Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes but they are not custom prints. They are in effect machine prints. Like ordering an enlargement from Robin Williams in that movie he just runs it though another machine they are untouched by human hands. And minds. The main thing is a person putting together some prints for a gallery would have them custom printed if they did not print it themselves. Custom printed by a printer who they knew what they looked like. Not just a voice on the phone. There are basic levels of work. And basic levels of "services" which supports them. A machine print cost a few dollars. A custom print made by a guy who that's what he does cost ten times that. Some times there is something resembling a mid level for people having a print make for an exhibit in a trade show. Those are not automatic but somebody looks at them at the plant, decides if its really good enough. And if not then goes in and makes those corrections. That may be the level of work Adorama supports. Most my photog. friends would not bring a camera to to have it fixed. They go to a repair place. They go to a camera store to buy a camera and that's it. "Outside services" such are repair and printing is a no no. we go to a place which does that. One reason is your camera store in most cases just sends out their "services" and to a place worse than you'd go to. But you don't know who that would be. And you cant talk to them -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:02:24 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] How low does pigment go? > > Costco does a good job. On their big prints they use an Epson 7880 and a > nice > heavy Fuji paper. They are so inexpensive! > > Leo Wesson > www.leowesson.com > > On Oct 26, 2011, at 20:38, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > >> Well, don't be so snarky about Costco, Mark. Yeah, they're big and so they >> can't do anything good. >> >> BUT, Costco does color-profile and you can go on-line to find your local >> store and determine which printing technologies they offer and which >> papers >> so you can prepare your images appropriately. >> >> Here's a link: >> >> <http://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/> >> >> I recently went to an exhibition at the US Bicycle Hall of Fame where all >> the >> images were printed by (gasp) Costco . . . and they looked damn good. I >> was >> quite surprised when I learned where they were printed. >> >> Adam >> >> On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:31 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> Adorama is a camera store. >>> Costco is a mega store or some kind. >>> >>> If the yellow pages still existed they'd not be in the same section with >>> Custom Printers. Those are people who work in a small place that does >>> mainly >>> that. Often just one person who does mainly that. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark R. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:03:40 -0700 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] How low does pigment go? >>>> >>>> Yes, I should have said, "..like Adorama or other similar outfit." >>>> Heck, I >>>> know some people who rely on Costco!!! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Shutterfly does a pretty nice job too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information