Charles, In addition to mpix.com you may consider adorama's lab: http://www.adoramapix.com/PriceList.aspx They have reasonable prices. I used to use them a lot (although not in the quantaties of 8x12 that you are talking about) in early 2000s, so I don't how they changed since that.
A local processor (if it has adequate equipment and is capable and willing to do it right) is always a plus, - as you can talk to them directly.. So, your Costco operators might be a good option. As always it depends on the people's attitude. E.g. local operators at MotoPhoto, Ritz Camera, and a local store "George's Exchange" in San Diego had an attitude: "that's good enough for us and we don't want/cannot to do anything different" (In all three locations one of the problems was that I was printing with white borders and you can see that they were crooked.) At the same time, I find that many Walmart's operators (in IL, MA and CA), especially in small cities, - didn't mind do the colors (from film) the way I asked, and redoing if needed, but I sworn off K-mart or Walgreens mini-labs. Good luck! Igor -- 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.
