buy a quality digital camera for just a couple hundred dollars. No more wasting expensive film and developer…a digital revolution has brought photography to the masses.

Growth You Won’t Find on the NYSE

Film cameras are now museum pieces. In just a few short years, the popularity of digital cameras has exploded. In fact, most people who take pictures have gone digital. A commanding majority of consumers, 82%, use digital cameras. And get this — more than 75% of these same shutterbugs own two or more digital cameras, according to a 2006 Photography.com study.

It’s undeniable: Snapping digital images and sharing them on the Web isn’t going away anytime soon. Everyone is now a “professional” photographer — involved in every part of the process, from snapping the pics to uploading and editing shots.

The digital camera universe is crowded with big names. Canon, Sony and Kodak all command hefty market share, and we don’t see any opportunity for a microcap to steal a significant chunk of this market.

However, there is another way to play this sector. We just found one company that has been an innovative force in digital photography for years. And more importantly, the company has been virtually invisible to investors and the general public…until now.

For you, that means an early opportunity to get in on digital photography’s last true moneymaking opportunity. It’s a company experiencing triple-digit growth that’s set to send share prices soaring. That’s growth you won’t get with Eastman Kodak or Canon Inc.

To find this true penny stock opportunity, you have to dig — all the way down to the OTC Bulletin Board…

Back in the old days, we would take our film to be processed at a one-hour film shop, drugstore or big-box retailer. These stores managed the entire film developing process, known as photofinishing.

As the industry has grown to include digital image files in place of film, these photofinishing centers have been expanded and upgraded to handle the new technology — both to process the digital images and to offer pictures to customers in CD form.

This is where our company comes in. It sees itself as a gateway for transactions, bringing together retailers and digital content to offer potential customers smarter, easier options when it comes to processing their digital images.

This tiny microcap’s technology allows retailers to receive digital image orders online, which can then be processed and either shipped or remain at the store for the customer to pick up. The company manages the entire process, from the nuts and bolts of the retailer’s Web site to the actual monitoring and pre-emptive maintenance of the digital equipment.

The company is the industry standard, attracting blue chip clientele across the globe. Its photo and digital media platforms are at work in more than 8,000 retail locations worldwide. Its customer list is a virtual who’s who in retail sector. Wal-Mart, Costco and CVS are all customers.

That’s not all…the company has also announced deals with Kodak China, Kodak Australia and Sam’s Club here in the U.S. The opportunity in these deals is very real… These new contracts should help the company continue its incredible growth.

Here is when I would have told you this company if only I could. Unfortunately, it is so small, even if 5% of the Penny Sleuth’s readership buys stock, we’d really push the share price too high. So, I gave it to my Bulletin Board Elite readers. But, you aren’t out of luck just yet…

I also talked to my publisher into a half-off deal, as you are probably already familiar. If you sign up for my OTC stock advisory by midnight tonight, you’ll receive a full six months for free.

Best,

Greg Guenthner
July 31, 2008

Taking Photofinishing to the Next Level was originally featured in the Penny Sleuth.