 Jamie Putnam |
Good digital labs I am going digital and would like to find a good online developer. I enjoy printing shots with my Epson 780, but for the really spectacular ones I would prefer a lab. I know alot of pros shoot digitally now and was curious to know what they do for prints.
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Damian P. Gadal |
I don't know what the pros are doing, but I've been very happy with Imagestation.com. There prices are resonable and the qualty is very good. I've ordered digital prints upto 20' X 30' for framing and have been pleased with the results. hth
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Damian P. Gadal |
Make the their prices....
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Giao N. |
I'm not a pro either, but I like www.dotphoto.com. They advertise in Photo magazine and they seem to have the best values of all.
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Denise N |
I have been using Photoworks for years now and they have the BEST value. When I first got my digital camera, I searched the websites trying to find a "better" deal - so trust me, I've seen them all. Photoworks charges you 29 cents per 4x6 photo you have printed AND stores them on the internet for you for FREE for as long as you are a customer (meaning, you must purchase something from them - like photo developing - at least once per year). Their service is outstanding and I've NEVER had any problems with them at all. Plus, shipping is only $1.95 per digital print order - which is TERRIFIC! Try them out....
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Cathy Barrows |
I'm not sure if you have Wal-Greens in your area, but in the Atlanta area they are charging .29/print for 4x6's. It's on fugi paper which doesn't thrill me, but for the 4x6 album prints the price is right. Luckily my son has a professional color lab and in the last year has bought a digital lab to add to the film equipment. The price is really good there...lol!
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Damian P. Gadal |
Is there a catch with www.dotphoto.com? How is the quality of their prints? I need someone that does 16X20 prints....
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Damian P. Gadal |
I'd also be interested in custom sizes...
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Jamie Putnam |
Thanks for the responses everyone! Since I posted this question, I found a site I like. It is photoaccess.com and they seem to be very consistant and also very good. I like the fact that they have digital sizes and offer matte finishing. They are worth a try for anyone looking for a good digital developer! -Jamie
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Amy M. Parish |
I just sent an order in to Photoaccess...are you still happy with them, Jamie? Just curious. Was using Snapfish, like the prices and was mostly happy with quality. Lately, though, they consistency has been a problem between my smaller prints and enlargements--they don't match. Not a good thing whne selling prints to people. Any suggestions for best quality conisistency? Thanks
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Amy M. Parish |
Damian---I don't know if you have tried Dotphoto yet, I had and found that there quality was not all that great.
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Jamie Putnam |
Amy, I still use Photoaccess. They do tend to be a little on the cool side, but if you are calibrated to their site they are very consistent. I find little difference if any, between my wallets and larger prints. Let me know what you think of them.
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Christopher Higdon |
Please check out www.ezprints.com they offer these services, but they also have a www.ezprints.com/pro where you can set the prices of your photos after you have uploaded them, and send a link for the buyer. i.e. wedding photos.
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Amy M. Parish |
I responded to this over a year ago, but now am using www.MPIX.com and LOVE THEM! Also, Winkflash is new, and offers 4x6 prints for 16 cents. Just thought I would send this update.
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Stephanie Sherwood |
How is Mpix.com, I have been looking into them I like their prices, but is what you pay for what you get? is their shipping reasonable and fast? I love the print shop I work with that is local but I would also like to cut down on my costs. With mpix I havent seen it yet but can you do white border printing, and glossy finish. Also can you see your image before it is printed. to check for cropping and such.
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Amy M. Parish |
I LOVE Mpix! Their quality is really good, print texture is good and dig. pictures are nice and smooth if you submit good res files. They don't do color adjustments for you, so you have to make sure that is done ahead of time. If I were you I would get some samples and see how they stand up to what you have had printed before and also compare them to your monitor color. They don't do white border printing, if you are interested in that Winkflash does but I don't recommend them for pro prints. You don't get the option of glossy at Mpix either, but they do offer metallic finish prints which are cool. Other good things they do, mounting services, die cut wallets, easy to use upload and cropping pages, free black and white or sepia tone in the same order as color prints (their sepia is a really nice tone, not too yellow). Shipping is always $5 no matter how much or how little you order, and you ALWAYS get them back 4 business days after you upload. The paper they use is Kodak endura pro paper, and has the copyright imprint on the back. Try them, they are really good.
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Chris J. Browne |
I use Lifepics for digital prints. The are printed at an independent lab that uses a noritsu 3212 DLS printer for sharp images. You can request that they do NO corrections so you can send the same image 6 months later and it will be exactly the same - just what we expect from digital. The lab is Art's 2001 Photo and is just one town away, but they also mail for low cost. They use Kodak Royal paper which has a thicker base and good quality. The do redos when it is obvious that something is wrong. . .other places weren't so kind. Chris Browne
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Diane Dupuis |
I use Shuttefly.com and love them! Large sizes, regular sizes, and many novelty items are all fantastic! The photobooks make for great gifts! Be sure to check them out!
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