Just got an email with a few specials. BigW photos is Fujifilm, delivery is free to a BigW store
Rectangular Canvas Prints
8x12" $19 (57% off normal price)
16x24" $39 (69% off normal price)
30x40" $79 (60% off normal price)
50% off other canvas prints (excluding framed canvas prints)
12c each 6x4 prints
60-62% off different 8x8" soft cover photo books
Ends instore 29 July, or Midnight for online orders.
Thanks! We might make use of those photo book deals.
For those planning to print large, please see a comment I posted some time ago: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/196117#comment-2785489
In summary: verify the image size and quality after upload, because they downsample and compress.
In the uploader, there is an option for the quality, all you can do here is select the maximum - above A4/A3 this becomes quite important. I'm not sure what the uploader uploads as a maximum size, but if it's 12MP then the usual "acceptable quality" limit to this is around 13x19" or about A3. I'm not sure, i've only done a couple of their square prints so far at a smaller size.
I was instructed to select "large" (or something) during upload. I noticed that the upload happened way too fast (6 megabyte photo uploaded in a few seconds, even though I only have 1Mbit/s uplink). In other words: their Java applet resamples and compresses client-side (quick and nasty).
Agree about your recommended maximum. You don't really want to drop below 200dpi.
I just did a quick test on some photos I previously uploaded.
Had exported at 2812x2812px in Lightroom for a square canvas. version in the uploader has the same resolution.
But uploading one at the full 18MP off my 60D, 5184x3456 pixels, goes to 3999x2666pixels after upload.
You'd think in 2015 and being Fujifilm they should increase the limit or add an "extra large" option. I've contacted them to ask if there's any plans to change this limit
@DJR9000: EXACTLY the same issue I had. I uploaded 18MP, and it got reduced to the same size as you. I tried supersampling (blowing the size up), and it still reduces it to 3999x2666.
Imagine all the people paying good money for large prints, and getting them printed at 100dpi or less….
Their support staff do not even understand this. I explained it to them in full technical detail. Had to ask for my money back.
@Make it so:
I just picked up my 12x12" square canvases I got printed in their last deal. I uploaded those in 2812px x 2812 px, they look quite good. I'd probably print something a little different on canvas as the canvas texture is noticeable esp at such small size.
but for $19 each i'm certainly not complaining.
One other thing, normally the photo gets "wrapped" around the canvas frame, you can avoid that by resizing down a little and putting a solid background so the background is the part that gets wrapped
I thought glass prints are the deal now.
Yep but the deals on those are over, might be back on shortly though. Harvey norman has some metal print deals.
Damnit i'm waiting on some deals on large print normal photos
There is some similar deals at Harvey Norman photos, which i'll post shortly