James Bambery
(K=13421) - Comment Date 6/13/2005
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Ellen, I've been told and read that flat panel moniters are not good for doing photo work. I do not have any technical details on the subject for you except that with flat panel moniters you have to be looking at the screen the same way all of the time or the picture you are looking at looks different. If colors are your problem, maybe you should invest in a color management tool like monaco ez color. This will allow you to build a custom profile for your monitor and give you the piece of mind that your colors are ICC correct.
Jim Bambery
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Richard Dakin
(K=12915) - Comment Date 6/13/2005
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I agree with James. I have been told that CRT's are the way to go, and that calibration is essential.
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Scott McFadden
(K=5663) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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One monitor i've seen and loved but alas couldnt afford was the wacom monitor.
touchscreen with their pen it would make retouching a breeze.
yah i know sounding like a friggen infomercial but then i got to use it for a little while at the photoexpo and well I will be saving long time for it.
If ur serious about monitor calibration buy a hardware calibration kit and use it to adjust.
crt vs flat ? each has advantages but my moneys on the touchscreen one took me 1 min to edit what usually take six.
at moment its a little expensive but prices i hope will fall for this and then i hope to buy it.
As for the tablets the same company puts out of which i have one they SUCK.
dont waste ur money on one of them.;)
(works ok but too time consuming to bother as u spend time lineing it up ect)
monitors need calibration regardless which u choose i've had badly set up crts and flatscreens both showing false colour tone and contrast .Both sucked equaly.
both since get adjusted with target provided by my lab. and recalibrated every month.
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Ellen Smith
(K=14418) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Thanks Scott. I was just going to buy one of those tablets too. Are you looking to sell yours? I don't know how many folks here use them I know one women and she swears by it and her work is outstanding. I'm going to check out that touchscreen you mentioned and see what the reviews say.
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Ellen Smith
(K=14418) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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I'm not having trouble with my monitor at the moment it's just such a giant space hog and the thing must weigh 50#. I'm using a masive steel banking table to hold it and I wanted to streamline. I just didn't want to shell out $3-400 to have the color all wonkey. Monaco ez color is that soft ware or a device of some sort?
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[[dead account]]
(K=6692) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Flat panels and laptop screens suck for photo work. They are both overlit and poorly calibrated for color. Your best bet is still a CRT.
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Ellen Smith
(K=14418) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Thank you John. I guess I'll just keep this big guy and not waste good money. Better to have a good 21" monitor then a bad 17". Good thing I asked first.
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James Bambery
(K=13421) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Ellen, Monaco is basically a software product however there is a calibration device that comes with it the you need to mount on the front of your monitor to do the calibrating. I believe it is a USB device. Once you have calibrated, you remove it and only use it again for maintaining the proper calibration over time. It is not a cheap product but if you are serious about the color of your pictures and maintaing a constant color when printing or scanning it is well worth it. Look up ---.monocao.--- on the web for more info. I did not put the whole address to keep usefiulm from holding up this post.
Jim
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Ellen Smith
(K=14418) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Eveline Shih-Pitcairn
(K=4406) - Comment Date 6/14/2005
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Here's another good calibration system (software & device): ColorVision Spyder wwwdotcolorvisiondotcom
It works on CRT & LCD screens. I agree everyone else that the CRTs are better (more accurate & consistent color)for digital photography.
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