Digital BW, The Print

I've been using the original  Wacom GRAPHIRE 4x5 tablet for 3 years for
photo editing, and for the $79.99 I paid on-line at the time,
retrospectively it's a "no-brainer"..I think the "II" verson is going for
about the same $'s today..I personally see no need for up-grading, as it
fills my needs quite well..In fact, I don't know how I ever got along
without it!

Eddie Wiseman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Staver" <daniel@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:44 AM
Subject: RE: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain


> I think 6x8 equals A5 size, although I'm not used to thinking in
> inches... I have an Intous A5 myself and that's just the right size.
>
> My previous Wacom was A4 size, and that's just too big. You feel like
> you're always stretching your arm all over the place. I found myself
> mapping the tablet area to an A5 portion of the tablet anyway, so the
> extra space was wasted.
>
> I've tried the A6 Graphire that Peter recommends, and while I didn't
> feel it offered enough precision for professional work, it was still
> nice to use. Maybe it's just because I've been using the bigger tablets
> for so many years... It's certainly much cheaper than the Intous, and in
> any case way better than a mouse, so you could always start with the
> Graphire and buy an Intous later on if you really feel a need for it.
>
> --
> Daniel Staver
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alessandro Pardi [mailto:alessandro.pardi@...]
> > Sent: 11. juni 2003 11:43
> > To: 'DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com'
> > Subject: RE: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain
> >
> >
> > Well, Watcom tablets don't come very cheap, but it looks like
> > they're worth the money. Given that my desktop is quite
> > crowded already, do you really think A4 size is necessary?
> > What about A5 or even A6? After all I don't need it for
> > drawing, so I guess I could compromise a bit. Also, the
> > smaller it is the more unlikely my wife is to ask "How much
> > did you pay for that?" ;-)
> >
> > Alessandro
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Staver [mailto:daniel@...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 0:16
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain
> >
> >
> >
> > > > Maybe using a pen and tablet rather than a
> > > > mouse helps?
> > > You're still using a mouse??  You MUST get a pen and tablet!!
> > >  Once you have the pen and tablet, you'll understand why.
> > > Apart from the precision, comfort, and ease of use, you get
> > > ... variable opacity based on how hard you press.
> >
> > Just want to add my support for using a tablet. They're one
> > of those things you just can't live without once you learn
> > how to use them. In comparison using a mouse feels like
> > painting with a brick.
> >
> > Get a good one, a Wacom Intous II 6x8 sized tablet should be
> > ideal. They also last really long, I've only upgraded to a
> > newer model once during the seven years I've used my wacoms,
> > and the old one still works fine.
> >
> > --
> > Daniel Staver
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