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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / July 2005Need prints -- good and fast
I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I can't get any larger than 8x10. Any suggestions? Sheldon sheldon@sopris.net Sheldon hypothesizes: > I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be > of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I > can't get any larger than 8x10. > > Any suggestions? Since using the services of a local professional lab are clearly out of the question -- you would already have considered as much for your potential hypothetical and rejected it for reasons only you alone know -- and www.google.com has, at least for the purposes of your hypothetical, crashed beyond all hope of repair then I guess your choices are indeed limited to standing on a street corner and asking random passers-by for advice. "Hey buddy, spare some time on a large format printer?" Good luck! Point well taken. > Sheldon hypothesizes: > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Good luck! >Since using the services of a local professional lab are clearly out of >the question -- you would already have considered as much for your [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Good luck! Maybe the poster would like the benefit of personal experience in his search, to weed out the poor from the excellent, the slow delivering companies vs. the speedy ones, and any personal anecdotes anyone in the group has to offer...which come to think of it unless you just like to hear yourself spout off, it's what we all come here for. I just reread your answer. Nevermind, you are one of the people who just likes to spout off. > Maybe the poster would like the benefit of personal experience in his > search, to weed out the poor from the excellent, the slow delivering [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I just reread your answer. Nevermind, you are one of the people who > just likes to spout off. The answer is a kill file and mine works nicely for him.  SignatureWould thou choose to meet a rat eating dragon, or a dragon, eating rat? The answer of: I am somewhere in the middle. >> Since using the services of a local professional lab are clearly >> out [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I just reread your answer. Nevermind, you are one of the people who > just likes to spout off. Fans Of Irony Take Note. > Maybe the poster would like the benefit of personal experience in his > search, to weed out the poor from the excellent, the slow delivering > companies vs. the speedy ones, and any personal anecdotes anyone in > the group has to offer... Or maybe the poster asked a vague, under-specified, and ill-conditioned question and you haven't the reading comprehension skills to notice it? > which come to think of it unless you just > like to hear yourself spout off, it's what we all come here for. Really? And who voted you Grand Poobah of r.p.d.slr-systems? And since you are being a stickler for proper form and technique, maybe you can cite the chapter and verse of the sacred Newsgroup Charter that allows discussion about photo-labs in an "slr systems" newsgroup? > I just reread your answer. The OP probably needed to read it once to figure out what I was saying (he may not have liked the package it came in, but the message was clearly received). You, on the other hand needed to read it twice ... and still missed the point. QED: you are a half-wit. > Nevermind, you are one of the people who just likes to spout off. Pound sand, my boy. Pound it hard. >> Maybe the poster would like the benefit of personal experience in his >> search, to weed out the poor from the excellent, the slow delivering [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > QED: you are a half-wit. Twice wit?? >Really? And who voted you Grand Poobah of r.p.d.slr-systems? And >since you are being a stickler for proper form and technique, maybe you >can cite the chapter and verse of the sacred Newsgroup Charter that >allows discussion about photo-labs in an "slr systems" newsgroup? Oh yeah, I forgot it was a forum for slagging the UK government, telling new posters to "google it", and discussing the merits of cell phone use while driving. My mistake. McLeod blithered stupidly: > >Really? And who voted you Grand Poobah of r.p.d.slr-systems? And > >since you are being a stickler for proper form and technique, maybe you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > telling new posters to "google it", and discussing the merits of cell > phone use while driving. My mistake. Your mistake is forgetting that _you_ were the one yelling at _me_ re: "why 'we' are here" in r.p.d.slr-systems. So congratulations are in order: you are no longer a half-wit. You are now either (a) a disingenuous twit or (b) an idiot. Your choice. >Your mistake is forgetting that _you_ were the one yelling at _me_ re: >"why 'we' are here" in r.p.d.slr-systems. So congratulations are in >order: you are no longer a half-wit. You are now either (a) a >disingenuous twit or (b) an idiot. Your choice. I'm rubber and you're glue, it bounces off me and sticks to you. > Pound sand, my boy. Pound it hard. But really ... the issues isn't the OP's question, it is your response ... and have shown yourself to be a complete a.s. It would have been better had you just not said a word at all. SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 Spammers please contact me at renegade@veldy.net. > > Pound sand, my boy. Pound it hard. > > But really ... the issues isn't the OP's question, it is your response > ... and have shown yourself to be a complete a.s. It would have been > better had you just not said a word at all. Hm. My mother died a long time ago. And even if she was alive, her name wasn't "Thomas T Veldhouse". So why do you care whether or not I have "shown [myself] to be a complete a.s"? Nevertheless, if you do care, thanks oh so much. But I recommend you just put me in your killfile so my frank, plain, speaking doesn't offend your sensibilties any further. After all, you don't want to make an a.s of yourself, right? > I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be > of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Sheldon > sheldon@sopris.net yes; telling us what size prints you want. SignatureLF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 11x14 to 16x20. Local prices here are outrageous. I live at a resort with extremely high commercial rents and prices to match Most of the locals drive 45mi (one way) to get underwear, and the gas prices here are already over $3 Unless I want to wind up in the poor farm, I'll have to order my frames over the Net, too. Just looking for a quality web service. Sheldon >> I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to >> be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > yes; telling us what size prints you want. > 11x14 to 16x20. Local prices here are outrageous. I live at a resort > with extremely high commercial rents and prices to match Most of the > locals drive 45mi (one way) to get underwear, and the gas prices here are > already over $3 Unless I want to wind up in the poor farm, I'll have to > order my frames over the Net, too. Just looking for a quality web > service. Then probably the only answer is to do it yourself, it is very cost effective for the larger sizes, one of the "cheaper" A3 Canons or Epsons will do what you want. > I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be > of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I > can't get any larger than 8x10. > > Any suggestions? The only online print-house that I've dealt with personally is www.whcc.com, and they've done terrific work for me at very competitive rates. It's normally 1-2 days in house, then 2-day shipping, but if you're willing to pay, they can do rush orders and overnight shipping. steve I've had good results at www.fotki.com Their prices are low and the prints I've received, both 8x10" and 11 x 14" seem to be very good quality. They have got my three recent orders to me by regular mail in about a week. I don't recall if they offer faster service as I've never needed it. > I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be > of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Sheldon > sheldon@sopris.net > I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to be > of high or very good quality. I guess I could print them myself, but I > can't get any larger than 8x10. > > Any suggestions? http://www.mpix.com. They charge a flat $4.99 to ship and it arrives in just a day or two. They are spendy for 4x6" prints however. SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 Spammers please contact me at renegade@veldy.net. >> I may need some prints for a show rather quickly, but I also need them to >> be [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.mpix.com. They charge a flat $4.99 to ship and it arrives in > just a day or two. They are spendy for 4x6" prints however. While I've been finding this thread to be very entertaining, it hasn't don't much for me except for the last three posters (thank you). And for those who just say "Google it," that's how you wind up buying a camera from a dealer who rips you off and never gives you the "deal" you think you are going to get. >> http://www.mpix.com. They charge a flat $4.99 to ship and it arrives in >> just a day or two. They are spendy for 4x6" prints however. > > While I've been finding this thread to be very entertaining, it hasn't > don't much for me except for the last three posters (thank you). For the type of service Mpix gives, you might also consider Adorama: <http://www.adoramapix.com> . I've only used Mpix for B&W, so I can't really compare the two, but they're doing the same kind of work at similar prices. 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