Digital BW, The Print

About a year ago I switched from using a Lacie 19" Blue III to a Apple 
studio display LCD and I would never go back!

I run a photo studio in Boston, MA. I specialize in reproducing artwork 
so all of my work is "color critical". I moved to the Apple display 
with all the reservation mentioned on the list but in reality have 
found the Apple display to outperform the Lacie in every way that is 
important to me. For color work I make Lightjet prints and have been 
able to achieve perfect soft proofing and WYSIWIG printing. For B&W 
work I print with and Epson 1280 and UT2 Inks. Again.. perfect soft 
proofing and WYSIWIG with the Apple display. Using the GretagMacbeth 
Eye-One I was able to get a better profile on the Apple display than on 
the Lacie. Perhaps because when profiling a LCD there are a lot less 
variables and they are much more neutral right out of the box.. at 
least my Apple studio display was.

Here are some other advantages I have found with the Apple LCD:

No warm up time - CRTs will take at least 15 min to warm up and display 
proper color.
Sharper - the LCD is so much sharper than the CRT and looks MUCH closer 
to the sharpness of the printed image.
Less eye strain after hours of use than the CRT. No CRT radiation.
The LCD is lightweight and easy to move around if necessary.

-Jeff



On Oct 31, 2004, at 10:36 PM, craig_hanson_98110 wrote:

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> such as the Sony Artisan, considered by many professional
> photographers to be necessary for critical work. Are the newer LCDs,
> such as the Eizo ColorEdge and Apple Cinema HD, "good enough" now
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