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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

09/27/2007 09:25:10 AM · #1

It looks pretty good to me based on a trial account. Fast viewing and easy to upload images. They use MPIX and Easy Prints Lab as their printing service, which seems fine, as I've heard good things about Mpix.

Any word on them?

My trial gallery

Message edited by author 2007-09-27 14:41:14.

digitalpins

Canon EOS-60D

09/27/2007 09:30:45 AM · #2

Awesome photos pawdrix,

I love this photo
//pawdrix.zenfolio.com/p706102902/?photo=h1D89FE83#102377842

really nice photo, I know where you took this one :-)

photo number 15 is awesome as well.

Sorry I dont use zenfolio I am a smugmugger, but I just wanted to say I like your photos

Message edited by author 2007-09-27 09:45:15.

Nusbaum

Fujifilm X-T1

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

09/27/2007 09:34:31 AM · #3

I'm not actively using Zenfolio, but they have a 'pro' option coming and I am definitely going to consider moving there when it's ready. I like their overall design and the option to use mpix.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/30/2007 07:58:00 AM · #4

I'm curious about this "pro" option?

Seems like a good company. I had a problem uploading, wrote them a letter and got a response within minutes. Purdy cool...

Anyone have other portfolio site suggestion before I take the plunge with Zenfolio?

Here's my updated gallery. How does it look and navigate?

see

Canon PowerShot S95

09/30/2007 08:31:09 AM · #5

I like it, simple navigation, easy to use. BTW love #5 and#16 on the street section.

roby21112

Canon EOS-40D

09/30/2007 08:39:47 AM · #6

Nice and clean looking site, the photos on the other hand coulod use alot of work.

kellian

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/30/2007 09:26:30 AM · #7

Originally posted by roby21112:

Nice and clean looking site, the photos on the other hand coulod use alot of work.

Man I really hope that comment is an inside joke I don't get...because those photos are awesome! I really like this one. And this too. Ooohhh and this

Message edited by author 2007-09-30 09:28:46.

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

09/30/2007 10:39:31 AM · #8

I really like their setup, and as soon as their pro option is up and running, I'm going to give it a try, and hopefully move over for good. The hosting I have now is a pain, and Zenfolio looks much, much better.

briantammy

Olympus PEN E-P3

Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7

09/30/2007 01:45:03 PM · #9

I love your food photos. Is this what you do for a living? Those dishes look professional. I'm bookmarking your portfolio.

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/30/2007 02:05:05 PM · #10

I have had a zenfolio account since February.

I love the site, the way it all works, the slideshow feature, etc etc etc. I have written to them a couple of times with questions and got VERY quick responses.

I don't like the fact that they are taking much longer implementing new features than they originally said they would.
Before I signed up, I showed them my little "wish list" and was told that yes, those would be done within the next few months, but still haven't been done. However, they again told me they will happen soon. We'll see.

Mostly I am very happy with the site.

09/30/2007 06:12:21 PM · #11

Originally posted by briantammy:

I love your food photos. Is this what you do for a living? Those dishes look professional. I'm bookmarking your portfolio.

I do editorial work and have had some food shots in Marie Claire, New York and In New York Magazines, plus a few web site things but I'm not quitting my day job just yet. I've been shooting food for 9 months so I don't have enough clients to do it solely for a living. In time perhaps.

So...Zenfolio, it is! Thanks for looking but if anyone has had any weird experiences with them please chime in, I'll wait a few days before I officially sign on..

03/14/2008 11:48:24 AM · #12

Sorry for bumping an old thread but I needed to ask a question and did not want to start a new one.

I have been looking for a graph that compares Zenfolio with smugmug. Is there one?

pineapple

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

03/14/2008 12:02:10 PM · #13

If they'd have Adorama as a print option, I might use them. Mpix is good enough but I have had a lot of happy times with Adorama....

ETA - can do so under their options:

Offer for sale your own custom products
You can setup and offer for sale your own custom products.
Zenfolio will take the order and send it to you, you will be responsible for collecting payment and fulfilling the order.
If you do your own printing, or use a local lab, this is the most flexible option.
There is a 6% service fee charged on all custom orders.

Message edited by author 2008-03-14 12:04:07.

03/14/2008 02:52:30 PM · #14

bumping for hopefully an answer.

03/14/2008 04:57:05 PM · #15

nobody huh? Well any good/bad things to say about Zenfolio?

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/14/2008 05:00:11 PM · #16

I just checked what I had to say about them way back when....... I was happy then, and I am still happy now.
They have implemented a number of new things now, and are working on more of them.
The quality is still great, and I have never seen the site "down".

Sorry, I can't help with a graph.

03/14/2008 05:25:42 PM · #17

Found the chart

It was Exposure Manager that had it: //www.exposuremanager.com/scripts/website.pl?rm=compare

Still would like to hear the pluses to Zenfolio compared to smugmug and Exposure Manager.

Message edited by author 2008-03-14 17:27:50.

03/14/2008 07:40:56 PM · #18

I like Zenfolio but I can't help you with a comparison. I think the look of my page and the way it handles is great

Moose408

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

03/14/2008 07:41:58 PM · #19

I just went to look at your photos and basically found it unusable. It was way too slow to load thumbnails and photos and I gave up.

How is different than something like Flickr, Smugmug, or Photobucket?

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/14/2008 08:01:37 PM · #20

Originally posted by Moose408:

I just went to look at your photos and basically found it unusable. It was way too slow to load thumbnails and photos and I gave up.

Huh? WHOSE photos did you look up? Somebody's Zenfolio gallery?

I'd dearly love to know who you are talking about because I have never found it to be slow!

03/14/2008 08:08:22 PM · #21

Originally posted by Moose408:

I'm uploading 153 megabytes as we speak so that may have slowed down my page. Usually it's a very fast

I also like that there's a little thumb gallery on the top right of each page which flickr for example, doesn't have.

03/14/2008 09:28:09 PM · #22

Originally posted by Moose408:

I also went to

pawdrix's page earlier and it was super slow. I closed out of firefox it took so long to load. Could have been that you were uploading photos.

I would still like a comparison and may try zenfolio for the free 14 days just to see for myself.

03/15/2008 09:59:39 AM · #23

Bump

I'm curious to know how the site is operating...

My Zenfolio Folder

Please, if any of you get a chance, try the site and see if it's navigating slowly, if you have a High Speed connection, especially.

They've added some new features which could be gumming up their server. If things are happening slowly, I'll need to write them asap.

Thanks for your help.

03/15/2008 10:03:54 AM · #24

much faster today

Loaded this page //pawdrix.zenfolio.com/p997520203/?photo=h261F884A#639600714 in 1.813 seconds