online photo labs

[AustinPhotoNet]

i have been printing my d60 images through ofoto.com but im wondering about other online labs and if i can get better quality prints,,, what is your experience and can you recommend other labs,,,


http://www.ofoto.com
good fast service but on low contrast images the colors are a bit pale,,, they dont offer matt finish,,,

http://www.photoaccess.com/
havnt used them that much but my test print is a bit too red

http://www.clubphoto.com/
just like ofoto


farid

[who10]

Farid,

I just recently ran a test image (16x20 matte) using Westcoast Imaging. My monitor is calibrated with Spyder OptiCal and their color match from a LightJet 430 was absolutely perfect. WCI supplies ICC profiles for Fuji Crystal Archive gloss and matte.

For any print that I need 11x17 to 24x30 enlargements I’ll use these guys. They also have Epson 9600 Inkjets, but I haven’t tried them yet.

http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/services/lightjet/ljfileprint.html (link to their Lightjet page)

I was able to down-load a 85mb tiff file to their server and got the final print back in 5 days.

My experience was good with them.

Regards.

David

[AustinPhotoNet]

sounds good but kinda expensive,,, i usually have to print 100-200 prints after an event,,,

have you tried anyone in this listing:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Photography/Digital/Labs/

[who10]

Yes, I realized after I replied that you probably meant online services for larger quantity printing than I generally do. I print most of my images (below 13x19) off my Mac and had been searching unsuccessfully for a good local lab to print material I wanted to frame and mount.

Sorry for the misread on my part.


David

[redbutt]

Check out EZprints.com (www.ezprints.com). I've had very good results with them.

[davefaulk]

In what format are you uploading your images to these sites (i.e. JPG, TIFF, etc).

Dave

[AustinPhotoNet]

i shoot everything in jpg with a d60,,, and my prints are usually 8x10 or smaller,,, sometimes i do 16x20,,, matt finish would be nice also,,,