I've had great luck using www.mpix.com for quite a few 20X30's. Only have to buy one from them. They recommend that you don't crop down your 6mp images - best to do the cropping optically.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 9:34:22 PM, you wrote: PS> Check out El-Co - http://www.elcocolor.com/poster_special.htm PS> Process your digital file normally and send it to them - they'll up-size PS> it w/their software. They do a good job on their posters - the only PS> hitch is you gotta buy two - but they can be different pix. PS> Sorry to hear you've been under the weather - hope you're better soon. PS> -p PS> D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: >> 1) A full-power blast from a Vivitar 5200 flash pointed at >> the ceiling, will cause my Magnavox VCR to eject its >> cassette. (I guess I know it's throwing off IR ... but >> I was pretty sure of that already.) >> >> 2) Always carrying an SLR around provides a handy clue for >> folks looking for a photographer to do a family portrait. >> >> 2a) This'll be the second gig in a row since getting the >> *istD where I'll be shooting film. Huh. (Client >> wants a poster-sized print and wallets -- please do >> correct me if I'm wrong, but my thinking is that for a >> 20"x30" print, I probably want to be using a fine-grained >> film instead of the *istD ... right? I know 300 dpi is a >> good rule of thumb for most prints, but assuming most >> folks don't stand that close to a print that large, >> what's a good minimum resolution to aim for in a poster >> sized portrait?) >> >> 2b) As usual, I have no $#%^ing idea what a reasonable >> rate to charge is. Gonna attempt to Google up a clue. >> >> -- Glenn >> >> PS: Sorry to be absent from the list so much. Health issues, >> many days feeling zombie-like, behind on pretty much all forms >> of communication. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.18/2009 - Release Date: 03/18/09 >> 07:17:00 >> PS> -- PS> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PS> [email protected] PS> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net PS> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
