Hardware colour calibration devices

Konovalov · 07-18-08, 05:42 PM

Just curious if anyone here has any experience with using a hardware colour calibartion device for their monitor or printer? The last year I have got more and more involved in photography and I want to start printing and possibly selling prints.

My problem is that the prints I have done don't remotely match my computer screen and quite frankly it is a waste of time editing my images with post processing software (Nikon Capture NX) if the colours on my monitor aren't right. I have tried the software that was bundled with my Samsung SM226 BW monitor, Magictune but without success.

Can anyone recommend a good hardware calibration device for around £150 max?

fatty · 07-21-08, 05:51 PM

I think the Spyder is the industry standard, but I have no experience with hardware calibration devices. I don't print that often and when I do the results are close enough that I don't notice any mismatches. Looks like the Spyder fits within your budget too.

07-18-08, 05:42 PM	#1
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Hardware colour calibration devices Just curious if anyone here has any experience with using a hardware colour calibartion device for their monitor or printer? The last year I have got more and more involved in photography and I want to start printing and possibly selling prints. My problem is that the prints I have done don't remotely match my computer screen and quite frankly it is a waste of time editing my images with post processing software (Nikon Capture NX) if the colours on my monitor aren't right. I have tried the software that was bundled with my Samsung SM226 BW monitor, Magictune but without success. Can anyone recommend a good hardware calibration device for around £150 max? __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

07-21-08, 05:51 PM	#2
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I think the Spyder is the industry standard, but I have no experience with hardware calibration devices. I don't print that often and when I do the results are close enough that I don't notice any mismatches. Looks like the Spyder fits within your budget too.