Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use the same combination, and it has been satisfactory. I want to upgrade to a Color Munki, so I can calibrate the printer as well. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Daniel Tan <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote: > I use one of these 2209WA screens too in conjunction with a spyder2 > calibrating thingy. > > Does anyone else use spyder colour calibration things? > > > On 21 January 2011 17:32, 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >