Monitor for Photo Editing
May 23, 2021 10:33:38 #
I hate spending money for nothing, so I am going to run this question by all you knowledgeable people.
Currently I have an HP 27" FHD (1920x1080) monitor which I have used for 4 years to edit my photos
and have been satisfied with the performance. I was wondering if I upgraded to a 27" QHD ( 2560 x 1440)
monitor there would be an appreciable difference to justify the cost. A 34" monitor would be nice but not at
close to $1000.
My camera is the Nikon D810 36MP
As always, thank for any and all input!
Currently I have an HP 27" FHD (1920x1080) monitor which I have used for 4 years to edit my photos
and have been satisfied with the performance. I was wondering if I upgraded to a 27" QHD ( 2560 x 1440)
monitor there would be an appreciable difference to justify the cost. A 34" monitor would be nice but not at
close to $1000.
My camera is the Nikon D810 36MP
As always, thank for any and all input!
May 23, 2021 11:09:07 #
May 23, 2021 11:17:00 #
This is quickly becoming my stance. New QHD monitors are approaching the $500 mark and not being a gamer, hell I do not even own a game, staying with my FHD monitor is looking like a real good option.
May 23, 2021 11:18:49 #
May 23, 2021 11:24:23 #
authorizeduser wrote:
I hate spending money for nothing, so I am going t... (show quote)
I have 2 of the same monitors you have and they still work great. You must calibrate them with a tool if you want your prints to come out close to what the monitors display. I use a ColorMunki Photo tool.
May 23, 2021 11:30:41 #
No. The only difference is you'll 'see' a larger crop of the image at the 1:1 pixel level details. For full-sized images, you'll have slightly less compression. But, 2560 x 1440 is still just 3.6MP, just a small scaled-down version of today's 24MP standard cameras that would display almost 3x wider and taller if all the pixels were displayed 1:1 at the same resolution as your current or target monitors being discussed.
May 23, 2021 11:34:29 #
authorizeduser wrote:
I hate spending money for nothing, so I am going t... (show quote)
Stay with what you have.
May 23, 2021 11:45:03 #
stanikon wrote:
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
He'd hate my setup - a 24" HP and a 23" Acer, both under $150.
I just need monitors...
No Spyder thingie either.
Costco and my printer do well, and if I post a JPEG anywhere, who knows what type of monitor the viewer has!
Everyone will most likely see the image a bit differently on their monitor, but they won't know what it "really" looks like, will they.
But you can get an expensive monitor and "feel really good".
May 23, 2021 11:45:20 #
May 23, 2021 11:53:02 #
Longshadow wrote:
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If you assure your JPEG uses the sRGB colorspace, the guessing game of how your images will appear is significantly cut down ...
May 23, 2021 12:19:48 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If you assure your JPEG uses the sRGB colorspace, the guessing game of how your images will appear is significantly cut down ...
Oh yes, everything is set for sRGB!
As for "guessing" the viewer's optical perception, I don't.
They look good to me and my wife,
and that's what counts.
(Friends like them to, but they have little or nothing to compare the images against.)
One lady said at a fundraising raffle when she won one of my mounted prints,
"I won a major award!";
Another who has two Acadia prints wants to re-do her bathroom around them.
That works for me.
Remember- I'm not a professional, but a real serious photography aficionado.
(But not obsessed with perfection.)
And whatever one does to an image, it can always be made 'better'.
Perception of the viewer.
May 23, 2021 15:08:11 #
I have only used EIZO for editing, I would never change, they are expensive, mine adjusts automatically to ambient light also and has NEVER needed calibrating
May 23, 2021 16:10:01 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
I have a Benq SW 320, which is a superb monitor..... retail is over $1600, though.
May 23, 2021 16:15:52 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
authorizeduser wrote:
I hate spending money for nothing, so I am going to run this question by all you knowledgeable people.
As always, thank for any and all input!
As always, thank for any and all input!
I enjoy seeing and editing my images in 4k. May I suggest going that route. I now have four, three 32" and a 27, all bought used...ebay has worked well for me. I've paid as low as $250. The most was $640 for a Benq SW 320 in perfect condition (New=$1600!)
One of them, a no name brand (Monoprice), wouldn't display. Thought it was toast, bought another. Fiddled with the settings and it works. It's a backup, but I'd be willing to part with it. Let me know via pm
May 24, 2021 06:07:13 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
UTMike wrote:
If you do upgrade, look at the BenQ SWP 2700 series.
If you decide to replace it, look at the color space specs. BenQ would be the way to go &, with one of their models with the photographer in mind. Do you calibrate your monitor?https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/photographer.html
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