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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

10/22/2004 12:46:29 AM · #1

I wanted to see what a 20x30" print from DPCPrints would really look like, so I submitted this photo for printing, and then paid for it out of the proceeds from some of my print sales.

I just got it today and it's AWESOME! I love the colors, the size, and the gorgeous detail!

The picture is actually composed of 5 stitched images, so I wasn't terribly worried about the resolution. And yet, the printed image actually exceeds my expectations. The tiniest details are beautifully rendered.

Another thing I really like ... I purchased it together with the frame. So instead of arriving all roled up, it was ready "out of the box" to hang on the wall. And I love the frame too. It was a perfect match.

Anyway, I suppose this is a little bit of a brag (my photo is awesome) combined with a huge thank you (DPCPrints) for an awesome print at a very decent price.

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

10/22/2004 12:54:49 AM · #2

awesome photo:)

peete

Nikon D70

10/22/2004 01:00:29 AM · #3

Originally posted by BJ:

awesome photo:)

ditto

saintnicholas_25

Sony DSC-P73

10/22/2004 01:05:09 AM · #4

A little bit of self promotion goes far :p dwterry Prints
really nice photos by the way
can you tell me about how much you have made from your print sales? you don't have too tell me im just curious!

10/22/2004 01:10:09 AM · #5

Originally posted by saintnicholas_25:

can you tell me about how much you have made from your print sales?

Not a lot (yet...). I think $74 so far. But that paid for the 20x30" print plus frame and shipping. And it gives me a great piece of memorabilia from my trip to Rio de Janeiro last month.

Can you tell I'm just ecstatic??? :-)

kyebosh

Canon EF 80-200mm f/2.8L

10/22/2004 01:13:02 AM · #6

they don't do bigger than 20 x 30 do they?

edit: also how do you do stitched images?

Message edited by author 2004-10-22 01:16:37.

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

10/22/2004 01:34:04 AM · #7

Originally posted by kyebosh:

they don't do bigger than 20 x 30 do they?

Hmmm... I had a list of print sizes sitting right here and now I can't find it. I think you may be right.

One problem I ran into... when I tried to upload this picture, I had sized it appropriately for 300dpi printing (i.e. 6000 x 9000). But at that resolution, the file was 18M in size. DPCPrints errored out every time I tried to upload it. I emailed them asking why and they've set their upload limit to 16M. So I reduced the resolution to something like 250dpi and uploaded again and it worked this time.

Anyway, my point for mentioning this is... if they do offer anything larger than 20x30" then I feel they'd have a hard time accepting such images without increasing their upload size limit!

Originally posted by kyebosh:

also how do you do stitched images?

I have used quite a few panoramic stitchers. Some do a better job than others. But I really like this latest one I've tried for the flexibility it gives me.

I'm now using PTAssembler. What I like most is that I can arrange the photos just about any way I want.

For example, the waterfall picture in this thread is 5 photos stacked vertically.

But I recently shot a picture where I thought I had taken 12 pictures (3 across and 4 down) only to discover when I arrived home that I had only shot 11 pictures! I had left one out. Still, I plugged in the 11 images I had, marked the stitch points, and came out with a beautiful picture that was only slightly less than I had hoped for. Since the missing photo was of the sky, I just cloned in part of it, and cropped a little more off the top than I would have.

Here is how I first heard about PTAssembler. This guy put together a "Gigapixel Image" by stitching together 196 separate photographs!

coolhar

10/22/2004 02:49:08 AM · #8

Do you use any special type of tripod, such as the panosaurus, to shoot you panos?

Message edited by author 2004-10-22 02:51:39.

dwoolridge

10/22/2004 02:56:51 AM · #9

Originally posted by dwterry:

One problem I ran into... when I tried to upload this picture, I had sized it appropriately for 300dpi printing (i.e. 6000 x 9000). But at that resolution, the file was 18M in size. DPCPrints errored out every time I tried to upload it. I emailed them asking why and they've set their upload limit to 16M. So I reduced the resolution to something like 250dpi and uploaded again and it worked this time.

That's okay, for prints bigger than 10x15, a different machine is used and its print resolution is 254dpi. While dpc doesn't offer (currently?) anything bigger than 20x30, their backend printer does support bigger than that (and the machine for bigger than 30 inches on a side runs at 200dpi).

