What is the best mouse to use with photo editing software? (Page 5): I checked out your link and that looks pretty impressive. How well do you think it would function/perform for...

donolea Loc: Nashville, TN

BBurns wrote:

There is a lot of info in the 4 pages of this post... (show quote)

I checked out your link and that looks pretty impressive. How well do you think it would function/perform for someone (myself) whose primary works are composites and digital painting?

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

BBurns wrote:

There is a lot of info in the 4 pages of this post... (show quote)

1 month battery life ?

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

donolea wrote:

I checked out your link and that looks pretty impressive. How well do you think it would function/perform for someone (myself) whose primary works are composites and digital painting?

I would suggest you get it from a vendor like Amazon where you can easily return it if you do not like it.
The software is flexible and easy to personalize.

It is rechargeable or will work with AA batteries. It can be left plugged in all the time with the supplied cable.

Jessie Loc: SW Texas

Photographer Jim wrote:

Serious and honest answer, .... Consider getting a small digital tablet and stylus for editing (a Wacom, for instance). You will get the most precision this way; far more than you will get from any mouse.

Amen, just got one and it is night and day compared with a mouse! Have read all reviews and finally, hesitantly, ordered Wacom pro medium. After 5 minutes I was sold!

Jessie Loc: SW Texas

bsprague wrote:

Wow! Didn't even know they made those. I've been drooling over the "Wacom Intuos Pro Pen and Touch Medium Tablet" but the $300 keeps me using a mouse.

I did get the intuos pro medium and have thought I might have liked the smaller tablet as well; thinking I wouldn't have to move my hand as much on the smaller tablet. They are much cheaper, also. Just a thought...

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

I love my Apple Mouse.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

bkellyusa wrote:

I have a new Logitech mouse I use with my laptop. It works good in general but it's to slow and imprecise for me to work with in Lightroom and Photoshop. Hopefully someone knows what model would work better than this.

Consider a pen and tablet. Logitech has made the best mouses on the market for the last twenty years I was in the computer business. If you want to stay with a mouse, the Logitech MX Master is pricey but excellent.

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Reinaldokool wrote:

Consider a pen and tablet. Logitech has made the best mouses on the market for the last twenty years I was in the computer business. If you want to stay with a mouse, the Logitech MX Master is pricey but excellent.

You are absolutely correct. For serious editing there is no substitute for a pen & tablet.

On the subject of mice, the Logitech's are certainly some of the finest.
I believe the MX Master is replacing the Performance MX. I've had that one for about 5 years now.
The Performance MX is still available for around for a little more than half the cost of the Master.
It should be noted that these are both right-handed mice.
Once you use one, even if it is just for serious surfing the web, you will feel the quality & ease of control.

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

And yet there are probably hundreds of thousands of people who do serious editing without a pen and tablet...............

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

russelray wrote:

And yet there are probably hundreds of thousands of people who do serious editing without a pen and tablet...............

You, too, are absolutely correct.
The tools we chose to use sometimes are whatever we have.

jeryh Loc: Oxfordshire UK

A graphics tablet and pen; very precise and easily customized

lloydl2 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

I use a swiftpoint GT mini mouse that doesn't require a mousepad but I also have a Wacom intous pen and touch medium tablet (small is also very good and way less arm movements)

bkellyusa wrote:

I have a new Logitech mouse I use with my laptop. It works good in general but it's to slow and imprecise for me to work with in Lightroom and Photoshop. Hopefully someone knows what model would work better than this.

bkellyusa Loc: Nashville, TN

Well, the only thing left to be decided is whether to buy a small tablet or medium. It also looks like the difference in some of these models is just the software designed for particular uses like drawing or photo editing.

The pen on the pro model is touch sensitive and will draw a heavier line if you press harder. I don't think that will work on the Lightroom or Photoshop software anyway so that may be of no use to any of use. If some one knows for sure I'd like to know.

If anyone as any experience in any of these areas on the Wacom tablets I'd love to hear awhat you have to say. I am pretty close ot jumping in on one of these.

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

bkellyusa wrote:

Well, the only thing left to be decided is whether to buy a small tablet or medium. It also looks like the difference in some of these models is just the software designed for particular uses like drawing or photo editing.

The pen on the pro model is touch sensitive and will draw a heavier line if you press harder. I don't think that will work on the Lightroom or Photoshop software anyway so that may be of no use to any of use.

Works in Photoshop CC (2015).

bobfitz Loc: Kendall-Miami, Florida

I use a Logitech M305 mouse with no problems but for any critical editing I prefer my Wacom tablet. You can set the sensitivity of your mouse in the control panel.