Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/15/2011 7:20 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > I regularly surf the web on an aluminum 12" Apple Powerbook although I > process and store photos on a 20" iMac. I have noticed that some B&W images > on the Powerbook screen appear significantly better than others. Pictures > loaded by Lluis and a couple of other Luggers appear to have full tonality > and deeper blacks while those by some other photographers appear to have a > compressed tonal range and appear almost as if they were clipped from a > newspaper. I don't mean to insult anyone here. What I want to know is if > the > difference is an artifact of my computer, the processing and scanning > techniques employed by the photographers, or just my imagination. > > I don't see as much difference on the iMac but there are still some. > Incidentally, the Powerbook has a matte screen, the iMac a glossy screen. > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Don't know. I bought an HP 14" "wide" screen notebook to take on photo trips, and use a Lenovo T series for business. I didn't think either one was particularly useful for critical viewing, but then I haven't calibrated either one. I just wanted the HP to download cards and then back up to an external portable drive. My PC monitor is calibrated with a Spyder and ColorEyes and is in a consistent light environment. I thought it would be really difficult to get good results with a notebook with varying lighting, slightly different screen angle and all that. Others may have better results. Ken