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Subject: CRT vs. LCD luminance Re: [Leica] Kid Pix
From: s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)
Date: Wed Aug 10 14:38:01 2005
References: <081020051439.10947.42FA11BB00014E5200002AC321587667550109020E999C9F@att.net> <42FA53D3.3090201@adrenaline.com>

I recently got a LCD monitor and use the program quick gamma for calibration 
but i cannot get the whole grey scale represented as on my CRT .
simon jessurun


> I've noticed when profiling (I use a CRT, which seems to show
> less grain in B&W scans, more like what will come out on the
> print), there are different suggested luminance (term?) levels for
> CRT's and LCD's.
>
> So is this image highlights disparity likely to persist even on well
> calibrated LCD's vs. well calibrated CRT's?
>
> Scott
>
> pswango@att.net wrote:
>
>>Don Dory wrote:
>>"But then again, I have been trying to find just where zone IX turns
>>into zone X as displayed on the web.  I think that there is a cultural
>>divide coming from those of us still using CRT's and almost everyone
>>else using LCD displays.  My feeling is that the greater brightness of
>>the LCD is changing what is acceptable in the electronic community."
>>
>>I've wondered the same thing.  I use LCD on a newish laptop.  A lot of the 
>>images posted to the LUG seem (to me) to have blown highlights.  Even 
>>those from obviously competent photographers, like Don and BD.  Some 
>>others (Nathan, GeeBee, Doug Herr come to mind) usually look "right" on my 
>>screen.  Now I'm wondering how my post-processing looks to others.  Maybe 
>>some of you could take a look at http://pswango.smugmug.com/ and let me 
>>know what you think.  One gallery is recent color stuff from a trip to DC 
>>and the other two are B/W galleries from the distant past that have 
>>already been discussed here.  All the color is from Walgreen scans; all 
>>the B/W is scanned from negatives on an Epson 3170.  The color was tweaked 
>>slightly for curves in Picasa2, taking care to avoid blown highlights. 
>>I'm wondering how it looks on other monitors.
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) (CRT vs. LCD luminance Re: [Leica] Kid Pix)
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Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) (CRT vs. LCD luminance Re: [Leica] Kid Pix)