need a Canadian photo printing service

[Kathleen]

I hope someone can help. I saw the posting of who prints your photos, but there was no listing for Canada. I'd like to start selling my wedding photos to my clients, therefore I need a reputable & reliable service. Suggestions please?

 

[Big Mike]

I've been using London Drugs or Carousel but those might be Western Canada or Edmonton based.

You could try Camera Canada's ProLab service... http://www.cameracanadaprolab.com/

 

[andrew99]

Costco is the cheapest I've found, but whether that is reputable & reliable... I'll leave that up to you! I've had no problems when uploading via their website, but when I took a CD to their store, their automatic post-processing system butchered my photos. Apparently there is a check box on the kiosk to disable that, but I've been using their website ever since with no problems, so give that a try. I have printed 12x18's there and they looked great (and only $2.99!).

 

[jakedoza]

Nations photo lab may ship to Canada... very cheap prices too.

 

[Aggressor]

Nations Photo Lab does ship to Canada, but they take over a week to turn around photos. Also, their delivery quotes say, I think $7-8, but my last bill was $25. I did order 12x12s, though, so the larger packaging may have done it...

 

[Peanuts]

I have in the past used Vistek for prints however now I am using a US based photo printing service for prints, I am however currently looking into getting canvases done by a Vancouver based business. Will update when I know!

 

[Big Mike]

Carousel/Technicare in Edmonton does some pretty good Canvases. I haven't compared a bunch of different ones, but I've seen a bunch in person, and they look great. I don't know if they do them in-house, but I think so.

 

[jakedoza]

Nations Photo Lab does ship to Canada, but they take over a week to turn around photos. Also, their delivery quotes say, I think $7-8, but my last bill was $25. I did order 12x12s, though, so the larger packaging may have done it...

a week????
when I ordered photos they shipped the same day.. I got them in like 3 days.

 

[Aggressor]

3 days??? Hmmm... I'll try them again to see if their turnaround time improves.

 

[osirus]

Costco is the cheapest I've found, but whether that is reputable & reliable... I'll leave that up to you! I've had no problems when uploading via their website, but when I took a CD to their store, their automatic post-processing system butchered my photos. Apparently there is a check box on the kiosk to disable that, but I've been using their website ever since with no problems, so give that a try. I have printed 12x18's there and they looked great (and only $2.99!).

Agreed
i got 12x18s there and they also looked great!
and $2.99 cant be beat!

 

[Terri Walsh]

So far I hav just been using Costco as well...

 

[Big Mike]

I've used Costco for personal stuff. The price was great and the results were better than expected...but not nearly as good as what you should get from a good lab. Since this is for your clients, I'd suggest using a good lab. It that requires you to raise your prices, it will be well worth it.

 

[jamie009]

Looking for a good printing lab in Vancouver that is doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Any ideas?

 

[dxqcanada]

I have not used these labs, so I cannot give a review ... they are in Toronto:

Custom Colour Imaging & Publishing - Professional Photo and Press Printing Services - Toronto, Canada
Elevator Pro Photo Lab: Film Processing
TIW : Toronto Image Works : Printing - Digital

 

[skieur]

Can't think of the name off-hand, but there is a photo printing place in Coboconk, Ontario that does canvas prints up to 8 feet long.