WOOP! Just got my 1st Wacom Tablet.

[Craig Sperring]

Just got my 1st Wacom Tablet tonight and i have to say WOW!
It knocks the socks off of my old tablet in so many different ways.
I really didn't know how i managed before hand now i got this.

VERY happy bunny here tonight!
Craig

 

[Davie Hudson]

I have one lying around somewhere... i used to use a tablet in an industrial capacity but never got on with it when it came to photography

 

[Craig Sperring]

I used my old one alot when using Photoshop, I just find it easier than using a mouse.
Have to say though the technology has really gone on by leaps and bounds when compared to my old tablet.
Craig

 

[Pete Askew]

I also use Wacom tablets and have done since about '97. They are wonderful tools. I made the mistake of buying an A4 tablet for my first one. It's far too large for photo editing though and I have used A5 and the newer A5-wide ever since.

 

[Craig Sperring]

Hi Pete,
I use the A5 too as like you said (and i have to admit i have never used an A4) find it alot easier as the space on the desktop can be premium. especially with the vast sensitivity of the nib i just wonder how i managed without a Wacom now.

Craig

 

[Lesley Jones]

I'm glad you're happy, but I don't think I could use one. Everyone else who used to edit the baby pictures used them because of the fine control needed, but I have non-union fractures in both wrists and I can barely hold a pen. I've been using the smallest mouse possible for years - in fact, I came up with the idea of mice for children before you could buy them

 

[Pete Askew]

Have you ever looked at the Evoluent mouse or the 3M joystick mouse Lesley? Ina had the right hand reconstructed after it was blown to pieces by an airbag. Her wrist is fused and some joints don't work properly but she finds the 3M very good. I use the Evouent after developing severe pains in the forearm and wrist. It eliminated them completely and your hand sits in a very natural position.

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Ergonomic Computer Mouse: 3M UK & Ireland

 

[Lesley Jones]

Hmmm... thanks for the links Pete! I'm not sure I could use either because I really do have tiny hands. I can wear gardening gloves made for children between 4 and 8. Hands are funny aren't they? I had no problems at all until I nearly severed my right little finger about four years ago. After that was sewn back I got severe pains up my arm and spent three months sleeping in a chair in the front room. That was carpal tunnel, so back to East Grinstead. Then I got a clunky lump on the back of my hand and finally had that removed. X-rays taken prior to the surgery showed the non-union fractures which came as a bit of a surprise. I worried the surgeons by insisting on watching all three operations and they were fascinating. Did you know that nerves and veins are almost identical?

 

[Pete Askew]

Ina's last reconstructive surgery surgery was done with local as well as she needed to move her fingers etc when they asked so they could 'fine-tune' the work. She went from something like 30% function to over 70% following that.

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Sorry Craig for the rather gruesome hijack!

 

[Beth Carter]

i never got a wacom, but wanted on. i don't have room for a desk in my college dorm for a proper computer. when i bought my last computer i still didn't have room and take my computer to work a lot. so i bought a toshiba tablet pc in college and replaced it with a fujitsu last year. i've gotten used to drawing on the screen and not sure i'd work well with a wacom now..