I have the PD2720U which is the model for graphic designers. I was having trouble in the beginning with calibration. BenQ's customer service is amazing. We set up a one-on-one video session and they helped me with all of the settings and what to do. I have the x-rite, now Calibrate, Color Checker Display pro. It separates the brightness calibration from the color. I would contact them. I think they will be happy to help you.

I too am a “petite” woman. Five feet tall with children’s sized hands. I never expected the size of my hands to determine which camera I choose, but it did. I agree with all of those who encourage her to go to a camera store to try them. I actually have two systems. I have an Olympus system. OMD EM1 mark ii. It was my first one. I have the Pro lenses. It was a great first step and the optics are great. That said, I was frustrated with the noise in low light and the smaller sensor was a problem in some situations. I also own a full frame Sony A7 R III with a trinity of lenses. I am able to reach the buttons on both easily. I wanted to get the new Canon before I got the Sony system and it was just too big. I found the Fuji uncomfortable. There are many excellent camera systems. I am loving the full frame Sony because I can crop in on an image and end up with a great image that can still be enlarged. Test drive them and evaluate need. Then go with what feels comfortable. It makes a difference. Good luck!

I can’t find 100v in stock anywhere. I wanted one for street photography and Fuji underestimated the demand. People seem to be quite happy with them.

I live in Los Angeles and have purchased photography equipment from them for years. It is quite an impressive store. I go to the one in the "Mid-Wilshire" area. They have other branches. They are very good about matching prices from B&H, who I use as well, and haven't had any problems with. I can say that Samy's is an excellent store and can recommend them. A lot of pros in the area use them. They are the best camera store in LA. Don't hesitate.

I am visiting a photographer friend in Bradenton at the end of March. Thanks for your question. Last time I was there I visited the Dali Museum. If you enjoy interesting architecture it is an interesting building to photograph. Also Selby gardens were lovely.

I had the same problem. I had the My Passport drive set up to use a password for travel protection. I stopped that, it stopped kicking out the drive. I am using a MacBook Pro too. It was so odd and frustrating to have it keep happening. Eventually I also reformatted the drive. That helped too. You just have to make sure you have it fully backed up. Good luck!

Since I am a graphic designer with lots of large files open and working at the same time I really noticed the improvement switching to external SSD, which is where I save my work. When the prices come down more I would love one larger than 4TB. I travel a lot so NAS and other storage systems don’t work for me. It needs to fit in my backpack.

I am using the 4TB version of the new small SanDisk SSD as my primary external for all of my work. The size is amazing. They do run hot. B&H had a fantastic sale on them recently. You might want to see if the price comes down on Prime Day. It has lightened my load when I travel due to the small size. So far, so good. Good luck!

As a graphic designer I can tell you there is a huge paper shortage on printing paper. I suspect they are trying to put a good spin on a decision they may have been forced to make. I am a magazine deigned and we are having a horrible time getting paper. I need to get my hands on a new issue to see the new design.

Interesting and timely. I too recently changed to BBF. When I was out shooting landscape photography and really crafting my shot it was great. No problem. But I do a lot of street and urban photography and recently came back from a city shoot where I threw away about 3/4 of my shots due to lack of focus. I have no time to work on pushing both buttons and getting the shot. It just added more work for my fingers and my brain. I plan to go back to the half shutter push and hope lock on to quicker focus with the push of just one button. Good to know I am not the only one it didn't work for. I think it really depends on what you shot.

I can fit my Olympus OMD-Em1 mkii in my purse with my wallet. The charger can fit in there too. About the same size as a good bridge camera, but with a better sensor. A EM 5 or 10 would work too. I use the 28-200 pro lens. I use a light weight Kipling purse. So the purse weights nothing and has lots of pockets. Good for walking around cities. It doesn't scream "photographer."

I live in Los Angeles, and while I haven't found a good club near me in the San Fernando Valley, during covid a friend suggested that I join the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, which has been on zoom. Located in the DC area, they have weekly meetings. I have learned a lot from their presentations and critiques. I do miss out on the field trips, but I have been able to make some friends from afar. The membership fee is not high. If I could find something like this close by I would love it.

Right. That is why they had a half price sale. But, I agree, I don't think it is much different and with the calibration software you should be okay. I run it in it sRGB mode.

I couldn't either. That is why I got the PD series. Mine was marked down during the holidays. You need to get color calibration software. It seems to run very bright. That is my only complaint.

I have the BenQ PD2720U, which is one of the designer models, and I am very happy with it. I am a graphic designer in addition to being a photographer, but it works very well with my 14" MacBook Pro. I don't know the specs of the model you are looking at. Mine is 4k. It is a matte screen, but not quite as matte as the SW series and doesn't have a hood. BenQ's customer support has been excellent!! I spend hours in LR and PS and Topaz and they all look great.