[Leica] Current State of Displays?

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

I have an instance of Apple’s original 27” 5K iMac, and I am no less impressed every time I compose a photo on it than I was when it was new and I first enthused about it on the LUG. I’m not a professional, so I can’t bring that kind of discernment to judging its color gamut, contrast, color “accuracy” and so on, but I note that images on it closely resemble the images on the LEDs of my M and my Nikon 810A.

Probably unrelated is that I cannot get accurate color printing and overall lightness from either of my Epson Stylus printers driven by either of my iMacs, despite calibration with a Spyder. FWIW, the prints look basically identical to each other, just not to the display or the camera’s LCD. I’m still working on this.

—howard


> On Aug 3, 2017, at 10:27 AM, Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Seeking opinions from this group on the current state of displays.
> 
> I'm looking for something in the  21" -27" range - want  plenty of real
> estate-  and 5k resolution would be nice. What current model display would
> list members recommend for digital photography?
> 
> Full disclosure: Saw a demo of the new iMac 27" last week.  All I can say
> is wow! Not sure. however, whether the imac's display has the colour range
> and adjustments are completive with stand alone displays, hence my question.
> 
> Also, what is the current preference for calibrators? Spyder or X-rite ,
> or...?
> 
> All comments and suggestions are welcomed.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Akhil
> 
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