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Can Home Produced Prints Equal Lab Prints?
I have had some very good quality prints by uploading to an online
Lab: 7"x5" cost £0.49 - about $0.88 I believe. I am wondering if it is worth upgrading my present printer which is quite old (Epson Stylus Photo 700), with a view to making my own prints - provided they are as good as a quality Lab. I am surprised at how much the price of printers has dropped - the Epson Stylus Photo R300)(of which I have read good reviews) can be bought here in the Uk for around £86 - approx.$155. My camera is a Canon G6. Any advice will be appreciated. Denis Boisclair Cheshire, England |
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:47:29 -0500, Larry wrote:
This reply is probably more long winded than you wanted, but I have the time so here it is: And very interesting it was too. How do inkjet and dye sub prints compare with those made on 'proper' photographic paper? I mean those made by scanning lasers onto light sensitive paper and then developing it like a 'real' photograph. AIUI the machine is very expensive, but the consumables are very cheap, just the paper and the developing chemicals. -- Chris Pollard CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net |
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:47:29 -0500, Larry wrote:
This reply is probably more long winded than you wanted, but I have the time so here it is: And very interesting it was too. How do inkjet and dye sub prints compare with those made on 'proper' photographic paper? I mean those made by scanning lasers onto light sensitive paper and then developing it like a 'real' photograph. AIUI the machine is very expensive, but the consumables are very cheap, just the paper and the developing chemicals. -- Chris Pollard CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net |
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:47:29 -0500, Larry wrote:
This reply is probably more long winded than you wanted, but I have the time so here it is: And very interesting it was too. How do inkjet and dye sub prints compare with those made on 'proper' photographic paper? I mean those made by scanning lasers onto light sensitive paper and then developing it like a 'real' photograph. AIUI the machine is very expensive, but the consumables are very cheap, just the paper and the developing chemicals. -- Chris Pollard CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines http://www.cginternet.net |
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Hi Denis,
I am wondering if it is worth upgrading my present printer which is quite old (Epson Stylus Photo 700), with a view to making my own prints - provided they are as good as a quality Lab. Recently, I have been having prints made at Costco (Bend, Oregon) and been very happy with the results. Pricing is good -- 4x6 for 0.19 cents; 12x18 color prints for $2.99, etc. Fuji Crystal Archive paper is used and the quality is very good for the price. The trick is to have Photoshopped the pictures before bringing them to Costco (or like place). I'm impressed with what leaves my monitor after Photoshop looks the same on the output prints. I presently have two Epson printers and a dye-sub 4x6 printer. They presently get very light use at home. I suppose if you need instant gratification -- home printing makes sense. I'm very happy with Costco and the one-hour service. Best, Conrad Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman, Oregon |
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Conrad,
Do you crop them @ 4x6 BEFORE taking them to Costco or do you let Costco do the job? Thanks, Marcel "Conrad Weiler" wrote in message ... Hi Denis, I am wondering if it is worth upgrading my present printer which is quite old (Epson Stylus Photo 700), with a view to making my own prints - provided they are as good as a quality Lab. Recently, I have been having prints made at Costco (Bend, Oregon) and been very happy with the results. Pricing is good -- 4x6 for 0.19 cents; 12x18 color prints for $2.99, etc. Fuji Crystal Archive paper is used and the quality is very good for the price. The trick is to have Photoshopped the pictures before bringing them to Costco (or like place). I'm impressed with what leaves my monitor after Photoshop looks the same on the output prints. I presently have two Epson printers and a dye-sub 4x6 printer. They presently get very light use at home. I suppose if you need instant gratification -- home printing makes sense. I'm very happy with Costco and the one-hour service. Best, Conrad Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman, Oregon |
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"Marcel" wrote in
: Do you crop them @ 4x6 BEFORE taking them to Costco or do you let Costco do I only crop mine if the cropping is important. That is, the automatic cropping will take equally from the top and bottom. If I shot it that way there's no reason to change it. OTOH, sometimes I shoot keeping the camera back vertical and then I want to crop the foreground. Bob |
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"Marcel" wrote in
: Do you crop them @ 4x6 BEFORE taking them to Costco or do you let Costco do I only crop mine if the cropping is important. That is, the automatic cropping will take equally from the top and bottom. If I shot it that way there's no reason to change it. OTOH, sometimes I shoot keeping the camera back vertical and then I want to crop the foreground. Bob |
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I had about 300 prints made on Fuji mat paper for $0.25 CAD ea.
Today I am testing this new Shoppers Drug Mart set up. They are printing on Kodak paper. They are charging $0.29 CAD for ea. 5"X7" print. I am anxious to compare Fuji and Kodak paper. Maybe someone has already evaluated the results of Fuji and Kodak. Some of my friends are buying paper on sale and printing their own picture with an ink jet printer. They evaluated their cost to about $0.25 per 5 1/2"X4" print. Providing you do not accidentally sneezed or put a wet finger on a fresh print the quality is comparable to the commercial one. Each home made print is covered with plastic to save guard the quality of the color. Now that the color laser printer is more affordable. Covering the laser printed picture with transparency may not be required. The only time you may need transparency cover is when an hardcover album is used. "Conrad Weiler" wrote in message ... Hi Denis, I am wondering if it is worth upgrading my present printer which is quite old (Epson Stylus Photo 700), with a view to making my own prints - provided they are as good as a quality Lab. Recently, I have been having prints made at Costco (Bend, Oregon) and been very happy with the results. Pricing is good -- 4x6 for 0.19 cents; 12x18 color prints for $2.99, etc. Fuji Crystal Archive paper is used and the quality is very good for the price. The trick is to have Photoshopped the pictures before bringing them to Costco (or like place). I'm impressed with what leaves my monitor after Photoshop looks the same on the output prints. I presently have two Epson printers and a dye-sub 4x6 printer. They presently get very light use at home. I suppose if you need instant gratification -- home printing makes sense. I'm very happy with Costco and the one-hour service. Best, Conrad Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman, Oregon |
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