Monitor Question

[Martin Pancisin]

Hi guys,

I am looking for a new monitor and I am considering few options, but here is the question. Does it makes sense to have color calibrated monitor when you are only doing b/w photography?
Thanks.

cheers

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I would still say it'd be a good idea to have it calibrated, in case is the desire to do colour.... I don't know much about colour calibrated on monitors but I'm sure it'd do no harm.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I calibrate my screens and brightness and contrast are calibrated as part of that. My colormonki helps set up both relative to the ambient light in the room too... Should I want to let it do it.

 

[Pete Askew]

I'd agree. Getting the tonal range calibrated will be important to you.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

second the comments on calibration - with mono work the tonal range and ultimate brightness of your display need to be cock-on

 

[Martin Pancisin]

thanks for your replies. so the next question which follows is: Is it more cost efficient to invest in a calibrated monitor (eizo,...) or to get a ok monitor and a good calibration tool like colormonki?

 

[Pete Askew]

It is worth investing in a good monitor but you will still need to calibrate it (unless you get one with internal calibration). I use an Eizo ColorEdge in the UK and an NEC Spectraview in Germany. I also have 'standard' NEC monitors on the same system in Germany and, although calibrated, there is still a noticeable difference to the calibrated Spectraview. Have said that, my iMac at home calibrates nicely. In fact, so does my oldest, matt-screen Macbook Pro.

 

[Hamish Gill]

My Eizo recently died, I had it for quite a few years, and although it didn't need calibrating that often, it definitely needed it once In a while. My mbp retina is the only screen that seems to stay as it should

 

[Martin Pancisin]

Thanks guys, this put things into the perspective