Eckerd Drug Digital Print Special

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

10/12/2003 08:46:43 PM · #1

Greetings...

I decided to try out my local Eckerd Drug Store photo lab digital print service yesterday. I formatted about 40 of my print images for a 4x6 format at 600dpi and put them on a CD and headed out...

The normal price for a single 4x6 digital print at this lab is $0.39, which isn't too bad, but they have coupons available where you can get up to 80 prints for $0.20 each. I can't print my own that cheap and the girl at the lab gave me a stack of these coupons.

The print quality was excellent and the prints come on a paper that has a postcard format backing on it. I spent several hours today creating 4x6 formats of all my prints to make a print portfolio....

Just thought I would pass this along...

David Ey

Nikon D80

10/12/2003 10:33:54 PM · #2

John, are the prints durable...ie: somewhat water-resistant? Like you would get from 35mm film?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

10/12/2003 10:44:04 PM · #3

Originally posted by David Ey:

John, are the prints durable...ie: somewhat water-resistant? Like you would get from 35mm film?

I have no idea. All I know is that it seems to be a dye-sub print process. The quality looks good but I don't know what will happen if you take them in the shower :)

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

10/12/2003 11:39:49 PM · #4

John, We've told you about taking your prints in the shower with you. :-P

I wonder if all Eckerd's are that high quality, or if you just got lucky? Our local Eckerd's is okay, but even the film prints are of mediocre quality. I'm afraid they would whack out if we actually wanted them to print digital. But, of course, I live in the sticks (by choice, in case anyone wonders), so it may be my isolation that warrants that.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/12/2003 11:42:19 PM · #5

All the Eckerds that I have ever used for 35mm prints have been excellent. It won't cost but a very minimal amount to try out their digital service. I'm sure you can get one print made if you just want to try it out.

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

10/13/2003 06:32:19 AM · #6

If they came out that good, I hope the one opening up in my town and less than 2 miles from my house opens soon. Then again, it might have something to do with the person running the machines also.