Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, all true. And they complain when they see our photos because they say ours are too bright, because their screens are! -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 1/21/11 2:32 AM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Factory defaults are always set up for watching movies or playing games. We > need a much more subdued viewing screen for our tweaking of photographs. It > keeps happening here - if you tell someone that his online postings look > flat, back comes the reply that it looks fine on his screen. Of course it > will, but on a dimmer, calibrated screen they look awful - and none of them > print anyway, so never are going to accept the truth! BTW, I use a Dell > 2209WA which is an excellent 22" IPS screen available at a very reasonable > price. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM, A. Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote: > >> Good point Chris. When we got our plasma TV we had to turn down the >> colour, >> contrast and brightness. The factory defaults were set to maximum or >> nearly >> so. >> >> Any suggestions on calibration soft/hard-ware? >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Crawford" < >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:34 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions >> >> >> A screen doesn't have to look 'wow', it needs to match your prints and be >>> calibratable to do so. A properly calibrated screen looks dim compared to >>> most screens out there now. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-486-2581 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1/20/11 9:55 PM, "A.Lal" <alal at poly.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Gang, >>>> >>>> I'm putting together a new WIn 7 computer to replace a 7 year old >>>> Compaq. >>>> >>>> Digital image processing will be about the toughest job this computer >>>> will >>>> have to do. At the moment I am leaning towards one of the new Sandy >>>> Bridge >>>> i7 processors with lots of RAM, 16 GB, and a good video card. >>>> >>>> High on the wish list is a first-class large monitor. For the past week >>>> or >>>> so I've been eyeballing displays at the local computer stores and by far >>>> the >>>> best display I've come across to date is the 27" Apple LED display. >>>> Every >>>> time I look at one, I go 'Wow'. Are any list members using this display >>>> with a Win computer? If so, are there any compatibility problems? In >>>> particular, I want to make sure that the built in camera will work and >>>> the >>>> USB ports will not freeze up. Newer 1155 socket motherboards are >>>> available >>>> with display port sockets so is it correct to assume that the Apple >>>> monitor >>>> will be plug 'n play with win 7? >>>> >>>> As an alternative, should the Apple option not work, can list members >>>> recommend similarly sized monitors that would be suitable for serious >>>> digital photo work as well as everyday computing - I prefer not to have >>>> a >>>> dual monitor solution. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> Akhil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information