Hope you liked the 92nd episode of The Digital Photography Show! We took a little longer to come out with it than we had hoped, but we put some extra research into some of these topics so that we could give you the best information possible. But you can tell we haven't talked on air in awhile - this may be our longest show ever!
Here are some of the links we talked about on the show.
We're getting great feedback from people who got Scott Kelby's most recent work, The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2. I don't know anyone who doesn't love this book. It's filled with hundreds of great tips for improving your photography.
It's especially critical that you get it this book if you're considering setting up a home studio or purchasing a lighting kit. It will save you a lot of research, time and money.
Color Calibration:
Here's the article claiming that 20 inch iMacs don't display "millions of colors. There's a lawsuit about this. The whole thing is pretty ugly, but as we say on the show, most people probably couldn't tell the diference.
Special thanks to the brilliant Mike Chaney, who advised us via email on this discussion. Take a look at his excellent and informative column here.
Color calibration solutions we discuss on the show:
- X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 ( Windows / Mac )
: The color calibration solution used by Scott Kelby - and if its used by Scott, it has to be good.
- X-Rite Eye-One Display LT, Accurate Monitor Calibration for the Cost Conscious Pro:
A cheaper solution from X-Rite, says it has an "easy upgrade path" to the version above.
- "Special" ColorVision Spyder 2 Colorimeter suite "Special Price"
: A less expensive solution from a well-respected company - about $130 on Amazon, but I found it for $99 on Adorama through Amazon - sweet suite, huh?
- ColorVision Spyder2 Express Win/Mac
: Here's the crazy-cheap $59 version of the Spyder2. It has a rating of four stars from 99 users on Amazon, which is pretty fine for this price.
Canon 5D Mark II on the way? This old article from Gizmodo thought so, but it was wrong. Sorry! We contacted our go-to guy at Canon, Rudy Winston, and he said there's on official word on if - or probably, "when" - we'll see a new iteration of the 5D.
Rudy reminded us, though, that the 5D is still a fantastic camera. It's available on Amazon here for $1899, which, it's amazing to note, is $1,400 less than its list price in 2005, when Pop Photo named it their Camera of the Year. That's a pretty dramatic price drop for a camera that's still so widely used and coveted, and hasn't been replaced by a newer model.
Shameless Plug: Don't forget to check out my novel: First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery. Fair disclosure, like many of life's pleasures, it's only for grown-ups.
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