Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to all who have replied to my question. I will pass this info along to her. Aram -------------------------------------------------- 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. They?re expensive; more than most > spend on a computer, but worth it. These screens self-calibrate using a > colorimeter that comes with them. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > 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: > >>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. >> >>Please shed some light on this for me. Thanks. >> >>Aram >> >> >>Aram Langhans >>(Semi) Retired Science Teacher >>& Unemployed photographer >> >>"The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin >>himself would ever have dared dream." James D. Watson >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >