Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/26

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Subject: [Leica] Summilux Asph arrives: Through a glass darkly
From: dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)
Date: Mon Jul 26 21:54:53 2004
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Is the 3 years use based on 24/7 or 40 hours/week? Will surely affect the 
cost
for an amateur user. I would really like to know.

Is the color accuracy life specified by any manufacture?

Dennis


Feli di Giorgio wrote:

> John, try the LaCie electron blue monitor. They are relatively cheap and
> have very good tubes. I use one, which I calibrate with the SpyderPro
> probe system and the setup is very accurate. I'm pretty sure that the
> phosphors in the tube of your old Apple display are shot. When it comes
> to color accurate work you only get about 3 years of use out of a good
> monitor.
>
> Feli


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