Comments on: PostalPix is the Hassle-Free Way to Print Your Mobile Photos

By: Carlos Bruno

Carlos Bruno — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:49:00 +0000

Hahahaha … you guys did again!
You forgot how powerful and well read is your blog and almost put down their website/app.
They act fast but asking for 3 to 4 days to ship! F-Stoppers has to change this name, you guys are MOVING others more than anyone else!
Cheers!

By: BK553

BK553 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Yep, I agree it’s useful for some people.

By: Andrew Valadez

Andrew Valadez — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Two things:

1) you said “I prefer” which, yes, one can prefer to have more control but if you really think about it a majority of the population couldn’t tell you the difference between a megapixel and megabyte. So for THEM it can be convenient. For people who are in the know of photography, this is a gimick like Instagram.
2) Instagram-ed photos have been overrun but i much prefer instagrammed then photos that have been run through iphoto or picasa or PS Elements (poorly done) horribly edited and shared like the ones you see litered on Facebook (Example: fake bokeh, glittery stars, crappy vignette). Plus, Instagram makes taking photos fun for the average Soccer Mom (or dad). Nothing wrong with it. Overall, this also gets prints made. That is the important part. What good is a great photo in the computer hidden in the folder and forgotten by a non-photog vs a semi-decent snapshot from a camera printed and sitting on the coffee table? I’d much rather see those photos out on paper and this enables everyday people to print more often with ease. You can’t deny that.

By: BK553

BK553 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:23:00 +0000

I don’t think I’m missing the point, I get what the service is for. The author made the argument that it was as economical as it was easy, which it isn’t. I understand the service is useful for some, but for me, I prefer control over editing and output instead of a simple “one-click” solution.
“Instagram-ed’ photos have already overrun the internet, do we really need them littering the real world as well? Are these the photos we’re going to pass on to our kids? Just wondering.

By: Andrew Valadez

Andrew Valadez — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:18:00 +0000

I still think you are missing the point. You can have a good shot from a cell phone with limitations. I’m sure you don’t need an explanation on why.Print quality though would make a cell phone picture look terrible all together though. This is a simple way to get a picture made without all the hassle plus knowing your print isn’t going to fade after 6 months because you decided to instead get it printed on a 40$ “photo” printer you picked up at wallmart down the street.

By: Stéphane Tranquillin

Stéphane Tranquillin — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Yeah but their goal is to grow internationnally, just go on their website, enter your mail and your country and they will let you know when the hit you country !! Just made it.

By: BK553

BK553 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:12:00 +0000

Its a cellphone photo, its going to look like crap anyway. And if its worth printing, its probably worth doing some editing on too, eh? Get an Epson Stylus, you’ll love it.

Sent from Galaxy Nexus

By: Violet Whitworth

Violet Whitworth — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:06:00 +0000

lololol wow. How could you say something like that and yet be on FStoppers website? The only point to this is if you want cheap crappy “home printed” versions of your photos. Postal Pix is trying to meet high end prints with mobile photos. Sure, you could download your images and upload them to Bay Photo, Adorama, etc but that’s not the point. Even a bad photo printed nicely is still nicer than a bad photo printed badly.
My printer takes $80 worth of ink and it is not even a professional photo printer. I wouldn’t bother wasting my expensive ink on a photo when I can have someone print it for 29 cents. And let’s not even bother comparing them to Walmart… smh

By: Wallerus

Wallerus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:44:00 +0000

Just make sure you have iOS 4.3, my old iPhone 3G ain’t having it. Looks like a reason to upgrade!!! :)

By: BK553

BK553 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:35:00 +0000

You can buy 100 sheets of 4×6 premium HP photo paper for $3.65 on Amazon….
8.5×11 Kodak Photo paper is $13.99