Least expensive processing & scanning ever...

marke said:
Swoop, I'm in Milwaukee. Who did you go to gor $2.70 a roll?

Thanks.
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I went to Mike Crevello's on... ugh, I cant remember if it's Brookfield road or Bluemound road. You have to know what I'm talking about. Their central store right next to IVMedia. They're some good people in there. Knew my name, said hello, and generally very helpful.

Wait, I think it might be in Brookfield, on Bluemound road.
 
Ok

Ok

My costco scans are about 3000 x 2300, Walgreens about 2400 x 1600, and Longs about 1800 x 1228.

The Longs and Walgreens make fine 8x10s, but the Costco scan allows for nice posters up to 20" x 30".

However, these are what I get on the default CD in the DCIM folders, if you order an enlargement at Longs or Walgreens, they're happy to re-scan from negative (at probably a higher resolution).

I realize other folks get different file sizes from different stores and price ranges. I think the Longs and Walgreens use Fuji minilabs, and the Costco Noritsu.


IK13 said:
Guys, don't measure scans in Mb (megabytes). Look at the size of the picture (mega-pixels), not the size of the file. Neither one alone tells the whole story though, but if you have to pick one - use the MP, not the MB. After all you buy "X mega pixels" digital camera, not "digital camera which makes "Y megabyte files".

...oops did I say "digital"....
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ampguy said:
My costco scans are about 3000 x 2300, Walgreens about 2400 x 1600, and Longs about 1800 x 1228.

The Longs and Walgreens make fine 8x10s, but the Costco scan allows for nice posters up to 20" x 30".

However, these are what I get on the default CD in the DCIM folders, if you order an enlargement at Longs or Walgreens, they're happy to re-scan from negative (at probably a higher resolution).

I realize other folks get different file sizes from different stores and price ranges. I think the Longs and Walgreens use Fuji minilabs, and the Costco Noritsu.
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surely you jest, at 30" it would be just 100 dpi 😕
 
I'm serious

I'm serious

I realize it's far below the optimal 220 - 320 ppi, but it is extremely sharp. I am not sure if they interpolated or whatever, but I sent them a simple 3000x2000 JPG file. Costco amazes me. Many pro wedding and other photographers use them btw.

Sparrow said:
surely you jest, at 30" it would be just 100 dpi 😕
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ampguy said:
I realize it's far below the optimal 220 - 320 ppi, but it is extremely sharp. I am not sure if they interpolated or whatever, but I sent them a simple 3000x2000 JPG file. Costco amazes me. Many pro wedding and other photographers use them btw.
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my lab print at 402dpi, a roll of c41 and 2000x3000 scans is £4.98, about $10 that would print 5x7.5", you get what you pay for I suppose 🙂
 
Thanks, Swoop

Thanks, Swoop

swoop said:
I went to Mike Crevello's on... ugh, I cant remember if it's Brookfield road or Bluemound road. You have to know what I'm talking about. Their central store right next to IVMedia. They're some good people in there. Knew my name, said hello, and generally very helpful.

Wait, I think it might be in Brookfield, on Bluemound road.
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Yes, it is in Brookfield. Thanks, I'll try them. I just didn't think they would do it for that low of a price. I bought my early digital SLRs from them.
 
Woe is me! My previous happiness with Walgreens has now seized. So far, they have given me the best prints as compared to Walmart and one pro lab. As I now have my Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED, I went and scanned the negatives. I was shocked by the amount of damage on the negatives. Many artifacts, scratches, and the like. They are so small that I had never noticed it before when I looked at the prints. And now I know.... And thus now sad! 🙁 So I have a new plan. Find a new developer.... Scan my photos.... Edit in photoshop as needed.... Put on CD...... Have Costco print them at $0.15 a piece.... That equals to be $5.40 if I print all 36 prints, which is unlikely. How much is just developing?

EDIT: And no, it is not the negative being dirty/dusty.
 
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