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Originally Posted by towny
It's not clear whether you're talking about a traditional processing service or a DIY digital printing machine of the type that's becoming increasingly popular, but assuming it's the former, I would hazard a guess that the 'standard' sizes can be handled by the processing machine with little or no human input, but very large prints may need to be produced manually, or with more intervention in the process at least. They may simply be profiteering, but I doubt the prices for smaller prints are genuine loss leaders as I think they form the majority of prints they process.
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No, it's a single machine I'm talking about, that does all the sizes - you push in your camera card, CD (CD-R or CD-RW) or Zip disk and that's it. I particularly like the Zip disk option as I have a Zip drive.
I'm not sure how much processing the operators subsequently have to do but it must not be insignificant if there is a 1 hour wait. If you want a a largish photo and you can have a 9"x6" one for 25p or have to pay £2.28 for a 10"x8" one, I'm sure what most people will choose. Of course, I doubt if there are may 9"x6" frames available, so you're probably going to have to get the scissors out and cut it down to 8"x6".