Online photo printing has hit a price war as of late. When I purchased my personal all-in-one photo printer (Epson RX5000 and I’ve loved it!) last year, I compared the cost of photo prints on it vs. printing photos at my local Wal-Mart. At the time, the Epson printer cost me approximately 10 cents vs. the 27 cents at Wal-Mart if I compared the cost of paper and replacement ink. If you didn’t get an iPod for Christmas, chances are you got a digital camera which has not only led to the price wars between both online and in-store printing, but it’s enticed other companies to enter the market as well.

While I have no affiliation with Wal-Mart, nor do I enjoy shopping at their stores anymore, then did have a great service setup in regards to their photo printing. Not only could order prints online, but you could have them sent to your local Wal-Mart for pickup. After learning more about their printing process, I realized I didn’t like the online-print option because I couldn’t order my prints on matte paper (non-glossy, fingerprint free photo paper). So, I would then take my memory card into my local Wal-Mart and use their FujiFilm kiosk to order my prints.

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So I’m taking photos of this one-eyed squirrel. She looked hungry and to reward her for being such a good model, I gave her some sunflower seeds. Normally squirrels around my parents’ house are easily frightened, but once you have a bargaining chip (or seed) on the [picnic] table, the tides seem to turn as fear becomes jealousy.

Jason: HOLY CRAP!!!! Broadway Photo & Video’s Nikon D70 Outfit for $884.00

Eric: What the…?????

Jason: Yeah, tell me about it. I found this site in MacAddict magazine last night. It was in the ad section in the back of the mag. I’ve passed over it in every other issue b/c the print in the ad was really, really tiny. This time, I paid attention, saw that price and did a double take.

Eric: Is this a price drop or are they low balling?

Jason: Dunno. Checked it out this morning and that’s pretty much what you see. I could check my other issues. Either way, it is a great price. I just went through the checkout process (w/o committing) and they are charging about $25 for shipping.

Eric: Best Buy had a $100 price drop online. I took that into the store and they wouldn’t honor it. They said it was pas the 14-day return policy (day 16) and it was an online price which they will not match or honor.

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Jason: The new Nikon D50 & D70s

Eric: Man, I need to get out more with my Nikon D70. Going to Kemah was great. So much happening there that I don’t really stand out trying to take pictures. Great place to practice. When you do get a camera, make sure you get a huge CF card. I got the 1 gig which gives me 291 pics @ 3000×2000 pixel resolution. I shot 200+ photos there in an hour.

Jason: Damn, that’s a lot of pics, but it makes sense. Shoot now, edit later. BTW, what kind of batteries does the D70 use and what is the lifetime of them?

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