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Is your monitor calibrated? |
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Calibrate my monitor? What's that? |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:30 pm Post subject: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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SonicScot wrote:
My personal opinion is if you take your photography seriously you have to calibrate your monitor. If you ever plan to print your work accurately you have to calibrate your monitor. If you care about your images you should care about your monitor.
Discuss...
(I use this tool http://spyder.datacolor.com/) _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5017 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Well my Dell 24" was pre calibrated at the factory so I voted yes. _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Excalibur wrote: |
Well my Dell 24" was pre calibrated at the factory so I voted yes. |
Hmm, well the Spyder I use (and no doubt other similar tools) adjust the settings having taken into account ambient light, they can't do that in the factory. My Dell paperwork said it was calibrated too, but there was a world of difference after I ran the Spyder on it.
I wouldn't trust factory settings on a monitor, but hey that's just me. I want my Canon Pixma printer to print exactly what I see on my screen, it didn't do that until I'd calibrated the Dell with my Spyder. Not only is it important for my own printer but I need to be confident in what I send to pro labs, I need to be sure that the customer will get exactly what I intended.
_________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6950 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:01 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
My eyeballs are not calibrated either. _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:59 am Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
martinsmith99 wrote: |
My eyeballs are not calibrated either. |
lol neither are mine
The reason for posing this question is that I'm using someone else's computer while I house-sit for a few weeks, and everything on their monitor looks terrible.
When I have time I'll shoot for a while and return to my own place to edit the shots, when done I might post some online. Once I'm back here house-sitting I look at he shots online and can't believe the difference, the photos look terrible. There's a distinct lack of colour and contrast, in fact it's as if I'd been shooting with a dirty, haze-filled lens with the coatings missing.
If you don't use a calibration tool like the ones from http://www.datacolor.com/ or http://www.colormunki.com/ you can still perform some basic adjustments, especially if you have Windows7. It has several controls you can play with to improve the look of your monitor http://www.pcworld.com/article/241957/how_to_calibrate_your_monitor.html. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5017 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
Excalibur wrote: |
Well my Dell 24" was pre calibrated at the factory so I voted yes. |
Hmm, well the Spyder I use (and no doubt other similar tools) adjust the settings having taken into account ambient light, they can't do that in the factory. My Dell paperwork said it was calibrated too, but there was a world of difference after I ran the Spyder on it.
I wouldn't trust factory settings on a monitor, but hey that's just me. I want my Canon Pixma printer to print exactly what I see on my screen, it didn't do that until I'd calibrated the Dell with my Spyder. Not only is it important for my own printer but I need to be confident in what I send to pro labs, I need to be sure that the customer will get exactly what I intended.
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Well a quick check for me would be:- if you posted a calibrated shot and I was to view it on my monitor _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:12 am Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Excalibur wrote: |
SonicScot wrote: |
Excalibur wrote: |
Well my Dell 24" was pre calibrated at the factory so I voted yes. |
Hmm, well the Spyder I use (and no doubt other similar tools) adjust the settings having taken into account ambient light, they can't do that in the factory. My Dell paperwork said it was calibrated too, but there was a world of difference after I ran the Spyder on it.
I wouldn't trust factory settings on a monitor, but hey that's just me. I want my Canon Pixma printer to print exactly what I see on my screen, it didn't do that until I'd calibrated the Dell with my Spyder. Not only is it important for my own printer but I need to be confident in what I send to pro labs, I need to be sure that the customer will get exactly what I intended.
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Well a quick check for me would be:- if you posted a calibrated shot and I was to view it on my monitor |
Do you have a printer? If so, download and print a test shot like this http://www.photobox.co.uk/content/quality-advice/calibration then compare it to your monitor. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5017 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Well I don't use my own printer much, but I've been recommending for years that there should be a sticky of a shot that is calibrated and agreed by the top photographers here to be correct, so we can all adjust our monitors to it (if we wanted) so at least we would all be seeing the same shots that are posted.
BTW the colour chart looks ok on my monitor, but it might look even better if it was properly calibrated (other than factory). _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:47 am Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Excalibur wrote: |
Well I don't use my own printer much, but I've been recommending for years that there should be a sticky of a shot that is calibrated and agreed by the top photographers here to be correct, so we can all adjust our monitors to it (if we wanted) so at least we would all be seeing the same shots that are posted.
BTW the colour chart looks ok on my monitor, but it might look even better if it was properly calibrated (other than factory). |
A picture can't be calibrated, only a monitor can. It's ok saying the test image looks good to you but if you have nothing to compare it to it means nothing really. (sorry)
It is accepted that monitor gamma should be 2.2 and you can test yours here http://epaperpress.com/monitorcal/gamma.html
That's a start, you can see on the left there are basic tests for your whites and blacks. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5017 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
Excalibur wrote: |
Well I don't use my own printer much, but I've been recommending for years that there should be a sticky of a shot that is calibrated and agreed by the top photographers here to be correct, so we can all adjust our monitors to it (if we wanted) so at least we would all be seeing the same shots that are posted.
