Following on from my blasted scanner post, and prompted by Mysnapz' link to Bonusprint, I've done a little bit of homework regarding getting prints onto CD, and here are some costs. I've also worked out a cost for 5 films processed & put onto cd, without prints wherever possible, prints being at cheapest option available. Bonusprint : Will do developing>CD WITHOUT prints for 1.99 per film. Each film must be on a seperate cd. Cost for one : 1.99 Cost for 5 : 9.95 Truprint : 3.99 per cd - each cd can hold 5 films but you have to have a film processed normally - Min of 1.99 per film. HOWEVER you do get a FREE FILM (400 asa) for each one you send in, which to be honest gave me good results. Cost for one : 5.98 Cost for 5 : 13.94 (But 5 free films too) Kodak : Through retail stores, eg Savers Chemists : 5.00 per cd, film must be developed & printed as normal, one film per cd. Cheapest printing 2.99 Cost for one : 7.99 Cost for 5 : 39.95 Boots The Chemist : Nationwide stores, film must be developed & printed as normal. Prints included in price, one film per cd 9.99 Cost for one : 9.99 Cost for 5 : 49.95 Jessops : Nationwide stores, film must be developed & printed as normal at 5.99 each. Cd only 1.99, can have up to 5 films per cd. Free film per film developed, but at 5.99 I should think so too! Cost for one : 7.98 Cost for 5 : 31.94 Summary : Cheapest Pricewise is Bonusprint, however, considering with Truprint you get a decent free film and the prints back it makes the extra 4 worth it. Shops? Man, I dunno - there's the security of not needing the postal service involved so less risk of them being lost or damaged, but unless they're important that's quantifiable. ---------------------------------------------------------- Wow. I've literally gathered this info as I've typed the post & I'm amazed. A difference of 40?!? Hell. No kidding, I'm gobsmacked. I might even mail this off to my local newspaper!!! Hope it's of some use, sorry it's pretty meaningless to most of you guys out there........ (",)

Fantastic stuff Mike thanks for all your hard work . Alpha has a good point about the resolution I looked up Bonusprint at best it is 1536x1024 ok so at 72 dpi for posting here and email thats not bad but to print at 250 dpi well thats only a print size of 6 x 4. I guess you get what you pay for but I still think I might use this service.

2880 dpi, and I'd pay for nothing less.

i had some photos done at tescos and they put it on cd but at 72 dpi....wish i'd known about that before hand. had some done at boots in '99 and they could be opened at different resolutions and i think it was at 300dpi. i'm having a roll done at boots at the moment should be ready by friday...when i asked at what resolution the pictures would be put onto cd you should have seen the looks!! the reference manual gives resolution at 800x600 but no dpi.