Digital BW, The Print

Steve..
Try  http://www.pcnation.com

Eddie Wiseman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Kobrin" <skobrin@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Tablets was: [Digital BW] levels and grain


> I am convinced.  The best price I can find for the Graphire 2 (steel
> blue -- bronze is more) is $89.00 at cdw.  Has anyone seen a better
> price or can anyone suggest another supplier to check out.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jack M Kucy
> <jmk@j...> wrote:
> > I can only second my predecessors.  I got the Wacom Graphire 4x5
> and I
> > am happy with it.  The pen
> > is amazing.  It's precise. Works intuitively.  The pressure
> settings are
> > recognized by PS and help a lot.
> > The only thing I am not too happy about is the mouse.  It's
> cordless
> > (nice),  but my standard Microsoft
> > optical mouse feels and works a bit better.  So I use it on the pen
> > tablet instead of the Wacom mouse.
> > But again - pen is the solution to many problems.  And I do not
> think
> > that the bigger size than 4x5 is necessary
> > for the editing.  I like keep my wrist steady and the bigger tablet
> > requires movement of the whole hand.
> > If you draw with it YES, but for editing, when you can zoom in
> wherever
> > you need - 4x5 works for me.
> > JMK
> >
> > _________________________________________________
> > Jack M Kucy
> > JMK Gallery (www.jmk-gallery.com)
> > 917-991-2096     jmk@j...
> > Member of ASMP (www.asmp.org)
> > _________________________________________________
> > ...a riveder le stelle
> >
> >
> > Edward Wiseman wrote:
> >
> > > 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@p...>
> > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > --
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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