Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]my only comment to make it a fun color so u can spend time in that room. i like paul's advice, ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 6:57 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Printing adds a lot of need for color accuracy... (i.e., costs...!). > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Aug 20, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'm not sure what color my workroom is as I don't use the overhead > lights. I don't do any printing so I don't need to do any matching. I > have a desk light and a window wall looking out to the archives map room, > but no ambient light falls on my monitors. > > I can see them coming. Nice. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> > >> Mine is painted flat white and seems fine. I have just an incandescent > light fixture, not too much falling on the monitor, and the Spyder software > measures the ambient light for calibration. I keep the blinds closed while > working on photos. I have been thinking about this also, and wonder if I > need to spring for a viewing booth. Maybe obsessive, since the prints seem > to match the monitor pretty well under different viewing conditions. > >> > >> Ken > >> > >>> On 8/20/2014 3:55 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > >>> I am setting up one of the bedrooms in our home as my digital "dark" > room. It will house my printer, primary Lightroom/Photoshop computer, photo > paper, laminator, etc. I won't be doing any spraying, so a ventilated area > isn't required. > >>> > >>> My primary question is what color to paint the room? I am thinking > flat digital white (white white) with all bulbs being 5200k fluorescents. I > have some direct lights already that are measured 5200k and will be used to > analyze prints. > >>> > >>> Any suggestions on what color to paint the room or other advise would > be appreciated. One of my concerns is keeping dust out, but that's probably > cost prohibitive. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance for your input, > >>> Bob > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 >