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Olympus Stylus 1010
Olympus Stylus 1010
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
August 30, 2008 11:58 AM
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Panorama printing?

Can anyone recommend a quality, reliable online biz that will print panorama photos?

Which chain stores (drug stores, camera, discount, etc.) offer panorama printing? Very few sites state specifically that they will print panoramas. I seem to remember from a few years ago that many did/do, but nobody is stating it any more. Am I going to have trouble going to my local CVS or Ritz or Target or whereever and getting a quick pick-up of a panorama shot?
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
September 9, 2008 11:26 AM
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As the in-store photo development booths are getting more popular, I think eventually you'll start seeing Panorama shots being possible. But for right now, I don't think the more amateur centered stores like Target, CVS, Walmart, etc have the capability to do so. Ritz Camera is a specialized camera store, and I know, at least the stores around me, its possible to get Panoramas printed. Another really good place, in my opinion, is the Kinko's copy and printing stores, who do Panorama printing very well.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 9, 2008 8:24 PM
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Agreed. Target doesn't. Walmart doesn't mention it. My sense is that you could order them from Kodak or other online services.
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 9, 2008 10:11 PM
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I had done a fair amount of preliminary checking before I asked. None of the major stores mention that they do, and their online sites don't quote a price for panorama, so I have to assume they don't offer them. Kodak doesn't offer them, and Ritz online also doesn't mention or quote a price for them. I have found online specialty photo places which offer panorama, I had just hoped that every time I wanted to get one printed I wouldn't have to wait for it to come in the mail :-( I didn't know that Kinkos offered such a thing - I'll have to ask about this.
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
September 9, 2008 10:35 PM
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I remember back when I was doing a lot of landscape photography I always went to Kinkos to get them printed. The problem with Panorama is you need a large format printer (normally very large) that takes rolls of paper instead of sheets of paper. Then after the photo is printed on the roll it has to be cut to size.
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 9, 2008 10:42 PM
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Very cool! Thanks for the recommendation, and I'll definitely check it out. I'm definitely enjoying playing around with the panorama function on the 1010. Bit of a bumpy start, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Worst problem? People walking in front of me while the 'in camera' mode is going on.
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fredbillie (fredbillie) 251 pts
September 10, 2008 12:22 AM
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Mooncat is essentially right, of course, BUT, If you would be happy with a smaller Panorama print, you could print a 4" by 9" print on a 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet in Landscape mode. (this assumes each portion of the 3 piece panorama image is a 4 by 3 inch ratio picture). Is this correct, Mooncat?
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 10, 2008 9:34 AM
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I have no idea of the specific ratio or "ideal" size for the panorama. Most of them offered are 12" long, I believe.
Have not noted the specifics of the 1010, because it's not worth buying a new printer to me to print the panoramas at home, and the printer I have won't cut it, quality-wise.
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 10, 2008 9:34 AM
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I have no idea of the specific ratio or "ideal" size for the panorama. Most of them offered are 12" long, I believe.
Have not noted the specifics of the 1010, because it's not worth buying a new printer to me to print the panoramas at home, and the printer I have won't cut it, quality-wise.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 10, 2008 1:02 PM
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This is my main beef about printing pics at home (along with price of materials). The quality still isn't there and who knows how long inket style prints will last? I agree that it's surprising no other main stream locations offer a panoramic option. It's become a rather popular feature in many cameras and is a main tool in photo editors like Photoshop.
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fredbillie (fredbillie) 251 pts
September 10, 2008 5:53 PM
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My experience of printing at Home does not match yours, James. I have had excellent success with my Canon IP 5000 printer and my prior printers. As a matter of fact, my 4 color IP 5000 seems to be as good as my prior 6 color Canon and Pictures are much better than I can get from the local printers (Excluding high priced semi-professional outlests, of course). I control the cost of printing by my storing ALL my pictures on the computer (with appropriate back-up, of course) and printing out only the exceptional ones. Yes, the net cost of printing at home per print but I enjoy the immediacy and control I can exercise over the quality of the prints.
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 10, 2008 8:40 PM
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I have an Epson Picturemate for printing 4x6s, and while the quality equals or surpasses what I get back from the drugstore, I don't find it worth it, in either time or cost of ink and paper, to print more than say 10-12 or less at a time. When I take 50-75 photos of a particular place/event, even if I only want to print two-thirds of those, using the 4x6 printer isn't such a great deal in either time or money, even if it is in quality. I would rarely want to print 8x10s or larger (maybe once a year?), so I have no desire to buy a quality photo printer that prints 8x10x, 11 x 14s, etc. The panorama is a new thing for some digital cameras and I will likely have some printed no matter what I have to do to get them, but I wouldn't go out and buy a printer to accommodate that. I'll just have to hope that more local places will start offering it. I also have issues with photo printers per se as a basic printer - You have to pay more than I want to pay in order to get a photo printer that also prints text well, and dependably, i.e. the print heads don't gum up and become useless, etc, no matter how diligently you clean and align them. As far as editing my prints, I always run them through PE before I upload them to be printed, so they're as good as they going to look from tweaking before I get them printed.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 11, 2008 5:00 PM
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Oh, I'm sure you have, FredBillie. My point wasn't that you can't have excellent success for home printing. The printers have gotten better and better. But how expensive is the ink? Or the paper? How long will these prints actually last (and not just the benchmarks published by the marketing departments). I'm not saying that people shouldn't do it. Not at all. I print the occasional awesome print when I absolutely have to have one right now.

But as Mooncat so eloquently put it, the costs for regular printing for me means I'd rather upload them to an online photolab and let them print them out.

I'm just saying that although results are getting better, home printers are still very new. And considering that only 20% of people actually print their digital pictures at home, that, plus the costs for materials, may be why.
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fredbillie (fredbillie) 251 pts
September 12, 2008 1:53 PM
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Hey Mooncat, there are many printers now that are inexpensive, print great photos, can print duplex (great for saving on paper costs for printing text), AND do a great job on 4X6 prints. (I have one of those little Epson portable printers for printing 4X6 prints also, want a good buy on one with very low mileage?)

Chjeck out this site for what, to me, seems like great prices for two new Canon printers (the IP 4600 and the IP 3600):

http://www.creativepro.com/article/two-new-canon-photo-printers
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 12, 2008 7:41 PM
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I'm not in the market for a printer, but if I were, I would probably choose the 700 below. I want an all-in-one and I want wi-fi - just not yet.

http://www.creativepro.com/article/epson-introduces-new-line-premium-ink-jet-all-ones

Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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fredbillie (fredbillie) 251 pts
September 12, 2008 11:19 PM
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That is mean, Mooncat, showing me those printers. I want one!
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 15, 2008 1:57 PM
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Indeed. But I shutter to think what the ink costs are on that puppy. According to POPSCI from last February:

If you’re buying name-brand ink cartridges, which typically hold a few milliliters of ink, you’re shelling out the equivalent of between $3,000 and $5,000 per gallon. Just as an idea of how valuable this particular golden goose is, more than 40 percent of HP’s $2.63 billion operating profits from last quarter came from it’s imaging and printing group alone.

Even at barebones prices, it’s now far cheaper to order prints through Flickr, Shutterfly or iPhoto, or if you need them in a hurry, from your local Wal-Mart, Walgreens or even mom-and-pop photo store.

And that doesn't even include the cost of paper!
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 15, 2008 8:51 PM
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And I don't buy that the 4 or 6-cartridge printers are cheaper, either. You may only buy one cartridge at a time technically, but I'll bet it works like cartridge 1 runs out on Monday. Cartridge 3 runs out on Wednesday, and 2 and 4 run out at the weekend. Where's the savings in that? Now that I can get my larger batches printed by uploading and picking them up the same day, I'm a happy camper with that.
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
September 15, 2008 9:02 PM
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I think we've beaten to death the fact that it is cheaper per page to get photos printed at a lab (or pseudo lab like walmart) that does massive amounts of print. They buy ink in bulk, buy paper in bulk, so the cost per page is much cheaper for them, which is thus passed on to you, the consumer. I think that several people, including myself, enjoy the convenience of being able to touch up a photo in photoshop, print it out and have it in hand. Living in Colorado, this is especially nice during the holidays when there's a ton of snow outside and you just don't want to leave the house, but you want to get the holiday pictures printed, which is even more so augmented if you have relatives visiting. Also, in a lot of cases its helpful to print out photos, view them immediately, keep touching them up, and print several drafts until you get the right one. Yes, this may not be cost effective, but either are a lot of things in life (such as building a swimming pool in your backyard, sorry that's all I could come up with right now), and the convenience in my opinion definitely outweighs the cost of ink and paper.
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fredbillie (fredbillie) 251 pts
September 16, 2008 4:10 AM
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I agree with Aditya D's comments but recognize that others may have a completely different view of this subject. Myself, I am on both sides. Want to print the Occasional Special picture myself and run large batches through Wal-Mart. But, in my case I really don't print that much, preferring to view my pictures on the computer or the Special iDVD s I make up for family and friends.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 16, 2008 7:19 PM
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You would be in the majority, Fred, as only about 1 in 5 actually print their digital pics these days.
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Mooncat (mooncat7) 31 pts
September 16, 2008 7:43 PM
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I pretty much do what you do, fredbillie. I don't print out most of my pix, and when I want to print out a bunch I upload them to the drugstore or whatever - but I will print out anywhere from 6-12 at home from time to time.
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james (photorecovery) 0 pts
July 8, 2009 4:41 AM
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Great Information. Thanks Buddy for the answer.
image recovery software
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