bluespix77
newbie
Reged: 20/02/2007
Posts: 2
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Hi, I am new to owning a digital SLR. I would like to send my first lot of photos off to an online site for developing. A friend uses photobox.co.uk, but I wondered whether this was really the best? Can any of you reccomend alternative sites. Many thanks.
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ermintrude
Hinkypuff
Reged: 30/06/2003
Posts: 12330
Loc: London, UK
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Id give photobox the thumbs up.
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AlexMonro
old hand
Reged: 05/06/2006
Posts: 702
Loc: Exeter, Devon (and Somerset so...
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I'm very happy with Photobox. I've had great prints up to 20x30" (they seem to have their own built in upsizing interpolation system), and the 6x4.5" "proof" prints work out at only 7p each when I pay for 600 up front. Their online upload system works well for me with Firefox & Linux, unlike others I tried.
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willie45
old hand
Reged: 08/05/2006
Posts: 751
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Another vote for photobox. In my limited experience they have been very good
Willie
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gazhilla
enthusiast
Reged: 11/03/2007
Posts: 236
Loc: Lancashire
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Must agree, just got some sepia panaramas done through them and the printing and service is first rate and cheap too.
Gary
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ogofmole
enthusiast
Reged: 30/08/2006
Posts: 205
Loc: Brecon, South Wales, UK
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I have used both Photobox and Truprint, both are identical for large colour prints but I find Truprint better for Black and White as I do a lot of Infra-red.
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PIERCED6966
newbie
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 1
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Photobucket and virginmediaphotos.co.uk are both same company and i have to say up untill last week i was very happy with them.
I also would take out 600 credits and up untill last week they had no problem taking my money and developing my prints.
Unfortunatly they have now closed my account as they see a topless woman (my partner) on a beach as unfit to have the photos developed.
Up untill last week they had no objections to such images as i use my partner as a model and have always used them to have my images developed.
Double standards for a company who will make money from porn, sex and violence in thier media tv channels.
If anyone can give me a website of a photo developer who is not prudish and has double standards id be very appreciative.
Thanks.
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Little_miss13
Gimme, gimme, gimme...
Reged: 27/07/2002
Posts: 479
Loc: Kent, UK
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I love photobox and have used them ever since they started up. I find their customer service excellent on the few times I have had to speak to them.
I think that's bad about the topless wife thing - not you taking or printing the picture 
Surely they should see you have a good customer record and one public nude shot should be allowed, if not many others. They are your pictures and as long as your gallery isn't public then why shouldn't you have your own private pictures printed. Have you spoken to them in person?
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ChrisBrookes
veteran
Reged: 05/11/2005
Posts: 1581
Loc: Oswestry Shropshire UK
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I too have used photobox, always getting satisfaction , though I have only used them once or twice and on all occasions the photos have come in the next days post ! Thumbs up from me !
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