10/22/2004 06:08:36 AM · #10

Originally posted by coolhar:

Do you use any special type of tripod, such as the panosaurus, to shoot you panos?

I wish!

I have a fairly cheap tripod. I didn't know what I was missing until this last trip. The guy I was traveling with had a Canon 10D with a lot of professional equipment, including a very nice tripod. He let me use his tripod once on the trip. In fact, this picture of the waterfall is made from the one-and-only set of images I took with his tripod.

The things I really liked about his tripod were: how sturdy it felt, how quickly and easily the camera could be connected/disconnected, the range of motion of the camera on the tripod, and the smoothness in panning the camera.

Up to that time, I had always wondered... why are some people willing to pay so much money for a tripod? I liked the one I had (still have) well enough, why pay more? Now I know!

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

10/22/2004 06:43:37 AM · #11

I agree, DPCPrints produces fantastic quality prints, I ordered a 20x30 of

the quality was fantastic! Couldn't be happier.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

10/22/2004 07:33:21 AM · #12

Thanks for the info. dwterry, very interesting, I'll have a closer look at that tonight, at home.

I recently had a 20X30 print made of one of my shots. It looks great!

I didn't get it from DPCprints though, don't know what that would cost for the UK.

Originlly I went to ProntaPrint in the UK, they estimated a cost of Â£40 - Â£50!

I found this site PhotoBox its only for the UK I think, (sorry to our US pals). You have to sign up on their web site but, its free. Then you can upload photo's and order prints up to 20X30.

Mine cost me Â£20, including delivery, rolled up in a very strurdy cardboard tube. I don't think they offer a framing service though?

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

10/22/2004 07:35:28 AM · #13

Originally posted by Blackdog:

I ordered a 20x30 of one of my photos from DPCPrints (I'm in UK) and it cost about Â£14 including delivery! Much cheaper than anywhere I've found based in the UK, but you do have to wait longer for the shipping.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

10/22/2004 08:35:01 AM · #14

Originally posted by Konador:

How long do you have to wait?

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

10/22/2004 08:50:22 AM · #15

It took about 2 weeks from placing the order to getting the print, but it would vary. My smaller prints arrived in a week.

mrorange002

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

10/22/2004 08:57:35 AM · #16

this print took 1 week:

this print took 5 days:

quality was better on the matte finish, the glossy had a small mark from being bent a little bit.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/22/2004 10:30:53 AM · #17

Originally posted by ericlimon:

this print took 1 week:

this print took 5 days:

quality was better on the matte finish, the glossy had a small mark from being bent a little bit.

Thanks ericlimon, I was asking about delivery to the UK. Your photo's are exceptional IMO and I wanted to add you to my list of favorite photographers, (its a list of one at the moment), but when I try to add you I just get a message saying "Invalid ID", any ideas?

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

10/22/2004 11:46:44 AM · #18

Originally posted by Blackdog:

I wanted to add you to my list of favorite photographers, (its a list of one at the moment), but when I try to add you I just get a message saying "Invalid ID", any ideas?

Hmm... try this one. ;-)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

10/22/2004 11:56:47 AM · #19

I tried it, but same result.

I'm leaving work now and will try it from home :-)

frisca

Nikon D70

10/22/2004 12:25:31 PM · #20

don't listen to shannon! He's just foolin' with you. ;)

10/22/2004 12:34:11 PM · #21

Originally posted by dwoolridge:

Originally posted by dwterry:
One problem I ran into... when I tried to upload this picture, I had sized it appropriately for 300dpi printing (i.e. 6000 x 9000). But at that resolution, the file was 18M in size. DPCPrints errored out every time I tried to upload it. I emailed them asking why and they've set their upload limit to 16M. So I reduced the resolution to something like 250dpi and uploaded again and it worked this time.

That's okay, for prints bigger than 10x15, a different machine is used and its print resolution is 254dpi. While dpc doesn't offer (currently?) anything bigger than 20x30, their backend printer does support bigger than that (and the machine for bigger than 30 inches on a side runs at 200dpi).

That's interesting, I had never even heard that before. I had always heard that you wanted to have your image sizes at 300 dpi (or as close to that as you can without degrading the image quality). I had never heard that some printers run at a lower dpi.