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Subject: [Leica] b&w conversions
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:08:44 +0200
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Hi Ken,

Thank you very much for your comment, it helps me a lot

Saludos
Lluis


El 24/04/2010, a las 0:59, Ken Carney escribi?:

> On 4/23/2010 5:42 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:
>> Ken,
>>
>> Both look great on my monitor, I'm also concerned by this question  
>> and the questions you posted yesterday. I've never tried a  
>> calibration system as Spyder 3 because I'm not sure that this would  
>> the perfect solution, IMO do a print on a proffessional lab and  
>> adjust the values after can help better.
>>
>> On these posted I like more the second one, at least on my monitor,  
>> the first seems a little bit dark, I have reduced very much the  
>> brightness of my iMac monitor, maybe this is the reason why the  
>> first one seems to me that it need a little more brightness..., but  
>> I'm not sure, my monitor is neither exactly calibrated.
>>
>> Saludos
>> Lluis
>>
>>
>> El 23/04/2010, a las 23:28, Ken Carney escribi?:
>>
>>> I have been trying to refine my digital b&w conversions - here are  
>>> two (after I finally got my monitor straightened out, or hope I  
>>> did):
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1683_rev.jpg.html
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1678_rev.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Suggestions and criticism always welcome.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Ken Carney
>>>
> Lluis,
>
> I used to reduce the brightness also.  With some monitors it can be  
> like looking into a searchlight.  The Coloreyes calibration software  
> measures an optimum white point separately, then uses that as the  
> white point setting.  In your case, I would say don't change anything!
>
> Regards,
>
> Ken
>
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