BTW the colour chart looks ok on my monitor, but it might look even better if it was properly calibrated (other than factory). |
A picture can't be calibrated, only a monitor can. It's ok saying the test image looks good to you but if you have nothing to compare it to it means nothing really. (sorry)
It is accepted that monitor gamma should be 2.2 and you can test yours here http://epaperpress.com/monitorcal/gamma.html
That's a start, you can see on the left there are basic tests for your whites and blacks. |
Odd...... in the "calibrating monitor gamma" part when I've adjusted the slider for equal brightness it's at gamma 1.64 This can't be correct as the monitor should be at 2.2 _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Excalibur wrote: |
SonicScot wrote: |
Excalibur wrote: |
Well I don't use my own printer much, but I've been recommending for years that there should be a sticky of a shot that is calibrated and agreed by the top photographers here to be correct, so we can all adjust our monitors to it (if we wanted) so at least we would all be seeing the same shots that are posted.
BTW the colour chart looks ok on my monitor, but it might look even better if it was properly calibrated (other than factory). |
A picture can't be calibrated, only a monitor can. It's ok saying the test image looks good to you but if you have nothing to compare it to it means nothing really. (sorry)
It is accepted that monitor gamma should be 2.2 and you can test yours here http://epaperpress.com/monitorcal/gamma.html
That's a start, you can see on the left there are basic tests for your whites and blacks. |
Odd...... in the "calibrating monitor gamma" part when I've adjusted the slider for equal brightness it's at gamma 1.64 This can't be correct as the monitor should be at 2.2 |
Perhaps that's because your monitor isn't calibrated.....
Here's a more comprehensive explanation along with numerous tests http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5017 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Thanks......or maybe I should just adjust my monitor brightness slightly for your flickr shots _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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Aanything
Joined: 27 Aug 2011 Posts: 2187 Location: Piacenza, Italy
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Aanything wrote:
When I started working with video, I used to calibrate my monitor every now and then, and also had a old pro control monitor (at the time PAL/NTSC were the resolutions, and pro monitors were high quality CRT's).
Unluckily, in recent times (HD, LCD, internet), it's always happening that my videos are displayed or viewed on random calibrated monitors (or, worse, cheap projectors), so all my effort to have the most precise preview was completely useless, and I stopped doing it.
Now I simple adjust my videos on the monitor (or projector) they will be displayed on, if possible, or try to make minor adjustments based on histograms, spectrograms and so on.
Actually, almost none of the clients gets the difference, which is a little discouraging.
For printing: after some try/error, i got to know my monitor and can predict quite easily how the output will be like, with a little enough margin for my needs.
Obviously if I had to print stuff that is paid, i would check it on a calibrated monitor first. _________________ C&C and editing of my pics are always welcome
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Excalibur wrote: |
Thanks......or maybe I should just adjust my monitor brightness slightly for your flickr shots |
Ah, I see what you're saying. I didn't put that information in my signature for it to be linked to my Flickr at all, I just stuck it on the end. I can see how that might be taken out of context, that's not how it was meant.
But the fact remains, on this uncalibrated monitor I'm using this week all photos look dull and desaturated. That's why I brought the subject up, I wondered how many other people were in the same boat. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Aanything wrote: |
When I started working with video, I used to calibrate my monitor every now and then, and also had a old pro control monitor (at the time PAL/NTSC were the resolutions, and pro monitors were high quality CRT's).
Unluckily, in recent times (HD, LCD, internet), it's always happening that my videos are displayed or viewed on random calibrated monitors (or, worse, cheap projectors), so all my effort to have the most precise preview was completely useless, and I stopped doing it.
Now I simple adjust my videos on the monitor (or projector) they will be displayed on, if possible, or try to make minor adjustments based on histograms, spectrograms and so on.
Actually, almost none of the clients gets the difference, which is a little discouraging.
For printing: after some try/error, i got to know my monitor and can predict quite easily how the output will be like, with a little enough margin for my needs.
Obviously if I had to print stuff that is paid, i would check it on a calibrated monitor first. |
This is why, each time I've done portrait jobs, I don't put the photos online for the client to browse. I take my laptop to them where they can see the photos on a calibrated screen, so they can see what the prints will look like.
As you rightly say, they probably wouldn't notice a difference but I feel a lot better for it.
I find the best way to show the true nature of my photos is to hang them in local restaurants, so far it's worked because I'm selling them. That may have worked without a calibrated screen but I would have wasted a ton of ink and paper getting it right. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I use a Spyder Pro 2 with my Dell u2311h and I found that it was slightly out with factory settings. Not massively different, but worth doing regardless. _________________ Graham - Moderator
Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses
See my Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualfocus-g |
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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Katastrofo wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
My personal opinion is if you take your photography seriously you have to calibrate your monitor. If you ever plan to print your work accurately you have to calibrate your monitor. If you care about your images you should care about your monitor.
