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| Thread ID: 75540 | 2007-01-02 06:27:00 | What LCD monitor for photography? | R.M. (561) | Press F1 |
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| 512085 | 2007-01-02 06:27:00 | Hi all I've seen somewhere last year recommendations for 19in LCD monitors. I use mine for photography, using Photoshop and need (would like!!) as accurate colour as possible. I know people still recommend CRT monitors, but they take up so much room (especially at the 19inch size). I seem to have a recollection that Benq might be one, also perhaps a Phillips. Can anyone help? As always, TIA. Cheers R.M. |
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| 512086 | 2007-01-02 06:36:00 | I use a DSE and a CMV 19'. Both look fine when u view photos. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512087 | 2007-01-02 06:47:00 | Thanks for that Speedy . :) I'm just reading the recommendations in Dec/Jan's PC World - a Hyundai or a LG Flatron(big differences in prices - the Hyundai at $440 & the LG at $849) . When I say photography - I mean 'fiddling' in photoshop, and hopefully to get out of the printer what I see on the screen (and yes, there are all the problems of callibration etc . . . . to think about) . |
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| 512088 | 2007-01-02 06:56:00 | I would say, it wld depend on the printer, and the kind of paper u use . More than the monitor . Like this is a snapshot ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/plant . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) of the tulips background pic on this monitor . |
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| 512089 | 2007-01-02 07:02:00 | Nice pic . :) I use Canon gear and Canon paper, in an attempt to get some consistency, but then I've had quite good results too with Ilford paper . The 'Photographic pundits' all seem to favour Epson printers and paper . However, at this stage I have too much money invested in Canon to change! |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 512090 | 2007-01-02 07:11:00 | The HP photo printers (the small ones with the card reader on them) are great for photos. These are the size of normal photos. Only thing is, I don't think they're that great with anything other than HP photo paper. BUT, what these print out, they actually like photos. I liked it, coz u didn't have to connect it to a PC to use it. If u had a digicam and a memory card. But yup, I used to have an Epson, till it decided not to print one day lol. So, that went in the bin. Then I got a Lexmark, then a brother MFC. Coz I haven't got that much space on this desk, for a separate printer/scanner etc Which, I haven't yet tried to print a photo on it. To see whats its like. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512091 | 2007-01-02 07:43:00 | My Maya 19 inch widescreen monitor gotten for $300 is absolutely fantastic. The colours are quite vivid and the contrast is very good as well, not to mention dirt-cheap as well. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 512092 | 2007-01-02 08:00:00 | need (would like!!) as accurate colour as possible. Seeing as this is entirely dependant on your printer, Get a colour graph off the net,print it out, Hold it up beside your screen (or tape it to it, not on the viewable surface though) and dial in your display as close as you can get. Though that wont mean "real world" colour, merely that what your looking at on screen will be close to what gets printed. I have heard of companies doing a weekly check on colour adjustment after large jobs were sent off to be printed and the end result was far different then what the "professional" was seeing on there rig. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 512093 | 2007-01-02 08:24:00 | If you want calibration for printer and monitor - have a look at Eye One Photo. It sticks on monitor and printouts and give you a custom ICC (one for monitor and the other for printer). Photoshop will utilise these ICC files. Although software like internet browsers will not, Photoshop Elements will. LCD can be calibrated with the sensors these days. As for the LCDs, it does get $$, when you talk about color accuracy "as possible" you are looking at Apple and Lacie and probably Sony but I have not seen monitor on LCDs yet for these pro calibre ones. For calibration monitor is "the" most important. You have to see before you walk or you would bump into a wall. For printing printers provide ICC while they are not custom made to your specific sample it is one nevertheless and if the sensor is too expensive you can send print charts out to a company and they can make you a ICC file for your specific printer sample. If you are using professional labs, some provide this ICC file downloadable online. For these look at drycreekphoto.com and they have a database of ICC to be downloaded, NZ has a few available, if up to date is a different issue. www.nikonians.org With calibration what you want is you have used a calibrated monitor. If you email this to a lab or a photography friend they should also have a calibrated monitor, what they see on their machine should be approx what you see on your screen. These devices are hardware based so they do not rely on the human for color judgement. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 512094 | 2007-01-02 08:33:00 | I don't shop in NZ as they can be v $$. They are available thou. Ones to scan printers and monitors around $650USD. The one for monitor alone can be $200USD. Printer test chart can be sent out to be done for you, say one per paper you use ie .. gloss and matte. They around $150 in Auckland I think. Details can be had in NZ photography mags. |
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