Darren,
You probably are aware of this, but just in case: I found that the metallic paper is less forgiving with respect to the blown highlights. In addition, the color gamut for that paper is slightly smaller than that for a regular paper. So, to avoid surprises, I encourage to you "preview" function in Photoshop (I am not sure that it is possible to do in LR, at least up to LR-3) for the proper mpix metallic paper profile. Igor Darren Addy Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:08:31 -0700 Thanks for that info Igor. Mpix is the digital arm of Miller's Professional Imaging in Pittsburg, KS and they were a top flight lab catering to professional photographers/studios back in the film days. The studios that I worked for used them and later when I had my own studio I used them. My son-in-law does a lot with MPIX also. I had just assumed that they would be higher priced, but your post will make me give them another look. I don't have to wonder about THEIR quality. On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Darren, > > I haven't used those, but I have used MPIX in the past (a few times > 5-7 > years ago), and I was satisfied with them. > They also have competetive pricing for the metallic prints: > http://www.mpix.com/products/pricing/ > 20x30: $33.99 > They don't have 24"x36" listed for metallic, - they might or might not > offer it. > > Their shipping charges were very reasonable, but I don't remember what > those were at the moment. > > Mpix offers a proofing profile for their paper [at least for the > metallic one (I've used one for Photoshop)]. > On one occasion I spoke with their customer service on the phone and > the guy sounded very reasonable. > > HTH, > > Igor > > > > Darren Addy Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:15:23 -0700 wrote: > > Just curious if anyone has any experience using "Nations Photo Lab"? > I'm tempted to give them at try, but on the other hand "if it sounds > too good to be true, it probably is". They lose points for the missing > apostrophe in their name, but such is the condition of our nation. > > > AdoramaPix, which I've used in the past, has these prices for Metallic > Prints (followed by Nations Photo Lab, in parenthesis): > 20x30...$135 ($29) > 24x36...$190 ($38) > > Nations will also do 30x30 for $38 and 30x40 for $55. > Haven't gotten far enough to see how their shipping costs compare. > > But for those prices, a guy has to give them a try, eh? > -- 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.
