davebell Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi all, Could anyone recommend a good, competent place to get one's digitalphotos printed in London. I have tried Snappy Snaps but they're veryexpensive, as well as an independent lab but their quality sucks.Jessops have apparently won numerous wards for their photo printing...could anyone recommend them or anyone else in the central/west Londonarea? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_meeds Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I am not really answering the question "best photo lab in London", but I use Jessops on-line service. Unfortunately there are some problems for me since it was rebranded from Photo@Net to Photoexpress (http://www.jessopsphotoexpress.com/wpp/jessopsphotoexpress/welcome.jsp) - nothing that can't be worked around. For one thing use IE; they don't support Firefox. Also while you can crop images in their new system you can't specify your image to be wholly within the paper size unless it is of exactly the same aspect ration - my solution is to add a white border round the image in the file and crop parts of that border off where necessary. I have complained about this limitation, which didn't exist in Photo@Net, but they don't seem interested in working on it. Anyway, it's cheaper than the in-store service, but you can still opt for your prints to be delivered to a store which saves you the postage and gets a two day turn-around - not bad. Prints glossy on Fuji Crystal Archive, up to 15"x10" and they do all sorts of "gift" items too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoran_crncevic1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I was using them for years while I was in the UK - http://www.dlab7.com/. Excellent service and value for the money Their sister company sells photography stuff: http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des adams Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Cannot guarantee which is the best. Google the firm, Metro Images London. Or Google The Photographers Gallery London, then at their home page click on information, then click resources, then click printing and processing. You will find a list of labs there. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des adams Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Cannot guarantee which is the best. Google the firm, Metro Images London. Or Google The Photographers Gallery London, then at their home page click on information, then click resources, then click printing and processing. You will find a list of labs there. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I'd go with DLab 7 as well. The problem with Snappy/Jessops/Boots/etc is that every store is run by people with a different lack of intelegence and/or skill (some lack more than others) and you never know what you are going to get. Too bad Joe's Basement went belly up a few years ago; they did very good (and cheap) sets of 6x4s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebell Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Thanks very much for all your replies! Regards, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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