[Leica] OT Mac monitor question

[Aram Langhans]

Thanks to all who have replied to my question.  I will pass this info along 
to her.

Aram

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From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 1:32 PM
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Mac monitor question

> She was lied to. Mac monitors do need calibrated. The built in software
> has you calibrate by eye, rather than using a colorimeter. Very
> inaccurate. iMacs are the only macs that come with a screen, but Apple
> sells screens for Mac Pros and Mac Minis. These screens are designed to
> look good watching movies and are not very good for graphics work;
> professionals buy dedicated graphics monitors like NEC Spectraview (what I
> have always used) and Eizo Coloredge. They¹re expensive; more than most
> spend on a computer, but worth it. These screens self-calibrate using a
> colorimeter that comes with them.
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> On 8/23/15, 4:26 PM, "LUG on behalf of Aram Langhans"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>Hi.  I know most of you are Mac users.  A new member in our camera club
>>actually does have a Mac.  She attended a Lightroom workshop I put on for
>>the club and monitor calibration came up.  She said she was told by
>>someone at the Apple store that a Mac monitor does not need to be
>>calibrated.  Is this true?  She said they calibrate themselves with some
>>software included in the OS.  I cannot see how that can be without
>>connecting some sort of colorimeter to the screen.
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>>Please shed some light on this for me.  Thanks.
>>
>>Aram
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>>Aram Langhans
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