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Best and cheapest? Sep 06 07 04:05 pm Link i use the gretag eye-one display. about $200, and very highly regarded. i've read many mixed things about anything cheaper. monaco optix generally gets high marks as well. Sep 06 07 04:34 pm Link Second on the Eye-One. I've used quite a few other models, and in that price range it's the only one that actually calibrates reliably. Sep 06 07 04:37 pm Link I've got a huey, it's really inexpensive and does a reasonable good job. Sep 06 07 04:39 pm Link good and cheap=huey Sep 06 07 05:00 pm Link i1 and Spyder2. Sep 06 07 05:02 pm Link Gretag/Macbeth Eye One Display2. Does a great job. I run it every 2 weeks to keep things tweaked. Sep 06 07 06:06 pm Link Depends - as everything else - what you NEED - and where you want to spend your money... Do you only want to calibrate your monitor? or do you have a printer - or several you want to be able to calibrate as well? What about paper - want to be able to calibrate every paper you use and every batch you buy? Are you a pro or an amateur? You can spend from less than $100 to the tens of thousands...=*^) here is a list from one of the best suppliers on the web; http://www.itsupplies.com/cgi-bin/itsup … talog/1820 Christer Sep 06 07 06:21 pm Link remember that "ok" calibration is like "kinda pregnant". it's either correct or it's not. don't buy a bottom of the line model just because it's cheap because you're throwing away money. Sep 06 07 06:24 pm Link Sep 06 07 06:26 pm Link I am using Spyder2PRO. Don't forget that you have to have a decent if not a **good** monitor for the colorimeter to fully optimize its functions. For more information, I highly recommend you google this topic up--it will truly be beneficial to you. I second the insight aforementioned RE: "going with the colorimeter that fits your needs and budget." --Ron Sep 06 07 06:26 pm Link - Eye-One Display 2 - Eye-One Display 2  - Eye-One Display LT  There is no "cheapest and best". The best wouldn't be the cheapest, and the cheapest can't be the "best". The LT would be the lowest I would ever go. They Huey is, like CBush said, kinda pregnant. Sep 06 07 06:47 pm Link Spyder2Pro here. Tried the Huey in the shop and didn't like it. Not overly accurate. Sep 06 07 08:36 pm Link Huey Pro Not A Bad Way To Go! Hey that rhymes...seriously I'm having a good experience with this thing. I was skeptical at first. I like the auto level adjustment to my studio light level. Sep 06 07 08:46 pm Link I use Huey. I think it has improved my calibration a lot. Sep 06 07 10:23 pm Link I use one called Baby Huey. Sep 06 07 10:34 pm Link I have a Huey and would say that it works well with decent quality monitors, but has a difficult time with lower quality LCD screens (even very new ones). The "kinda pregnant" comment is not relevant in my mind though. If it gets a photographer that would otherwise not spend anything on calibration to, say, 95% of what the best calibrator will do for monitor calibration, then it is still a significant improvement to that person's work flow. We'd all love to have $300-$500 to spend on a calibration tool, but the reality is that many of us can only afford $100 or less. The Huey is not the best, but it is a more than reasonable compromise for most of the photographers on this site and can be found for around $80. Edit: Comparing the before and after of the Heuy calibration is shows that it is far better to be with it than without if you can't afford more. Sep 06 07 11:26 pm Link I agree that the Huey may not be the best thing out there since sliced bread, but its head and shoulders over doing it by eye. I had been using Adobe's gamma loader for visual calibration, and after sending off a number of prints and getting them back way too light for my liking, I went out and bought a Huey. After calibration and loading up the files again I could see why. Readjusted, sent the files back out, and the prints came back spot on. I've heard that it has problems with a number of LCD panels, but its been great on my CRT screens. As much as I'd like to get a spiffy new 22 inch widescreen flat panel display, I'm not about to give up my Nanao/Eizo CRT. Sep 07 07 02:58 am Link Spyder2 pro Sep 09 07 11:57 pm Link I've i one 2, and I think is better than spider ; ) Sep 10 07 01:15 am Link Sagelike Photography wrote: I use the "Datacolor Spyder" and happy with it. They have 3 models from $75 to..something more than $75 Sep 10 07 01:53 am Link ExposureBits wrote: This is a old review, somewhere in 2004. Sep 10 07 10:17 am Link What if you are using 2 monitors? How does that affect the calibration devices? Mar 03 08 04:10 pm Link Ryan Colford Studios wrote: Depends on your video card. If you have two monitor connections on the card, you might be able to use separate profiles for each monitor. I have a splitter coming out of my card and am forced to use one profile for both monitors. Mar 03 08 04:29 pm Link thanks Ken. I have 2 connections on my card. Do the calibration tools work for both monitors then? Mar 03 08 04:35 pm Link Ryan Colford Studios wrote: The new datacolor Spyder3Pro and Spyder3Elite handles multi monitor setup without problems. It automatically detects the number of displays you have attached, and asks you which you would like to calibrate, so you can make individual calibration of all the monitors in your setup. Mar 03 08 04:44 pm Link Thanks! What do you think of the Spyder then? Mar 03 08 04:54 pm Link Klaus Bjarner Photo wrote: Thanks Klaus, Mar 03 08 05:11 pm Link |