Discuss...
(I use this tool http://spyder.datacolor.com/) |
I would never put my monitor through such pain and torture. SonicScot, you are a heartless scoundrel! That being said, please
mail me your Spyder so I can calibrate mine, thanks so much! Yeah that's my vote in the 3rd choice. lol |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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SonicScot wrote:
Katastrofo wrote: |
SonicScot wrote: |
My personal opinion is if you take your photography seriously you have to calibrate your monitor. If you ever plan to print your work accurately you have to calibrate your monitor. If you care about your images you should care about your monitor.
Discuss...
(I use this tool http://spyder.datacolor.com/) |
I would never put my monitor through such pain and torture. SonicScot, you are a heartless scoundrel! That being said, please
mail me your Spyder so I can calibrate mine, thanks so much! Yeah that's my vote in the 3rd choice. lol |
_________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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rrkradio
Joined: 18 Nov 2010 Posts: 57 Location: Imperia - Italy
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rrkradio wrote:
Yes, calibrated with colormunki and Argyll .... 6500 °k and 95 cd/m2 .
Roby _________________ FUJI X-PRO 1 and Canon EOS 5D MKII with:
Leica R: 50mm Summicron - 60mm macro elmarit - 100mm apo macro elmarit f:2,8 - 135mm elmarit - 180 mm f:3.4 apo telyt - 35-70 f:4 vario elmar
Voigtlander: color skopar 21mm f:4.0
Contax Zeiss: Distagon 25mm f:2,8 |
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Esox lucius
Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 2441 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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Esox lucius wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
My personal opinion is if you take your photography seriously you have to calibrate your monitor. If you ever plan to print your work accurately you have to calibrate your monitor. If you care about your images you should care about your monitor. |
+1
I use Spyder4, perfectly accurate results in a workspace with hardware and illumination built for image editing. Which is also the reason why I have clients approve their images at my studio, since if they would be left to judge the results from some crappy Excel-monitor with too cold colors and usually no dynamic range in shadows or highlights... they'd never have seen the images as they really are.
This may also be of interest: How well do you see color differences?
http://forum.mflenses.com/hue-test-how-well-do-you-see-color-t21216.html |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011 Posts: 2697 Location: Scottish Highlands
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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SonicScot wrote:
Esox lucius wrote: |
SonicScot wrote: |
My personal opinion is if you take your photography seriously you have to calibrate your monitor. If you ever plan to print your work accurately you have to calibrate your monitor. If you care about your images you should care about your monitor. |
+1
I use Spyder4, perfectly accurate results in a workspace with hardware and illumination built for image editing. Which is also the reason why I have clients approve their images at my studio, since if they would be left to judge the results from some crappy Excel-monitor with too cold colors and usually no dynamic range in shadows or highlights... they'd never have seen the images as they really are.[/url] |
I couldn't agree more regarding having clients see the images on your monitor, I'm the same. People find it difficult to understand why, so I have an old, uncalibrated laptop sitting here to use as a comparison. They are always amazed at the difference.
On a downside, people will see your website on their crappy monitors with the colours all wrong. But there's really nothing you can do about that. _________________ Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Esox lucius
Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 2441 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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Esox lucius wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
On a downside, people will see your website on their crappy monitors with the colours all wrong. But there's really nothing you can do about that. |
People also listen to very well mixed and mastered albums on very crappy stereos, using 192kbps MP3 file "quality". Many people also have defect color vision (especially deficiency in separating greens seems to be common). Also, many photographers don't even realize that they aren't seeing the full potential of their image files until they print them at a quality lab. Furthermore, when I see my images in a magazine it is very common that the repro has messed it up totally... photographers lost the ability to control image quality in media already long ago
I can manage with all that as long as I know for sure that the file that left my desktop is premium adjusted. |
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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ForenSeil wrote:
I'm color-blind (not typical red/green but I have a much more exotic problem to differ purple/lila/pink/blue/magenta)
In return at least my eyes are in sharpness above average
Anyway I hate my monitors for giving me inconsistent colors and tones. A good calibrated monitor is on a high place my wishlist! Even after calibration with Wind. 7 tools I results are inconsistent.
SonicScot wrote: |
On a downside, people will see your website on their crappy monitors with the colours all wrong. But there's really nothing you can do about that. |
+1 _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
(German language)
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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Orio wrote:
SonicScot wrote: |
On a downside, people will see your website on their crappy monitors with the colours all wrong. But there's really nothing you can do about that. |
Well, you can shoot black and white _________________ Orio, Administrator
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Who uses a calibrated monitor? |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Orio wrote: |
SonicScot wrote: |
On a downside, people will see your website on their crappy monitors with the colours all wrong. But there's really nothing you can do about that. |
Well, you can shoot black and white |
I also have huge differences on B/W white images between my monitors _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
(German language) |
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