Good place for cheap bulk prints offsized?

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/16/2007 05:28:13 PM · #1

We've made our own christmas cards which are 4"x8". Does anybody know a good quality online printer who will print a weird size like this for a decent price?

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

11/16/2007 05:32:10 PM · #2

Mpix will.

fotomann_forever

11/16/2007 05:41:28 PM · #3

dotphoto.com will do 4xD for a reasonable price too.

smurfguy

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/16/2007 05:52:48 PM · #4

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

We've made our own christmas cards which are 4"x8". Does anybody know a good quality online printer who will print a weird size like this for a decent price?

We would generally print two on an 8x10 and cut them ourselves. Of course, the feasibility of this depends on how many people you know. =)

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/16/2007 05:59:04 PM · #5

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

dotphoto.com will do 4xD for a reasonable price too.

I'm not familiar with what 4xD means.

fotomann_forever

11/16/2007 06:06:31 PM · #6

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
dotphoto.com will do 4xD for a reasonable price too.

I'm not familiar with what 4xD means.

4 by dimension or anything that is not 4x6.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/16/2007 08:11:11 PM · #7

Originally posted by smurfguy:

We would generally print two on an 8x10 and cut them ourselves. Of course, the feasibility of this depends on how many people you know. =)

Costco offers an 8x12 size, so you could make it three-up on that.

oOWonderBreadOo

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

11/16/2007 08:44:05 PM · #8

I thought 4x8 was the standard 'card' size, isn't it?

You should be able to upload or take it in anywhere like walmart or motophoto and just get cards- and they'll have envelopes too! :0)

11/16/2007 09:05:18 PM · #9

Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:

I thought 4x8 was the standard 'card' size, isn't it?

You should be able to upload or take it in anywhere like walmart or motophoto and just get cards- and they'll have envelopes too! :0)

The problem with that is a) I have my own graphic art on the side (I don't think I could upload that to walmart; they have their own clip art on the sides) and b) cards are 0.33, 4x8 prints are .12.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/27/2007 05:48:11 PM · #10

well, it turns out that 4xD ISN'T 4x8 but rather 4x5.33 which makes no sense to me. I got the prints and they were shrunk to a 4x5 size with white on the top and bottom. I sent an email assuming there was an error and got this reply:

The 4XD size print is 4" x 5.33". The 4x8 prints are our holiday cards.

Did I miss something on the website? I'm pretty annoyed.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/27/2007 06:41:15 PM · #11

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

4x5.33 is the "native" (4:3) aspect ratio of most digital cameras. It's a way to print directly off the camera card without cropping or leaving white strips on two sides of a 4x6.

fotomann_forever

11/27/2007 07:03:53 PM · #12

That's pretty jacked up... 4xD, as far as I know, is supposed to be 4x(whatever it takes to get the correct ratio), used by 4:3 cams and panoramas.

Anyway, I think they just don't want people saving money by designing their own cards. It's obvious they can print the damn things.

If I gave you the wrong info, I sincerely apologize. Who did you go with?

Message edited by author 2007-11-27 19:05:00.