Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photoshop sometimes work faster with two processors at only 1ghz each then with one at 3 ghz and sometimes faster with a 2ghz processor and two gb ram then with a 3 ghz processor with one gb ram - so what kind of work will you be doing will influence on your choice. We gave up building our own pcs a long time a go and often we go for special offers by Dell - never had aproblem with Dell by the way Do not know the coolscan but I have seen som very nice printing done with the epson - try to get hold of some Hahnemühle paper with watercolourpaperstructure - makes really great B&Wprints Good luck with your project Aaron Sandler wrote: > OK, here's the deal: I have unexpectedly gained access to some money > which can only be spent on new computer equipment. No MP or digilux2 > or Mamiya7 for me, I'm afraid. > > But this does allow me to do something I have been considering but for > which I lacked the funds: set up a digital darkroom. I'd like to be > able to scan negs (color and B&W), photoshop them and store them with > reasonable ease, and then print both B&W and color nicely on larger > than 8.5x11" paper. I'm not talking major production or high volume > here. This is a hobby for me, not a profession. > > I've read a lot and formulated a plan. I'd like to run it by y'all in > the hope that the wiser heads around these parts can tell me if any > part of my plan is monumentally stupid or even just slightly misguided. > > Total Budget: $2200. > > 1) Computer--the best I can get for around $1000. I'm thinking of a > Pentium 4 at around 3GHz with two 120GB hard drives, 1GB of RAM, and > CD/DVD writer. (I was planning to build one, but then I discovered > that Dell from time to time has brief sales in which they drop their > prices so much that it no longer makes sense to build. Unfortunately, > a sale that would have fit the above into the $1000 just ended last > weekend, so I may have to wait a little bit, but I'm hoping I can find > a similar deal.) > > 2) Monitor--$0. I've got a decent one. > > 3) Software--$0. I've already got PS 7. :) > > 4) Scanner--$600. I'm thinking the Nikon Coolscan V. > > 5) Printer--$600. Epson 2200. The 13x19 printing and my longstanding > preference of matte over glossy make this seem a better choice than > the HP7960 for me. > > 6) Monitor calibration--$150. Spyder with Photocal. > > Total price: $2350, which I can stretch to. Please keep in mind that > this sum is significantly more than the value of my car, and somewhat > more than the value of my wife's car, so suggestions that involve > increasing this amount will not help me very much! > > Thanks in advance for any advice you might have, > Aaron > > > ------------------------------------- > Aaron Sandler > aaron.sandler@duke.edu > http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2 > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html