[Leica] Glossy Mac screen

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

My macpro with the gloss screen gave me too much contrast so what everyone
else saw as not enough. Its remedied now with a big NEC screen I got but for
a year there everything I did was flat. A few of those are in my LUG
gallery. They look like exhausted too cold Dektol.
I'm goint to bring in my laptop and have them fix the screen in case I have
to do some pix on the road.


On 6/9/13 10:37 PM, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <LRZeitlin at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> The shininess does not affect calibration but makes it hard to work on
> in some situations. Most of the glossiness can be removed, a suction
> cup can pull out the very glossy over-screen leaving a not so shiny one
> underneath (it is just held in by magnets) - plus a lot of untidiness.
> 
> I had forgotten about that downside, madness from Apple IMO
> 
> john
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> Most of the older LED Mac laptops and desktops had matte screens. The
> glossy screen started in about 2009 at the request of buyers who felt
> that glossy screens (as on most PCs) were brighter and easier to clean.
> I'm writing this on a 12" Mac Powerbook with a matte screen. My older
> 20" iMac had a matte screen as well. While many dedicated photographers
> are Mac users, they are an infinitesimal minority compared to the
> general Mac buying population. Many after market Mac suppliers will fit
> a matte screen to your Mac if you are willing to pay for it. I've
> managed to adapt to my current glossy iMac screen. Just sit directly in
> front of it and minimize reflections by keeping the room lights
> subdued. But I still love using my old Powerbook.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
> 
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