www.ofoto.com

[Gil Petri]

I tested printing from lasers and deskjets then I wanted to try the professionals. I tried OFOTO....

All I can say is: I AM IMPRESSED!

I had no idea the F505v pictures were THAT good...
OFOTO's service is FAST and they delivered what they promised: quality.

Highly recommended.

Gil Petri.

 

[Ulysses]

We did tell you so. ;-)

They're not perfect, but they more than cut the proverbial mustard. And they are getting better.

For many people, an online service like this will be better than fine. For others, they may want to process and print their own on their home equipment such as the HP Photo printers, HP 990, or the Epson 870. Again, excellent results can be had no matter which method you need to go with.

I tested printing from lasers and deskjets then I wanted to try the
professionals. I tried OFOTO....

All I can say is: I AM IMPRESSED!

I had no idea the F505v pictures were THAT good...
OFOTO's service is FAST and they delivered what they promised:
quality.

Highly recommended.

Gil Petri.

 

[Frank C.]

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

I tested printing from lasers and deskjets then I wanted to try the
professionals. I tried OFOTO....

All I can say is: I AM IMPRESSED!

I had no idea the F505v pictures were THAT good...
OFOTO's service is FAST and they delivered what they promised:
quality.

Highly recommended.

Gil Petri.

 

[Ulysses]

Frank C. -

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on" already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Chau D]

After taking pictures with my S70, what do I have to give the photo lab for them to print the pictures. Seems like stupid question but I honestly don't know. Should I copy my pictures into a CD-R disk then give it to the photo lab? Thank.

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Chau D]

Hi, it's Chau again. Another question about sending pictures to the photo lab. Do I have to resize the original pictures and do some touch up using Photo Shop or whatever software first before sending the pictures out? Thanks.

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Gil Petri]

Chau,

You can edit/touch up all you want, but it's not necessary for the lab print.

If you're talking about ofoto, all you need to do is upload the pictures and order the prints. And no, I don't resize them.

Also, I make sure I always uncheck the option "Zoom & Trim", as I always shoot at max resolution and 3:2 proportion.

Gil Petri.
-------------

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Mark37889]

I haven't used ofoto but I just purchased a set of 10 11x14s from http://www.zing.com and I found them quite good. They were shot on my S70 and I thought they were quite sharp and saturated. ( http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292993639 ) I plan on using them again. they are also the only people to offer 18x24 and 16x20 prints and posters using large format HP printers. They even print on canvas. Haven't tried it yet but I have seen the canvas output from these printers and it looks very good.

Mark

You can edit/touch up all you want, but it's not necessary for the
lab print.
If you're talking about ofoto, all you need to do is upload the
pictures and order the prints. And no, I don't resize them.
Also, I make sure I always uncheck the option "Zoom & Trim", as I
always shoot at max resolution and 3:2 proportion.

Gil Petri.
-------------

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Gil Petri]

Unfortunately, ZING does not ship internationally.
Otherwise, I'd try it.

Gil Petri.
-----------------

Mark

You can edit/touch up all you want, but it's not necessary for the
lab print.
If you're talking about ofoto, all you need to do is upload the
pictures and order the prints. And no, I don't resize them.
Also, I make sure I always uncheck the option "Zoom & Trim", as I
always shoot at max resolution and 3:2 proportion.

Gil Petri.
-------------

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Chau D]

Thank you Gil, I have another question: there is one picture that I took last week. It's a very nice picture but a little to red due to street lights (I took it at night). If I do not touch it up a little using Adobe Photo shop, will Ofoto touch up the picture for me before they print it? Thanks again for all your answers.

Chau

You can edit/touch up all you want, but it's not necessary for the
lab print.
If you're talking about ofoto, all you need to do is upload the
pictures and order the prints. And no, I don't resize them.
Also, I make sure I always uncheck the option "Zoom & Trim", as I
always shoot at max resolution and 3:2 proportion.

Gil Petri.
-------------

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?

 

[Gil Petri]

I can't swear by it, but I don't think they'll do anything to the picture except adjust levels.

Gil Petri.
-------------------

Chau

You can edit/touch up all you want, but it's not necessary for the
lab print.
If you're talking about ofoto, all you need to do is upload the
pictures and order the prints. And no, I don't resize them.
Also, I make sure I always uncheck the option "Zoom & Trim", as I
always shoot at max resolution and 3:2 proportion.

Gil Petri.
-------------

Chau

Chau

Definitely agree with your findings and question.

I would say that they've improved over the last YEAR. My results
have been inconsistent in the last two batches to really get an
excellent average over the last six months.

What I'm unsure of is if they have the entire process automated or
if they have a live person actually doing the leveling for the
images. I believe as far as levels and images being too dark, it
seems to depend upon either the individual images (much like a
simple button auto-level doesn't work for all pics) or it depends
upon the individual that may be doing the leveling (no one sees the
same "good" image).

In the last six months, I had a couple of batches produced by
ImageStation/Ofoto, and one of them was just so close to being "on"
already that Ofoto needed to make very little adjustment. The
prints were great --- but still not subjectively better than what I
could have done on my own. The second batch I actually complained
about as the pics were too contrasty and lacked enough magenta and
yellow, coming out too brownish in skin tones of most of the shots.

So, I still hold that for many uses, their results of Ofoto can
definitely do the job, especially if you have not image editing
skill or just want to have the images rushed out to you when you
don't have the time or the equipment to do it yourself.

Gil- The last time I tried OFOTO I was somewhat dissapointed
in the results. The pictues were too dark and it seemed they
played with levels quite a bit ( hightlights were overblown ).
Frankly, I've attained better and more cosistent results
with my Epson printer. I agree though that the OFOTO
prints have the photo lab glossy look to them.

Has anyone noticed an improvement at OFOTO lately? Have they
made changes within the last half year?