Online photo labs

Here is a list of many of the online photo labs. Please add any more that I didn't list, and also please tell us about your experiences with any of these labs.

Adoramapix - www.adoramapix.com
Dotphoto - www.dotphoto.com
Kodak Easyshare Gallery - www.kodakgallery.com
Mpix - www.mpix.com
Photoworks - www.photoworks.com
Ritzpix - www.ritzpix.com
Shutterfly - www.shutterfly.com
Snapfish - www.snapfish.com
Sony's Imagestation - www.imagestation.com
Wal-Mart Photo Center - www.walmart.com
eXpress Prints - www.expressprints.com
Denver Digtial Imaging Center - www.theslideprinter.com
Pro Pics Express - www.propicsexpress.com
Dale Laboratories - www.dalelabs.com
BWC Photo Imaging - www.bwc.net (www.e-zpics.com/)
Winkflash – www.winkflash.com
ezprints – www.ezprints.com

 

My favorite is Mpix. They are a pro lab which does excellent work and which provides a nice variety of products. Their metallic paper is real special. They also provide professional color management as a standard feature. You can request a free sample of the 3 types of paper they use. I would recommend this so you can see what the metallic paper looks like. They have great prices too, especially when you consider they are a pro lab. Their 4x6 prints are a little pricey, but the rest of the print sizes they offer have excellent prices. I know many other photographers who are also very impressed with Mpix.

The statuettes from Mpix Press are real cool. I also had business cards made up by Mpix Press and they are very nice.

 

I noticed that Adormapix also offers the metallic paper as an option. I haven't used them yet, but I know a photographer who uses them and who said good things about them.

 

I've used Ritz from going in their store and ordering prints at their kiosk. The prints are nice from them. Their prices aren't the best though.

 

I've used Walmart.com to order prints which I then picked up at my local Walmart. The prints were OK, and the prices were real good. The best part was being able to order them at home and then go to the local Walmart an hour later and pick them up. That is a nice convenience, especially when you need something made up real fast.

 

Snapfish and Winkflash seem to have some of the best pricing, especially for 4x6 prints. I've used Snapfish before and was very pleased with the prints they provided. The only thing about Snapfish is that they use HP paper, and not Kodak or Fuji paper. The HP paper is decent, but some of the labs use Kodak and Fuji papers which I feel are better. I haven't used Winkflash yet.

 

Here are a few updates to the list I posted at the start of this thread:

Adoramapix – http://www.adoramapix.com

Dotphoto – http://www.dotphoto.com

Kodak Gallery – http://www.kodakgallery.com
(http://www.kodakgallery.com/Welcome.jsp)

Mpix – http://www.mpix.com

Photoworks – http://www.photoworks.com

Ritzpix – http://www.ritzpix.com
(http://www.ritzpix.com/net/Default.aspx)

Shutterfly – http://www.shutterfly.com

Snapfish – http://www.snapfish.com
(http://www1.snapfish.com/welcomep)

Wal-Mart Photo Center – http://www.walmart.com
(https://www.walmart.com/subflow/YourAccountLoginContext/1314685020/sub_generic_login/start.do)

eXpress Prints from Bay Photo Lab – http://www.expressprints.com

Denver Digtial Imaging Center - http://www.theslideprinter.com/
(http://www.theslideprinter.com/onlinedigserv.htm)
(http://denverdigitalimaging.lifepics.com/net/Default.aspx)

Pro Pics Express – http://www.propicsexpress.com

Dale Laboratories – http://www.dalelabs.com

BWC Photo Imaging – http://www.bwc.net
(http://www.bwc.net/home.php)
(http://www.e-zpics.com/)

Nations Photo Lab (in Owings Mills, MD) -
http://www.nationsphotolab.com/home.asp

Meridian Professional Imaging - http://meridianpro.com/

Winkflash - http://www.winkflash.com

White House Custom Colour - http://whcc.com/

 

The statuettes Mpix makes are real nice. I got one made up earlier this year and was really impressed. It's a lot stronger than I thought it would be and everyone I showed it to loved it and thought it was real neat.